Talk me out of trying to privately rent out an extra car in MT this summer.

[RootSkier]

Insurance follows the car and yours would be primary. So, I rent your car, get drunk and hit a family. Your kids didn't want a college fund anyway right?

Maybe the car renting sites have a way to insure it but seems like the risk is greater than the reward here.

You're probably right but it seems if you give Turo 35% of the rental fee they essentially cover everything...supposedly.

[m2711c]

Top speed of the Fit is about 80 and it definitely sounds like it's gonna explode in that range so what's the worst thing that could happen?

Given a generous downhill grade and a serious fucking tailwind, I believe that limit can be easily beaten in a rental....








fact.

[El Chupacabra]

For me, I keep going back to Massive Headwound Dave. You do not want your car back with blood all over the back seat, doors, floor and probably the headliner. That right there is all I need to talk me out of it.

Mr Wolf can fix it.

[RootSkier]

Given a generous downhill grade and a serious fucking tailwind, I believe that limit can be easily beaten in a rental....








fact.

Actually, now that I think about it, this is false. The only speeding ticket I've ever gotten in MT was in the Fit, doing 96 in a 75.

[riser4]

Mr Wolf can fix it.

Dave had a much better outcome than Marvin.

[chaka]

just here to say Fits are great little cars. absurd amount of space in there with the seats down flush.

I dunno... the potential headache associated with a fairly likely outcome (some damage/abuse) for what, a couple grand tops? Which you mostly hand over to the ins company to cover your deductible?

[m2711c]

And that’s the gig economy, all of the risk for almost some of the reward. It’s a pretty sweet deal.....

[altasnob]

Rented an AWD Fit on Hokkaido. Best snow car I ever drove. Too bad they never sold it outside of Japan.

[XXX-er]

I have some dirtbag friends who told me they rented a FIT Japan and slept in it for 2 weeks touring around in Hokkaido

[Jax]

Top speed of the Fit is about 80...

Nah. Got several speeding tickets on I80 in mine, but it was also red. Peppy little thing but the gearing helped. Hit and cruised at 110 easily when I could get away with it.

I actually miss my 08 Fit 5-speed some of the time, drove one for 10 solid years. Great little car, reliable AF, easy to work on, supreme mileage for a gasser, really fun to rally and drive in the snow (with studded tires for my locale). Slept in it multiple times. Best part was using it for work sometimes, made $$ on the mileage. Fit 20 pair of skis in there easily.

Was a loud little car for sure, cheap carpet and no sound deadening material anywhere. Back-breaking non-adjustable seats for long-distance and a 1/4 mile steep uphill driveway requiring AWD in the winter is what eventually did me in.

I wouldn't rent it if it's a GD3 (07-08) as those are a niche model, 100% made in Japan, and will become more coveted by Honda ppl than the crx in due time.

[concretejungle]

RootSkier. Sent you a PM.


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[splat]

This is probably covered in a podcast.

lulz.

Will you take a credit card that covers rentals?
I get emails all he time to rent my RV. Little do they know it is a burning man specific RV.
But they have the scoop on insurance and all kinds of shit. I would not rent out a car without making sure the insurance company is good with it or they will deny the head on collision and multimillion dollar lawsuit.

[BmillsSkier]

Google “Soup Kitchen”.

[The Reverend Floater]

Most modern cars seem like they don't let you brake torque them - computer controls.

Not that I've ever done that in a rental car or anything.

Bastards!

[tetzen]

I used Turo and Getaround a bit last summer for renting some cars. Was pretty useful from a renter's side. I generally avoided Turo though because the prices seemed way too high compared to what I could get on Getaround at the time.

(fuck Zipcar btw)

[El Chupacabra]

Bastards!

However, front drive rental cars do allow you to crank the parking brake as tight as possible, and do as much of a front wheel burnout as you can.

Dirt or gravel parking lots work well.

[Not DJSapp]

[abraham]

Do you have space so I can park my car on the way to Beartooth this summer and use yours?

[Art Shirk]

Speaking of which, anyone here ever put their car on Turo? When I heard of the idea I thought there was no way it would take off, not because people wouldn't want the service, but because people wouldn't want strangers destroying their cars. I know a bunch of folks who rent cool cars on Turo and dig it but I cannot fathom being on the other end. My friend bought a gallardo and popped it on there for like $500 day in Hawaii. He obviously shares some of that with the company, but he says he easily covers his monthly nut and more so even if people are beating the shit out of it, he has a gallardo to drive once in awhile free of charge. We will see what sort of war chest he built up when someone leaves the transmission on the Pali.

[stealurface831]

Speaking of which, anyone here ever put their car on Turo? When I heard of the idea I thought there was no way it would take off, not because people wouldn't want the service, but because people wouldn't want strangers destroying their cars. I know a bunch of folks who rent cool cars on Turo and dig it but I cannot fathom being on the other end. My friend bought a gallardo and popped it on there for like $500 day in Hawaii. He obviously shares some of that with the company, but he says he easily covers his monthly nut and more so even if people are beating the shit out of it, he has a gallardo to drive once in awhile free of charge. We will see what sort of war chest he built up when someone leaves the transmission on the Pali.

What the fuck? I cannot fathom renting out a Lamborghini to strangers, specially Hawaiian tourists who are renting a lambo.


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[Art Shirk]

What the fuck? I cannot fathom renting out a Lamborghini to strangers, specially Hawaiian tourists who are renting a lambo.


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I suppose it’s a bit like renting an airbnb - high upfront overhead, someone else paying for your equity, having the ability to use the item yourself. Major difference being the depreciation. Not where I’d put money that for damn sure. Whatever happens, he’s gonna be left with a husk of a car. Even if it’s paid off and he covered insurance and maintenance for the life of the thing, seems like too much work.

Now, flogging the crap out of someone else’s lambo for a few days in Hawaii sounds like a decent time.


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[riser4]

I suppose it’s a bit like renting an airbnb - high upfront overhead, someone else paying for your equity, having the ability to use the item yourself. Major difference being the depreciation. Not where I’d put money that for damn sure. Whatever happens, he’s gonna be left with a husk of a car. Even if it’s paid off and he covered insurance and maintenance for the life of the thing, seems like too much work.

Now, flogging the crap out of someone else’s lambo for a few days in Hawaii sounds like a decent time.


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Yes it does. I'm gonna have to go to Hawaii now. How's it handle in dirt??

[Percy Rideout]

Sounds like the fastest car in W Montana this summer is going to be a honda fit.

Please take videos of paying customers rallying it.

[Not DJSapp]

Posted for relevance

[rideit]

Subscribed, I *think* we are going to try this here with turo. 2014 Escort, kind of an extra car that we don’t use, and are going to give to our son in two years. Pretty sure we reserve the right to vet the fuck out of potential renters, I want to run a credit report!
If they come back and there is even a whiff of smoke, bam, $1000 surcharge.
I’ll let y’all know how it goes.
$250 a day seems to be the going rate, which even after 35% to Turo, is still $1000 a week.
One week minimum.