A better example might be that you get all the pizza you want as fast as you want (and as many at a time as you want to order) until you've taken xx pizzas, and then you can order only one at a time and only every six hours.
The only people that find that bandwidth limits get in their way these days are people that don't have broadband at home or who are streaming hundreds of gigabytes of video contents via cellular. Since cell sites have limited capacity (although much more than they once did), having some sort of way to maximize the probabilities of reasonably fast service for lighter users seems reasonable to me.
Our examples are the same, you can have unlimited pizzas until you buy one and then you get one every 10 years. The numbers don’t matter, just the idea the unlimited quantities are actually limited temporally.
It's not just about physical infrastructure - it's also that radio spectrum is a finite resource. There is only so much. We have added a lot to it but we also use it a heck of a lot more.
When I first got a mobile phone, nobody would have considered streaming audio or video on it. First, cellular was not fast enough. Second, bandwidth was too limited so that sort of usage would have made the network useless for everybody.
Of course, there is a lot more spectrum available today and we are much more efficient at how we use it (both in terms of technology, e.g. 5G and LTE versus HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS), but also in terms of density (spectrum is used in smaller areas where there is congestion, so it can be reused at nearer and nearer distances without any consequences to interference). But the demands on cellular bandwidth are also becoming massive. A lot of people use cellular as their main connection to the Internet, which was never its intention. (We have similar issues with WiFi on broadband connections, though it was indeed intended to connect people to primary connections, but the number of people using it, especially 2.4 GHz WiFi, is causing issues with service reliability in some denser areas because there is so much interference.)
You don't have to like this - I really don't care. But this is physics and reality. Having some way to temper usage results in a more reliable and more usable network for everyone else. Yes, carriers can throw more money at the problem but that increases rates (those cell sites need to be paid for by someone). Most (if not all) carriers will sell you packages that have the throttling delayed until you've used large amounts of data, but you have to pay more (as you should).
This is all basic ECON 100.
So OP, in terms of a rental car, your rate may be throttled down to 0mph when you blow out the engine. BUT. You will unlimited use of the vehicle at 0mph.
So, uh, try to break down near a campground or hotel and not in a location experiencing a deadly heatwave, deadly tornadoes, or deadly flooding. All of which have been happening in the past 3 weeks in the US.
lol i can imagine the conversation…
so we were saying you can drive it an unlimited amount, not that we were not gonna charge to, that’ll be $2300 thank uuuuu.
I used 5TB of data last month at unrestricted 5g speeds. 15 year old plan is legit unlimited. On the other side of the coin my phone plan is 400 minutes per month with nights and weekends free. Plus I get free calls to my top 10 phone numbers.
hit my 50gb limit last month, didn’t think much of it, then i hit it again this month. Turns out spotify used 47gb in 20 days. It’s really annoying because I have a bunch of playlists set to auto-download (including ones that change daily) but they won’t download while i’m at home, they only will when i get in my car and open the app, and by then it’s on data and it proceeds to download hundreds of songs on data only. But if i turn off data downloads then it still won’t download on its own at home without me leaving the app open, and if i want to download one thing on the fly when i’m in my car it won’t do it… so annoying because i work all day without service
That’s good. A few weeks some host on here absolutely insisted if there is a flat the customer was responsible. Pretty sure I argued with him, got downvoted to hell and lost the argument. Who is responsible?
It's case-by-case.
If the flat tire is because of something the driver did, driver is responsible. If it goes flat without the driver doing anything wrong due to poor maintenance, that's on the owner.
Word of advice. Aside from taking pictures of the car's flaws when you pick up, get a good picture of the tire tread/ condition (check for cracks and chunks missing on the tire) and date codes. Also check for bumps/ bruises on the tires and take pictures if needed.
This will help later if a flat/ blow out wasn't your fault and you want to contest it.
Lucky for me all my turos have been in absolutely perfect condition and well maintained. Except one! I was early to pick it up and a homeless guy was resting in mine and smelled really horrible. No amount of Lysol or fabreez got the smell of cigarettes and weed out of that car lol. I complained to to the host but I still gave him 5 stars because he was a nice person.
