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I disagree and argue that any damage to a home can be repaired in a way that makes things better, while most car repairs have a negative impact to the car's val
by gav 9y ago
I disagree and argue that any damage to a home can be repaired in a way that makes things better, while most car repairs have a negative impact to the car's value.
Somebody damaging a wall: the drywall can be replaced and the whole room repainted, the end result is a nicer room.
Somebody damaging the side of your car: it's never going to look quite the same as it did before and the resale value is going to be impacted when it shows up on a Carfax report, etc.
- ghaff 9y agoMy concern wouldn't be some minor damage to drywall or similar incidental damage of the sort that happens around a house on a semi-regular basis. It's the big party that leads to possessions being trashed and waiting six months for a contractor to repair major damage. I agree that a lot of "routine" house damage is probably easier to deal with than similarly routine damage to a car. But the outlier incidents with housing are probably worse. Assuming Turo or whoever honors their obligations, at worst you just buy a new car. ADDED: I can't imagine renting out either in any case.
- GVIrish 9y agoThe thing with a car is that it can easily be badly damaged or totaled by simple driver error. A house can be destroyed by fire maybe but that's far less common than car accidents.