Leave the Keys to the Corolla: This Car-Sharing Service Lets You Hire Your Dream Ride for the Weekend
Turo is the world's largest car-sharing marketplace that delivers your hire car straight to your doorstep.
When planning a holiday, hiring a set of wheels is typically not the most exciting part of the itinerary. But what if you could make your Top Gear dreams a reality by borrowing something exciting to get you from point A to point B?
When Turo entered the market, the company aimed to offer a service and interface like Airbnb, but for cars. Instead of the expensive and often inconvenient rigmarole of typical car hire, the company lets users pick from a wide range of makes and models available in their desired area. Simply set your location, add your preferred dates, and browse a marketplace of vehicles available for hire — complete with 24/7 roadside assistance.
Eugene Tan — Aquabumps
From a suped-up convertible to a luxe European sedan, Turo's peer-to-peer model aims to offset the costs of car ownership, while making transportation more convenient, economical and fun. Add vehicles to a wishlist, see trip reviews and add a driver at no extra cost. And best of all (for an additional fee), you can have the car delivered directly and collected by the host when you're done.
The app and web-based platform allows guests and hosts to communicate with each other directly. Driving the Great Ocean Road for the weekend? You can ask your host for their restaurant and sightseeing recommendations, too.
In addition to making hiring more accessible, Turo gives car owners the opportunity to offset cost-of-living pressures by accessing a secondary income stream. While most hosts typically share one or two cars, the platform also allows auto enthusiasts to manage a fleet of specialised vehicles, complete with their employees.
Eugene Tan — Aquabumps
Turo is currently available to hosts and users across the US, UK, Canada, France and Australia — so you can plan your next local or overseas road trip to include a hire car that sparks joy.
Header image: Eugene Tan — Aquabumps.
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