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I used Turo once, during a visit to SF. The owner didn't meet me (it's optional on their part), and the process of "checking out" the car didn't seem any easier

I used Turo once, during a visit to SF. The owner didn't meet me (it's optional on their part), and the process of "checking out" the car didn't seem any easier than renting a car from Budget. It's an elaborate sequence of taking pictures and uploading them to the Turo app in the right order. The cost was not too different from Budget either. I used Turo simply because the closest "traditional" rental car office that was open was many miles away; while the Turo car was parked close. I haven't used Turo since. Usually when I need a car it's because I'm flying somewhere, and getting a rental car at the airport just does not seem difficult to me.

MrFoof 9y ago
There's one actual great case for Turo: Pre-purchase test drive, especially for oddball stuff. You can likely find a car very similar to what you're going to buy, and drive it for a weekend. Luxury car dealerships will do this (esp. when you go into very high pricepoints), but they take convincing. For a lot of people, it's a better way to find out that something isn't quite what you wanted, without having to deal with depreciation after the fact. Though if you want to give a childhood dream a fair shake before actually plunking money down on one (and going through PPI, etc.) Turo is great for that. There's no shortage of high-end sports cars and "common" supercars on the platform, especially in large metro areas.