The ONE Thing You Must Do Before Renting a Tesla on Turo

[@TheTechParty2024]

I am amazed how many different ways there are to make money out there these days. You seem to know your stuff, and have built a beautiful life for yourself, that is why your smile is real!!! I'm impressed!!!

[@user-hw4tk4gw6b]

Are you able to limit the charging through the app? To prevent Turo guests from charging up to 100%, since it harms the battery

[@fiitv57]

I feel like I've been bamboozled into doing Turo because people sugar coat it and hype it up. Maybe it used to be great once upon a time but not anymore, atleast not in my experience or in my area. I'm miserable and I hate all these irresponsible renters. I've had just about every car come back with damages, most the time the cars are in the shop getting repaired which can take days even weeks so now it's not on the field, 2 cars unlisted because they have recalls which can take up to 30 days to months, I have a vehicle going on 3 months now. If you rent on the side it's risky but you make all the profit, you have to get these cars rented out one way or another. Turo wants you to price your cars low when you start and let me tell you all my cars are fairly new 2015,2017,2019,2020, 2021 yet they want me to price them at $50 to $75 when they all should be rented at over $130 low and high $300s. By the time you have trips under your belt there's so much wear and tear on the cars you can't really price it at what's it's suppose to go for. Turo has a different insurance plans I'm on the highest one 85% profit for me 15% they take so they don't cover anything. Damages have to be over $2500 in order for them to help me and I usually have to work it out with the renter. If you're on the 60/40 plan you're not going to make anything but they will take care of your damages. They tell you to offer unlimited miles to attract more renters and the last time I did that, some f****** asshole put 8000 miles on my truck after they returned it, it was in the shop for a month! All it takes is one accident to wipe out all your earnings. My first trip I was on the 70 plan I had my Mercedes-Benz rented out at $75 for 4 days the total trip was $300 after turos cutt it was $210 NOT including uber drop off $20 + tip and to pick up for the return another $20 weekends the prices go up so I'm realistically at $188 in 4 days. HAH that's not all Turo wants you to give discounts 5%,10%, or 15% off their trips and suggest free delivery to again attract more renters but the max you can charge is $120 for pick up and return and turo takes a cut from that as well. I had a renter complain to me because I didn't offer delivery and she had to pay the uber $80 to pick up the car from me.. exactly why I don't deliver because $120 is not worth it mind you I'm in LA and she was coming from LAX. I need $100 each way in order for me to deliver. There's so much more that people don't talk about on youtube they make it seem likes it's all good and you're making 10k a month but how much are they really profiting? I made $7000 but $5800 went to car payments, insurance and expenses, I only profited $1200 that wasn't just from turo alone, it was from offsite rentals and Turo combined. They also want you to always be available 24/7 when you're new. I had some crazy rental times back to back 11:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. then had to stay awake for the 3:00 a.m. rental and 5:00 a.m. I canceled because I couldn't stay up any longer, I was burnt out. You don't have a life when you do turo, so you have no choice but to do it full time it interferes with any and all appointments because renters are always late prepare yourself to sit in the car for 1-3 hours. I stopped going to the gym, seeing my friends and family because every time I tried to go to a family dinner, either on the way there I got booked and had to turn back around, after I just drove 20 minutes or while I'm there I get a booking and have to leave early. It really sucks and I'm dying inside -_- yes you could turn off" always available" and set your times but my times didn't work with the renters. I'm honestly making more profit on the side then renting my cars out on Turo. Overall it's very time consuming for very little return. My TESLA Model S never rented. In my area there was 54 of them because the model 3 came out it was over saturated even if it was upgraded, folks could rent it for half the price or cheaper $80 which really sucked. Come on girl keep it real Teslas S don't get 240 mile range I got 200 or max 219 pushing it before a notification appeared on the screen to lower the limit, which is the reason I sold it. I was grandfathered in so I didn't have to pay for charging but what's the point of charging when 70kw is the most anything above will burn the pin. 2 renters put it on 250 kw since they were impatient and wanted to use a super charger which is for emergencies and it made the screen go black along with the dashboard. You get a notification to unplug, just be aware before getting a model s -_- maybe x or y might do better but this car put a hole in pocket.

[@tezt3740]

I like you telling real experiences..this new generation and algorithm makes it seems so easy when I know its not...people will trash your cars . And you have to deal with it..but make it look new for next guest...wow!!