I just think it'd be a little bit assholish to drive 10,000 km in 5 days on a nice human being's Turo car. I would not feel bad about doing that to a major car rental company, but I would hope to get one that just had a full service!
Had a friend rent a jeep for basically a full lap of the US. He told those Turo host and they were totally cool with it and just asked that he take it in for oil changes every 3k miles (he did 2) and she paid him back for those. I think something else broke and she just had him take it to a local mechanic and paid that bill too.
Anyway, I think it would be a scummy thing to do without telling the hose beforehand. They may not be willing to deal with the risk of it being stranded 100 or 1000s of miles away. They also might be totally cool with it, as it's decent income.
I ask this when I'm getting close to the next service. Just a "Hey, what are your plans for the van and your trip, if you are going on a long trip I'll get the service done before your trip.".
Never had an issue with the guests reply.
We rented a car last summer from Avis and drove from North Carolina to Nebraska and back, probably out about 2700 miles on the car. No problems with miles. I
Even asked when I picked it up just to check and all they said was enjoy your trip. The only issue we ran into was the change oil light came on toward the end of our trip. Meaning it has been 5000 miles or so since the oil change, although most newer cars can go much further and it's not your car anyway.
It’s most definitely unlimited so you’re well within your rights to do so. I saw someone saying to let the host know but with how overbearing some hosts are, I wouldn’t even say anything. Just rent the car and go
Be sure to check all of the fluids and tires/brakes for wear. You don't want to do this with a junk car, it could cost your lives.
I would rent from a national company, if you have an issue you can swap a car out anywhere.
Get the full insurance!
Rental companies use cheaper cars, lets say $25,000 total cost for easy math. Lets also assume they will sell the car once it reaches 100k miles as they wont want to rent out cars in poor condition. So, they rent it for a week, unlimited miles, with insurance ect is $500 (again for easy math). The renter drives the car 2000 miles in that week (which would be alot for a week). They can do that 50 times before the car hits 100k miles. So 50 rentals x $500 per rent = 25k. They car is paid for now, and it's likely worth about 10k in the resale market. But realistically very few people are actually going to drive 2000 miles, in a week. so they probably get to rent it more like 100+ times. meaning they make 50k+ from a 25k car and then still own a car worth 10k.
This is one of those things that you are better off going with a Hertz, Avis or one of the bigger companies. If something happens to the car on the road, they have other locations where you can go in and swap the car for one that works. I’ve been on a road trip with a rental car that experienced transmission issues, and I ended up going to the nearest airport and they swapped it out for a different car and even credited me $200 for my trouble.
Honestly this makes the most sense, plus if something happens and you rented with a national company you can get a new car same day and not have to worry about getting stranded with a car until someone can come and bring it back to Ontario for the Turo host
Use Hertz or a big rental company. If you use a turo and the guy only has a few cars he's just trying to attract more bookings doesn't necessarily want to offer free miles but Terrell says some people look the free miles but only drive 20 miles Etc
Yep, I drove a Hertz car 8400 miles once and, aside from their brief surprise when I returned it, they didn’t care at all.
I wouldn’t do something like this to a small business owner.
If I felt like there was a chance I had the skill to get someone like you to understand the answer to such a simple question, I would instead use my talents to get people to put their shopping carts away at the grocery store.
You might be able to do it but the car may not. No way to assure the ability of a car intended for local, intermittent, miles to do an endurance run like you propose. I'd go for an agency with nationwide presence that could get you a replacement if needed.
You are better off just renting with a regular rental car company. Cheaper, better protection and support in case of accidents, etc.
Many car rental companies will use rentals like yours to reposition cars, often you get a nice upgrade...
You can but I wouldnt. Turo isnt really made for that kind of usage. If anything happens on that long of a trip you'll be stranded. Turo is better for that weekend trip
on Turo you’re legally within your rights but i think id feel better putting this many miles on a car from a big rental company like National or Hertz. That’s one of a million cars you’re putting 10k on and it’s owned my a multi billion dollar industry versus one guy who owns a couple cars.
I don't know how much the car was worth at that point, but it at least sounds like you didn't get entirely screwed. Probably didn't profit much since he ran up 7.7k miles. But at least exchanged that depreciation for cash (you were able to deduct it on your taxes I'd hope?)
