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> How can one fuck a rental car in a way it can be detected only days or weeks later? I used to run 'rental cars' (aka cabs) into the ground on a regular basis
by UncleEntity 3y ago
> How can one fuck a rental car in a way it can be detected only days or weeks later?
I used to run 'rental cars' (aka cabs) into the ground on a regular basis just because you're not making any money sitting around waiting on a wrecker. Plus, the company generally didn't fix the cars unless they were towed in, can't even count how many times I'd swap out of a car after telling them what's wrong with it and see a message the next morning about needing a passenger rescue on that car because the mechanics just sent it back out without even looking at it beyond "well, it starts and drives around the yard".
The last cab company I worked for had an unofficial policy (on 'voucher' trips which were billed to insurance companies and whatnot) that if you got the passenger in the car you'd get paid for the trip so if you have a $100+ trip on your screen and the car can somehow limp to the pickup address then this what you do without worrying about what it'll do to the car...
I didn't intentionally tear up the cars but after a while I learned what a Prius could take. No AC in the Arizona summer, straight back to the yard. Car makes a big thumping noise taking off from every stop, probably be OK for a day or two before finding a better car to swap into.
Can't imagine rideshare drivers care any more about the cars than I ever did.