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This is functionally impossible for anyone with smaller children, pets or other dependents that can't be expected to treat the rented equipment with the care ne

This is functionally impossible for anyone with smaller children, pets or other dependents that can't be expected to treat the rented equipment with the care necessary to avoid big damage-charges. I leased a car with kids, and the amount of cleaning/repairs I had to do to return the car at the end of the lease was prohibitive.

silversconfused 7y ago
I have children and a large dog, and my car is vacuumed regularly (by me, not a service), has no food in the carpet, and no stickers on the window. Teach your little ones to respect your tools.
- secabeen 7y ago
  All fair, and all possible with school-age children. Try to teach a 1-year old not to draw with crayons on the floor, or to eat their car-trip snack cleanly. Sure, you can do it by not serving food ever in that car, or by not having kid-safe drawing tools available to your kids, but that's a different kind of trade-off. You still will probably run into trouble with those older kids if you ever go to the beach. Yes, you can minimize the impact of the sand, and vacuum the car afterwards, but those are all costs, and they incur to your time. YMMV.
x2f10 7y ago
Your statement is absurd. The vast majority of those with children and pets do not damage rental property. Come on.
- _vertigo 7y ago
  Absurd is putting it strongly, perhaps overly so. Small children damage a lot of stuff, I've seen it myself! Kids pull or trip on charging cables, spill juice in the car, get their grubby/sticky hands on stuff. Dogs track mud into and stink up cars. I once lived with a dog that liked to drink seawater when taken to the beach and would have diarrhea 15 minutes later like clockwork. The first time the owner took him home from the beach in his leased car, he was in for a big surprise.
  - x0x0 7y ago
    And the fur. The undercoat gets everywhere. Super fine white fur that sticks in carpet / upholstery.
  - village-idiot 7y ago
    All of these seem preventable to me. Especially the juice, don’t give your kids sweet drinks in the car. Also, juice is basically just soda. All sugar with very little redeeming value.
    - burfog 7y ago
      The juice problem is easily preventable as long as you don't have a spouse who disagrees with a no-juice policy. You'd also have to diaper kids for years after you'd normally consider them potty trained. Small ones don't plan ahead, don't tell you in advance, and aren't as determined to hold it as you might be. You'd also need to have something to clean dirty hands.
      - secabeen 7y ago
        In the end, you can probably get away with keeping your car clean by making it your thing. "No food, sit quietly in this car!" It's not a battle I'd choose to fight with my kids, but to each their own. It would be even harder with a couch, or other furniture that lives in your home.
        nasmorn 7y ago
        In the car only water and dry food, is not that onerous a rule.
        village-idiot 7y ago
        I remain shocked at how many people eat in their cars, especially messy or aromatic Foods. I love in ‘n out, but I sure as heck don’t want the inside of my car to smell like it.

silversconfused 7y ago

I have children and a large dog, and my car is vacuumed regularly (by me, not a service), has no food in the carpet, and no stickers on the window. Teach your little ones to respect your tools.

secabeen 7y ago
All fair, and all possible with school-age children. Try to teach a 1-year old not to draw with crayons on the floor, or to eat their car-trip snack cleanly. Sure, you can do it by not serving food ever in that car, or by not having kid-safe drawing tools available to your kids, but that's a different kind of trade-off. You still will probably run into trouble with those older kids if you ever go to the beach. Yes, you can minimize the impact of the sand, and vacuum the car afterwards, but those are all costs, and they incur to your time. YMMV.

x2f10 7y ago

Your statement is absurd. The vast majority of those with children and pets do not damage rental property. Come on.

_vertigo 7y ago
Absurd is putting it strongly, perhaps overly so. Small children damage a lot of stuff, I've seen it myself! Kids pull or trip on charging cables, spill juice in the car, get their grubby/sticky hands on stuff. Dogs track mud into and stink up cars. I once lived with a dog that liked to drink seawater when taken to the beach and would have diarrhea 15 minutes later like clockwork. The first time the owner took him home from the beach in his leased car, he was in for a big surprise.
- x0x0 7y ago
  And the fur. The undercoat gets everywhere. Super fine white fur that sticks in carpet / upholstery.
- village-idiot 7y ago
  All of these seem preventable to me. Especially the juice, don’t give your kids sweet drinks in the car. Also, juice is basically just soda. All sugar with very little redeeming value.
  - burfog 7y ago
    The juice problem is easily preventable as long as you don't have a spouse who disagrees with a no-juice policy. You'd also have to diaper kids for years after you'd normally consider them potty trained. Small ones don't plan ahead, don't tell you in advance, and aren't as determined to hold it as you might be. You'd also need to have something to clean dirty hands.
    - secabeen 7y ago
      In the end, you can probably get away with keeping your car clean by making it your thing. "No food, sit quietly in this car!" It's not a battle I'd choose to fight with my kids, but to each their own. It would be even harder with a couch, or other furniture that lives in your home.
      - nasmorn 7y ago
        In the car only water and dry food, is not that onerous a rule.
        village-idiot 7y ago
        I remain shocked at how many people eat in their cars, especially messy or aromatic Foods. I love in ‘n out, but I sure as heck don’t want the inside of my car to smell like it.