[@fiitv57]

@@tezt3740 yes exactly make it look new for the next person just so they can destroy it, my psychiatrist told me to quit and look for another job. 😂

[@MrRiverGrove]

I wish I could give you a thousand thumbs up for your lengthy thorough and honest response. There's no reply from the video poster too, and that's upsetting. I'm glad for her posting this video though as it's lead me to your experience, that appears to be more genuine than hers.

[@rpuggal]

Bruh thanks for sharing I had the same experiencez with turo and am now planning on selling my Model S . Absolute scam is what turo is and.all these monkeys online make it seem like it's free money which no consequences lol . Some idiot on TikTok was even claiming he was making 900% ROI on his Tesla on turo and when I asked if he had any issues he said no so I knew he was straight lying.

[@pwn0grapher]

I just rented my first Tesla this weekend and even though I knew I would be paying for supercharging, I was a little surprised at how much Tesla Supercharging actually ended up costing (~$90 for my trip of 700-800 miles after Turo fees and invoice taxes). It's almost not even worth renting an EV if supercharging is not included via turo, but I am still happy I did it once just for the Tesla autopilot experience. I am not really interested in making Turo a full time job or primary income, but I would be interested in using it to finance and pay for a car like a Tesla. Would you say Turo is a good option for someone who just wants to own a car that would be out of their price range on their own to make it pay for itself, or do you have any other insights on that mindset?

[@brettbeatty2441]

For gas equivalent the cost of gas for 700-800 miles would have been $119-$133 so you still saved money over renting a gas car. Used math based on avg. gas prices and avg. mileage for when you posted this.

[@Crazy_Dashcam_Videos]

​@@brettbeatty2441 I mean sure, if they were only getting 20 mpg

[@XX-166]

Whenever I would get notified of high speed I would always text the renter saying .. Hi you just drove by me on the expressway at an excessive speed, your safety and security are very important to me as well as your ability to enjoy the remainder of your rental period so please adhere to the posted speed limits from this point forward. The second would be Hi, my relative is a police officer who just radar timed you at blank speed and they were about to pull you over and ticket you until they recognized my car and they called me instead. Please adhere to the posted speed limits.. you received a break this time but the next time you may not be as fortunate. Thanks. Both of those have worked for me as I watched the speeds immediately drop then and the rest of the rental periods.

[@PeaceNinja007]

You really did that? lol

[@XX-166]

@@PeaceNinja007 I’ve done that repeatedly when I get notifications on my phone of speeding. It has definitely worked with various renters.

[@kelimanjaro1091]

that's so invasive

[@XX-166]

@@kelimanjaro1091 so is wrecking your vehicle that a renter has no vested interest in because they’re driving 100 mph. As a host if you don’t have a real time tracker on your vehicle to monitor those guests…you’re nuts

[@lobarita]

Can the guest supercharge? Can the guest get app access? Thank you!

[@kev_De_La_Torre]

What do you do if customers run the car hard and leave the battery percent at 5% oh lower? Can you say something to them ?

[@480_Detailing]

Don't rent your vehicle out if you think nobody is gonna wanna test the limits with a vehicle they never drove before

[@Pro46drift]

Hi, any tips on getting around this recall? The dealer said they done it OTA but haven’t reported to NSTA for turo to relist the car. It’s been just about a month.

[@rad0512]

If a Tesla with the FSD package (currently $10,000) gets totaled, will the Turo host insurance cover the replacement of this feature? This is an oddball case where the feature appreciates rather than depreciating.

[@kelimanjaro1091]

does not matter for Turo. They will reimburse you for the worth of the car and eventhough FSD makes the car appreciate in the future it does not now.

[@rad0512]

So does that mean they will pay out $10,000 if FSD was purchased in 2020 for $8,000 and the car is totaled this year when it's worth $10,000? I.e. will they cover the $2,000 that it has appreciated?

[@kelimanjaro1091]

@@rad0512 No they will look at how much the car was worth on the sale date and how much the car has decpreciated since that time in the market. Doesn't matter if FSD appreciates or not, the depreciation on the rest of the car will ALWAYS outperform the appreciation of an option. Making an option more expensive, doesn't mean your car will appreciate on the second hand market. I hope that makes sense? Tesla could sell it for $8,000 this year and then sell FSD for $80,000 the next year, but that doesn't matter if people can't afford the car on the seconhand market in the first place. A car always depreciates unless the car is unique. First lesson of regular car buying: a car ALWAYS depreciates.

[@kjp8196]

I got my tesla totaled and my acceleration upgrade was covered by insurance with little depreciation. They covered like $1900 or something+tax

[@rad0512]

@@kelimanjaro1091 I'd agree that hardware always depreciates, but that may not be the case for software that's being constantly improved. On the secondhand market people will pay whatever FSD is worth at that time, and it is possible for that increase in value to completely offset the depreciation of the hardware. It remains to be seen whether or not that will be the case for FSD.

