We tried the ‘Airbnb for Cars’, and it could completely upend the car rental industry

Turo is aA�person-to-person car-sharing service that is most easily described as “Airbnb for cars.” I decided to try the service on a recent trip, renting an SUV for hundreds less than it would have cost through a rental company like Hertz or Enterprise. I had a generally pleasant experience, but the sign-up was frustrating and I was left with a lot of questions about what happens if something goes wrong. A�
I’ve long been a sharing economy aficionado. I stay in Airbnbs or HomeAways rather than hotels, take Lyfts or Ubers rather than taxis, and hire for my freelance business through TaskRabbit. Ia��m something of a millennial clichA?. We tried the ‘Airbnb for Cars’, and it could completely upend the car rental industry

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