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Anonymous wrote:I've used Turo a bunch locally and when traveling. It used to be decidedly more affordable, but just like AirBnb that is slowly going away. You do have a multitude of cars to choose from so I do prefer it to a car rental company

The cost to rent a Tesla has dropped significantly on Turo in the past year.

Because who wants to be seen in a Tesla nowadays?

Anonymous wrote:I've used Turo a bunch locally and when traveling. It used to be decidedly more affordable, but just like AirBnb that is slowly going away. You do have a multitude of cars to choose from so I do prefer it to a car rental company

The cost to rent a Tesla has dropped significantly on Turo in the past year.

I've used Turo a bunch locally and when traveling. It used to be decidedly more affordable, but just like AirBnb that is slowly going away. You do have a multitude of cars to choose from so I do prefer it to a car rental company

Anonymous wrote:If something goes wrong (fender bender, scratch, chipped windshield, etc) then whose car insurance pays?
You're not renting from a company like Alamo, but using someone's personal vehicle.

Answer: it's tricky. Turo offers a car insurance option at check-out, but its stupidly expensive and has horrible user experiences on Reddit.

USAA personal auto insurance policy will partially cover a Turo. USAA will cap the coverage at the cost of the vehicle you insure with USAA. So if your normal car is a Subaru and you rent a Lambo on Turo, your USAA coverage will be max'd at your Subaru's value. Not sure about other insurers, but they likely have similar provisions if they insure your use of a Turo vehicle.

One option is to increase the coverage amount from USAA or your auto insurer for a few months while renting. This will cover higher value vehicles. Then lower your coverage amount once your travels are done.

Vast majority of credit cards will not extend rental insurance coverage benefit to Turo. Amex Platinum and CSR will potentially cover if the Turo rental is from a commercial rental agency, not an individual. Some commercial rental agencies are operating on Turo, so the coverage would be very dependent on WHO you're from and you'd need to provide a contract from that entity. Further, the car rental benefit with credit cards never cover exotic or sports cars.

If something goes wrong (fender bender, scratch, chipped windshield, etc) then whose car insurance pays?
You're not renting from a company like Alamo, but using someone's personal vehicle.

I used Turo last year to rent a Tesla for a few days. I guess it depends on the landlord but I had a positive experience.

I've used Kyte a few times and it's worked well. Not car sharing, but a car rental service that delivers the car.

We used Turo in Hawaii this year. It was super convenient, as we'd rent from someone a few blocks away from our hotel, usually for about $125/day all in for a Jeep. It was a lot less hassle than the multi-hour lines at the airport rental desks, plus the hotels gouge you on parking garage prices.

I've also used it when skiing out of Salt Lake City. The owner will meet us at airport and then we just leave the car in the airport parking lot. Really good for SLC or Denver when you want a car with snow tires or a gear rack/box. In SLC, we will get an Audi SQ5 or Q7....lots of fun to drive!

So far, so good and no issues.

Has anyone ever used Turo or other car sharing apps? I've only just learned about this today from my Lyft driver. I used to use Zipcar quite a bit when I lived in an apartment in Pentagon City. The cars were right out front.