First Turo Booking: Pray for me

[Eric_C_Boston]

We are both a Turo Host (not for our Mach-E though LOL) and we use Turo all the time (I personally rent a Mach-E from a host in Sacramento frequently). I can tell you that Turo is a bit of a mixed bag, but can be very effective. Here are our recommendations:

• Finally be prepared to be an EV Educator and advocate, 95% of the time this will be the first time the guest has driven an EV so they are sure to have LOTS of questions, how to charge, where to charge, etc. We would recommend building up some Canned Messages that you store somewhere to provide this type of information.

The best is to be over-communicative on your expectations, as well as your process and procedures for pickup, drop off, approval, inspection etc. I hope this helps, and if you have questions you can message me (over a year as a host now).

Our local EV group had a meet up at a supermarket with free Level 2 chargers. We met a Turo user from California there with a EV rental who never drove an EV and did not get any sort of briefing from the owner. The car did not even have a mobile charger. We tried our best to brief about range, level 3 vs level 2, and if the car had enough range for what they wanted to do during the rental period. Talk about getting thrown into the deep end.

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[ChuckA]

Yep. You’ll definitely be involved if he kills somebody robs a bank or just decides to go to a political rally and the car is set afire.

there’s not a chance I would let my car out to anyone else in the future the world is different now that’s why there’s Hertz and Avis ….let them take the risk. I bet you they don’t routinely ask their stockholders if they should be scared to let the cars out to others and there’s a reason why ….they’re indemnified for it …..you’re not
PS it’s not the same as having them buy an insurance policy to cover their own ass
They could care less about you
Jes sayin
Turo is the Airbnb of party ….only it’s mobile

My wife won’t even let me drive the car. And I pay the payments!

 

[ripperAZ]

My wife won’t even let me drive the car. And I pay the payments!

Been there done that. My perfect paired unit rocks a Genny G90 That closes it’s own doors. She bought it on a dare. She traded her S class Mercedes for it straight up we didn’t have a car payment or a penny exchanged I told her she’d hate it and go buy a new Benz a week later.
Two months later it is clearly the best car we have ever owned. It literally does everything and it does it sweetly and silently …it does close the doors. Just like the S Class. For 80 K Less

I am only allowed in after my thrice weekly shower. Since I gave it so much grief on its initial arrival I got to drive it to brunch once and buy for her and for gal pals. 2 months ago. It’s an awesome car giant V-8 just owns the road.

She just told me she could sell it now for about $10000 more than its original list price
Like 70K

sigh. She doesn’t trust me much in cars anymore…


Jes sayin

 

[Artsakh29]

I dunno …..
I’m not sharing my home my vehicle …or my wife with anyone……
I love them all too much and in the first two cases I’ve worked too hard to make them just like I like it. The wife was perfect upon release.

I can see no amount of money that would make leasing any of them out really be of any true intrinsic value to me. I can see dozens of downsides

jes sayin

Is there a Turo for wives? Lol

 

[TonyaE]

I listed my car in Turo, and someone booked my MME GT for this weekend. Should I be worried? Any tips? Thoughts about the app?

Should you be worried? Yes, yes you should.

 

[TonyaE]

Nothing to add except I look forward to seeing your car in a rap video, Cops episode, or on pornhub.

 

[Mach-E VLOG]

You should check out The Kilowatts on YouTube. Ryan owns several Teslas and makes a good deal of money putting them on Turo. He had a Mach-E for awhile but sold it because he couldn't rent it while the windshield recall was pending. Here's his playlist of videos about his Turo fleet.

 

[nitinkumar00]

if I wanted to do this i would get a separate car that would just be rental all the time lmao. Ain't no one touching my GT with a 10 foot pole, said my wife.

Wish you all the luck though.

 

[ARK]

if I wanted to do this i would get a separate car that would just be rental all the time lmao. Ain't no one touching my GT with a 10 foot pole, said my wife.

Wish you all the luck though.

Yeah, I’d need a separate car to do this with, too much attachment to my Mach-E.

 

[ripperAZ]

Is there a Turo for wives? Lol

Yes.
You have to go to outside Las Vegas Nye county Nevada perhaps Pahrump. Aka chicken ranch. Anything you want by the hour. Much pricier than Turo
Jes sayin….

Is there a Turo for wives? Lol

 

[tpc961]

Don't know about California, but I was in the insurance business in Il for 45 years. Your personal auto policy will not cover you when rented out. You would need a commercial policy! Don't do it.

 

[npgeorgeuw]

Nice, you'll pay for a significant portion of your monthly financing with a weekend rental.

And when they wrap it around a tree you'll wait another 9 months to get a new one... This is so not worth it on any level.

 

[Doogie]

https://driving.ca/auto-news/crashes/watch-tesla-rented-on-turo-found-dismantled-for-parts-testing

 

[All Hat No Cattle]

Also don't accept all renters, I would disable instant book for the GT and vet your Renters. Look if they have been rated, see what their hosts have commented on, and message the guest. Have a little bit of a conversation about what they are doing and why to get a feeling of how they will take care of your card.

Good advice. I would look for a reputable customer, maybe a fire-fighter or a police officer.

Yeah, how can you go wrong renting a vehicle to a cop? Oops!

I-Team: Rented Rolls Royce went airborne ‘sending sparks flying’ in crash that killed police officer; no occupants wearing seat belts


by: David Charns

Posted: Sep 23, 2021 / 02:43 PM PDT

Updated: Sep 23, 2021 / 06:17 PM PDT

https://www.8newsnow.com/i-team/i-t...g-seat-belts-new-haven-connecticut-las-vegas/

 

[jlauro]

I'm sure there are more good experiences than bad, but... here is someone's first time at renting their Tesla on turo...

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...tally-messed-up-police-won-t-help-188557.html

Do let us know how your experience turns out.

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