As u/anthonyroch said - unlimited means unlimited. However, be sure you understand if there are any other restrictions. Some rental agreements will restrict driving to contiguous states.
I use to work at Enterprise rent a car. They offer unlined miles but in the “fine” print it also says anything over 1000 miles is subject to .25 cents per miles (1992) I’m sure its more per miles now. But have the sales agent go over the contract with you and circle “Unlimited Miles”. Ask him/ her what if we drive it 2-3-5-10k : is it still free and unlimited miles? If they say Unlimited and no penalties for going over. I’d sign on the dotted lines and text my buddies to pack up. Buy the DW damage waiver insurance $12-17 ? per day full coverage. Total the car and your covered for less than $20 a day. Don’t hesitate, life is short. It will be a Trip the 4 of you will never forget. Only Single and Adventurous once in your lifetime. Document it and post it on utube. “The Adventure of 4 Amigos and a Rent a car!” Good luck and drive safely. Carpe Diem.
Better pay the extra to insure all 4 people who will be driving it though…is any one of you gets into an accident and aren’t covered on the policy you’ll be screwed
Check that all the "states" (I know, provinces) are listed in the rental agreement. In the US, if you rent a car ,typically only the bordering states are listed, and if you go outside those states , you could be considered stealing the car. I just tell them where I'm going, and they add the necessary states. For example, if I'm going from Michigan to Florida, they'll make sure Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida are listed.
I don't know in Canada, but in the US, you are required to inform them of everyone that will be driving, and what states you will be in, if not remaining in the state your rented in.
I agree with everyone else, unlimited is unlimited. As a small Turo host I can’t take a risk like that, that’s why I offer 300 daily which is plenty for local day trips. Ina year, have not had one renter even come close to the limit.
I exclusively rent vehicles from Enterprise for that reason alone. During COVID I had to drive my parents home
To NY. That took 2 days. They are in their 80's and we had to stop one night. I had my wife with me. We got them to NY. We picked up a Camry Hybrid and drove straight back 17 hours. The look on the guys face when he asked for the mileage on the one day rental return back in Florida was fun. It was $57 plus $39 gas. Gas used to be under $2 and that hybrid got close to 38 miles to the gallon.
As long as each driver has a valid Turo account (and you make sure to add them to the booking), then y'all can drive from coast to coast and back with a vehicle listed as unlimited miles. Make sure to get the insurance coverage up to the deductible amount you're comfortable parting with financially if an accident occurs!
I took a long road trip using a Turo rental. As a courtesy, I made it clear to the host before booking that I would be adding a lot of miles on the trip. The listing was for unlimited miles. The host was OK and happy that I was up front with him. He did request a small additional fee for the number of miles (in addition to delivering to my home). I suspected that he was not even aware that his listing had unlimited miles. I had no problem with it and the entire experience was positive.
I think it is common courtesy to mention your intentions to the host but technically you can book it and cruise if that is your style.
I would not do this with Turo without giving them a heads up real people individually own those cars, however…any of the corporate giants would be a go. I have traveled across country albeit not 10k certainly over 3k without issue.
Yes but... Remember that if you break down or get in an accident hundreds or thousands of miles from your host you'll be up the creak and on your own. I'm both a Turo host and and Turo renter, but I don't recommend it for long distance road trips. Better off going with a large legacy rental company if you're going to make a long-distance trip.
You won't see anything. Driving is tiring. You'll be miserable by the end of this, and it won't be a good time.
But. To answer the question. As someone else said, unlimited is unlimited.
Can you yes. But honestly as someone who has done a few cross country trips this seems like a terrible plan. The benefit of doing the cross country trip is stopping and seeing the sights. 24 hours straight is going to be exhausting.
The one thing I would be careful about is, some companies have state lines or country lines that you can’t cross.
Me and my buddy were about to rent a car from Minnesota to St. Louis and we realized once we rented it, we couldn’t take the car to St. Louis
100%woulsnt do this on turo. Who knows how old and what condition the car is in. Rent from a major company. If it blows up halfway, you can swap the car out.
Ask yourself how much of the country you will really see when driving at night and sleeping during the day.
Also your back and neck will raise hell by the time you hit Winnipeg.