[@carspottereast]

What’s better for Turo Vegas or Miami?

[@TonyTakesTampaBay]

Thanks Saimah, just to clarify. I am now adding another tracker to my Tesla, Trackmate. My tracker, tracki was overestimating speeds by 30%. I have updated the chill mode and speed limit setting to 100mph. I chose this number since it is a criminal offense to go over 30mph over the speed limit here in Florida. My goal is to limit my liability if I or my llc ever get named in a suit. I would hope my defense is that I have systems in place to show that I wasn't negligent as a host

[@RockyMountainTesla]

I use TeslaFi, never a real issue on overestimating anything.

[@rj8u]

Hi Saiman. What selection do you pick to insure your Tesla in Turo safety? Thanks for the video and looking cute as always 😁.

[@RockyMountainTesla]

She doesn't drive a Tesla, and has none on Turo that I can see. She is cute, indeed!

[@jacobgalvan624]

4:22 😂 lol that was so funny

[@JoodsMom]

Is it true you get charged extra when you charge the Tesla during a rental session

[@chadwickhjones]

I didn’t hear the one thing that you must do????

[@leosatchell9478]

Hi, What is your opinion on a 2021 Sahara Jeep Wrangler 4xe Hybrid for the Turo Platform vs a Standard gas Jeep version?

[@kiaamkearse3543]

should I rent a tesla model 3 in newark nj ?

[@TheIbVick]

Hi Sam! I’m renting a Tesla on the platform and I’m looking for some insight on how to remove my own card from the car so that when the guest go to charge, it doesn’t hit my bank. Any suggestions ?

[@RockyMountainTesla]

Does she actually drive a tesla? I thought she hated them from other videos, so this video is kinda weird. You can charge them after the trip. Sorry, if you remove your credit card from the account they will not have a way to use a Tesla Supercharger.

[@TheIbVick]

@@RockyMountainTesla thank you, that’s great advice and we will definitely check into it!

[@JC-qm7mr]

Looking to becoming a host on Turo but im wondering, how do you get home after meeting a renter and dropping of your vehicle to them? Seems like your just stranded after handing them the keys and they drive off in the car you arrived in LOL. Sorry hope this is not to much of a dumb question with a obvious answer. TIA

[@tannerstafford16]

Use Uber or have something follow you to the drop off

[@josephchavez3441]

@@tannerstafford16 "something" 😂

[@ArmedVeteran1987]

For me I have the pick up set to my house. I just leave it there. I Also charge $40 for delivery to the airport I use my son or any friend to pick me up. I do own multiple cars. If you don't have option like I do you can use uber, charge for the delivery so you can use the money for it.

[@moniquebee979]

Do you put your car in valet mode while renting on turo?

[@saimahsexperience]

I don’t I think sometimes guest don’t like the limited access :)

[@pilot2588]

I'm in Socal like you, is it legal to use the speed limit feature?

[@Gpt01]

Really good question

[@jiaj1985]

She will never answer you

[@Gpt01]

@@jiaj1985 why not

[@jiaj1985]

@@Gpt01 cause she doesn’t answer

[@Gpt01]

@@jiaj1985 she will. Next video she will talk about this subject

[@justins8741]

Do you buy or lease under your name or business?

[@itypedmynamehere1807]

Hi. What’s the population of your city? Thanks 🙏

[@arkadich2able]

Problem with delivery to LAX

[@reneeclarke1874]

Hi Saimah i live in the miami area and i am considering to to buy a 2020 covertible camaro for turo, what is your opinion on that car and do you think it will do well

[@HTTRRG3ToDC]

Can you make a video on if it’s worth leasing a car to use on turo or not?

[@plurallove]

She does lease cars to rent on turo because it's easier to switch out of the car before you have too many problems on maintenance

[@Thesneakerfeen17]

Don’t they limit miles for lease’s though?

[@brittishcapelle6508]

I wouldn't recommend leasing due to there's a restriction on mileage, so say for instance you're renting it out on Turo and they go over the mileage, you would be responsible for that.

[@racheedbey6754]

Is Valencia California or Palmdale California a decent place to rent ? Or should I be looking to get closer to Burbank or Los Angeles ?

[@tugcemayaturk2494]

you look like kim kardashian lol

[@coach9410]

This woman is way prettier!

[@noahshanklin9042]

Road trips or activities lol

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