Any experience with Turo?

2 months ago

We are going to Sitka AK for one day on a cruise. I’ve read that there is no Uber/Lyft in Sitka and only one taxi. I can rent a car from Avis for $400 for the day. Or from Turo for $175 for the day. I know zero about Turo.

If you’ve rented from them, what was your experience? Would you do it again?

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bbstx
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2 months ago

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Faced with deportation to her native Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate says she's engaged to marry Andrew Paxton, her hapless assistant. Andrew agrees to the charade, but imposes a few conditions of his own, including flying to Alaska to meet his eccentric family. With a suspicious immigration official always lurking nearby, Margaret and Andrew must stick to their wedding plan despite numerous mishaps.

Margaret is played by Sandra Bullock; Andrew by Ryan Reynolds. Betty White is part of the cast, too.

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mtnrdredux_gw
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
Yes, we rented thru them ~2 yrs ago once when we were in Charleston and wanted a ... wair for it ... convertible. It was a very nice MB and a good price and the process was smooth. YMMV, haha
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bbstx
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2 months ago
HA! I see what you did!
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maire_cate
2 months ago
DS rented from them once three years ago. He wanted a specific EV to try out for 2 days to see if he really wanted to go electric. He didn't have any issues with the rental process but discovered he wasn't ready for electric.
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bbstx
Original Author
2 months ago
Marie_cate, my nephew did something similar. He had his eye on a particular SUV. He rented one thru Turo for a couple of days, then bought the same car.
sushipup2
2 months ago
One day in Sitka? Why do you need a car?
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Annie Deighnaugh
2 months ago
I too was wondering why you need a car in Sitka....
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bbstx
Original Author
2 months ago
Sushipup and Annie Deighnaugh, y’all obviously know more about Sitka than I do. Why wouldn’t I need a car in Sitka?
sushipup2
2 months ago
Population is about 8400.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitka,_Alaska

If you are on a cruise, surely there will be excursions for anything to see.
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bbstx
Original Author
2 months ago
I do not generally do excursions from the ship. The idea of being on a bus with 40 or 50 strangers is anathema to me. We either book private tours just for our family or we DIY the tours.
mtnrdredux_gw
2 months ago
I was there about 15 years ago, but my recollection was its was like a few blocks along the water and entirely walkable?
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bbstx
Original Author
2 months ago
Mtn, it is walkable except the 2 things we want to see.
mtnrdredux_gw
2 months ago
aha!
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Arapaho-Rd
2 months ago
No help except for trivia - Sitka is where the movie The Proposal is set with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. 😊
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bbstx
Original Author
2 months ago
@Arapaho-Rd, one of my fav movies!! I had forgotten that it is set in Sitka! I rewatched it a couple of weeks ago because I wanted some happy fluff!
RNmomof2 zone 5
2 months ago
@Arapaho-Rd Haha, I started to say all I know about Sitka was from the Proposal.
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Arapaho-Rd
2 months ago
bbstx, you must agree that the movie has some wonderful "scenery" too. 😄
la_la Girl
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
FWIW i did turo one time - didnt realize the car was not at the airport and I would have to take an Uber 15 min to pick up (my inexperience in the app) we had tight timelines for a wedding including a late flight arrival so didnt want to go to a random parking lot at night to pick up - ended up paying for it (cancelation is usually pretty strict) and not using it :( so just make sure you know where pick up and return is for the car

thought about using it for another wedding weekend in CA (need a large luxury suv for transporting family) but got a great deal thru a traditional rental company and just felt better about it being a bit lower risk - a good friend has used them several times and had good experiences each time
jsk
2 months ago
I've never used them. Thought about it a few years ago when we went to Florida for spring training and then a cruise. Thought it would be fun to have a fun car to drive up to spring training and spend a few days there. But the reviews I read about false claims of damage to car once returned scared me off. As I said it was several years ago so things could have changed by now.

I like the idea because I like knowing I'll get the car I want. With traditional car rental companies I have never once gotten the car I was hoping to get.