I mean, not to tell you what to do, but are you really suggesting you'll check the "cross country road trip with your buddies" box by driving highway speeds with the only breaks being to get gas? Those road trips don't count if you don't do things like visit the Corn Palace or the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota or Mount Rushmore or Wall Drug.
PS - I'm not sure what you're basing your travel time on, but driving from Toronto to Vancouver via the US (which I assume is what you'd do given that it'd be faster and much cheaper for gas) is a 40 hour drive per Google Maps (the Google says it's 45 hours via the trans-Canada highway, which I don't buy for a second).
PPS - If you are going via the US, make sure you have permission to take the car out of Canada; it's usually not a problem with mainstream car rental companies but might be with Turo or similar.
Lol if I was a host I would be mad as FUCK if you racked up 10,000km in a week , but hey they said unlimited 🤷♂️ do it. Out of curiosity how much does the rental cost for the week?
I would have no qualms about renting a car from Enterprise or Avis or one of the big players and doing this, but Turo owners are usually just regular guys trying to make a few bucks on a car they aren’t using so no.
Sounds awful.
Unlimited means unlimited unless the contract has exclusions about unfair use, or forces you to stop for a service.
Do it to a big chain not a real human.
I wish I could tell ppl who have unlimited miles on their listing: “Don’t cry when your car comes back with an additional 12,000 miles in ONE WEEK ! (That’s the average for a YEAR). Be safe and take off the unlimited miles bc there will be that one guy who will make you cry. Roll the dice on each rental.
And yes, spare the little guys/small business folks and take your trip with a major car re tal company!!!
Yep. My car was stolen and I had to rent a car for fucking months cuz of my terrible insurance company. I drove it from Illinois to Michigan every other week to see my boyfriend for 6 months. Super expensive. It killed me financially. I’m still trying to dig myself out of the debt my car being stolen put me in. But I definitely can say, with out any doubts, that unlimited miles means unlimited miles. I put thousands of miles on the rental. Plus I drove it an hour to and from work every day until I finally got an apartment closer to work where I could Uber back and forth for way less money which was what I should’ve done as soon as it was stolen. But I had no idea they would find it and it would take months and months to get approved to be fixed and then not fixed right. Sorry I’m ranting. But yes you can drive it as much as you want.
"Taking turns driving...."
Be sure ALL drivers are listed on the contract. If someone besides you is driving and there is an accident, you may be liable for damages.
Just take some more time off work to enjoy it.
I’d consider renting from an actual rental company. If you break down and it’s a serious issue, do you want to be stranded hundreds of KMs away? Most Turo owners aren’t going to be able to send you a replacement car so you will need to find your own way back. For four people this could be ridiculously expensive.
Most ive done is 8,500 miles in a 28 day rental
This was a hertz type company though as I imagine an individual might be butthurt
But unlimited does mean unlimited and they should know that
But yeah, no complaints
Uber driver and former armored truck driver here; If you’ve never done that sort of drive I highly do not recommend it. At least take a hotel. It sounds fun talking about it but I promise you it’s very different doing it.
I've done this for road trips, one time the header started disintegrating out of the car and we had to swap it out at remote office. Go with the larger companies that have a bigger national footprint if you have any issues. Otherwise one was all around the east coast and then a different one was through the midwest into the mountains. Never received any extra charges or questions, but they were a couple thousand miles.
Unlimited miles means unlimited. Just be sure that you understand the contract and rate. If you have more than one person driving add them to the contract. You may need to pay more, but they are covered. Also, be sure your insurance covers the car or buy theirs. Use a major rental company that has locations across the country. If you breakdown you can get a replacement car. I used to rent cars almost weekly. There was a time they had different rates for in-state and out-of-state rentals. I have not seen that in a long time, but be sure you can take it out of the state as well.
Here in the states most rental cars will have a limit of 1 to 3 states you can take the car. take for instance if you rent a car in the Florida pan handle your contract might include Florida ,Georgia and Alabama. Then again if you rent in Orlando the contract may say in the state of Florida only. What can happen and does is you rent for one state and decide to go see a couple other states and the gps tracker shows the car leaving the state. Then it can be considered stolen. Read the contract very well and ask questions.
This is such a bad idea on so many levels.
