10-17-2019, 09:04 PM | #11 |
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10-17-2019, 09:04 PM | #12 |
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10-18-2019, 08:26 AM | #13 |
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While I haven't so far, I don't see why I wouldn't use it. Just like craigslist, you can read between the lines and pretty quickly figure out if this is a person you can deal with or not - for the most part.
I'm still thinking of picking up another motorcycle (KTM!). It's getting cold and the bike is far. I wish I had my diesel JGC with its tow package. A U-Haul bike trailer is only $20/day or a bit more. However, their trucks charge by the mile and that's prohibitive when I'm looking at 750 miles round trip. I was wondering if I could rent a tow-capable vehicle on Turo (though they'd have mileage limits as well). Is there any outfit that doesn't charge by the mile and rents a tow-capable vehicle? It's been a long time since I last rented one (at which point I rented the U-Haul to tow it with), but I'm guessing just the receiver is not sufficient; I'd need to plug in the light trailer wiring. My 3-series could easily tow the 1000lbs trailer and 500lbs bike. I haven't committed to the point of doing that install to that car yet... Also 1 1/4" is kinda lame. |
10-18-2019, 08:37 AM | #14 | |
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10-18-2019, 09:03 AM | #15 | |
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In the meantime, I've read some fine print. Turo - irrespective of owner rules - blanket bans towing and so does Enterprise! Sucks, what's the point of renting an f150 then? I guess people would abuse it putting their boats in water and what not. My trailer weight is going to be 1600lbs. I'd much rather tow a heavy, tall adventure bike on a low motorcycle trailer than walk it up and fit it into a cargo van. I'd need double width ramps for the latter as well as removing mirrors/windscreen - a whole lot of nonsense. |
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10-18-2019, 10:38 AM | #16 |
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While this response didn't give me a warm and fuzzy, I decided to give it try. We're renting this while we're down there:
https://turo.com/us/en-us/car-rental...boxster/600937 Pick it up in Ft Lauderdale and take it down to the keys. We'll be spending a couple nights in Key Largo and a couple in Key West. We want to check out the everglades, do some snorkeling and just chill. Hopefully it all works out and adds some extra joy to the trip.
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10-18-2019, 11:20 AM | #17 |
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Let us know how it goes...
Looks like that person has built a small Turo business -- interesting fleet he has...
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10-18-2019, 11:29 AM | #18 | |
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10-18-2019, 11:34 AM | #19 | |
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I will wait for impressions for sure!!
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10-18-2019, 12:54 PM | #20 |
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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It is an S with a true manual. I was debating a 981 or a 718, but the fact that this one was a manual made the decision easy.
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