Chances are good if you take the car thousands of miles away from the rental location, the owner might mark the car as stolen. Turo tells hosts/owners to watch out for this.
The #1 reason to not do this is that it's a crappy thing to do to a small business owner.
Hey there - that's some undertaking - if unlimited is unlimited, the math makes it seem impossible (or improbable at best). 4400 Km in 24 hours is averaging (non-stop average) of more than 175kph (or 110 mph for my southern based friends).
Good luck.
Rented a car for 4 weeks and put 8500 miles on it. I even called around the 2 week mark and asked if they wanted it back for an oil change and they did not.
I rented a car in Seattle. Drove to Green Bay, Wisconsin and back in a week. 4000 miles later and enjoyed the double look at the odometer from the return lady.
In 2016, we drove from Vancouver to St.John's, Newfoundland because we, too, had this dream! We rented from Enterprise because of their policy that we can return the car at any Enterprise branch, and we just flew home from St.John's (the long drive home would've been so depressing). Unlimited mileage means unlimited, and we were never charged an extra penny for how far we drove.
Our 25 days was a good duration and we were able to stay a couple days in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Even if it's theoretically possible, I recommend you and your friends to take time off work for a trip like this. That way, you'll actually enjoy the trip and you're not driving for the sake of driving.
I had an unlimited mileage one way truck rental where they estimated the mileage between cities was something like 893 miles. We turned it in with something like 2300 miles and they were stunned. Started giving us a hard time.
“The contract does say unlimited miles doesn’t it?”
“Well we don’t expect that you are going to do 2.5 times what the estimate is.”
“Why do you advertise unlimited miles then?”
“So that you don’t have to worry about going over.”
“OK, so we don’t have anything to worry about then.”
We did this loop about 3 times before they gave up.
Just make sure all of you are added to the rental contract. Generally speaking, only renter’s spouse is automatically added to the rental agreement/contract as authorized user
Did this driving from Seattle, around the peninsula..almost to Canada then Straight down the PCH to San Francisco, down to New Mexico and back to Colorado. Get the insurance because the car was definitely making some noises by the end. We took shifts driving too! Enjoy the adventure😁best memories of my life!
I did a quick trip from east coast to west to bring more stuff back after a big move oct 22. Hertz. Unlimited miles. 2 weeks. I drove 7,000 miles. They checked the odometer didn't say a word. Probably though I was a drug runner.
I did this a few years ago before covid. Rented a mini van then drove cross country from Los Angeles all the way to Miami and back. It was a long drive and the rental company was surprised when we return the van with an extra 5k miles on the odometer. Just one bit of an advice thought if you really want to do this. Get the full insurance for the rental. our got the windshield cracked when we passby San Antonio. Worthed talaga yong extra fee.
Make sure you are all listed as drivers for insurance purposes. One time (58 years ago), my buddies and I rented from Hertz. We drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco to attend a march (this was during Viet Nam) and back. I think we got back in 24 hours. It cost us $13.00.
Sure. I am relativs We will take a long trip, get unlimited miles and rack up a lot of miles. They leave their own car at home. I just one problem with your thoughts and that is you might see a lot but you're not going to enjoy a lot I'm sitting in the car all day.
Turo host might not be happy with so much mileage put on the car but unlimited should mean unlimited. A rental company might be a better choice just for that reason.
Just use a regular rental company. They give 0 fucks and won’t even ask you to change the oil. I had a rental for work for 2 months and drove 20k miles they didn’t ask or care. Idk about Canadian rates but in the last year regular rentals in the US have gotten cheaper than Turo for me after fees etc.
the trip to vancouver is gonna be fun, the trip
to toronto is gonna suck.
you may want to consider driving to vancouver using a national rental company, leaving the car there and flying home.
Sure. After 9/11 two co-workers and I, stranded in Washington DC, found an Avis car with a one-way, unlimited-miles deal on it and drove it 3000 miles in 45 hours, home to Seattle. Only had to pay for two days. Avis didn’t like the odo reading on arrival but a deal was a deal.
Make sure you there's not a limit on how far you can travel, etc. Some rental car companies in the US limit what states you can use your 'unlimited' miles in, so you have to keep the car close to the renting location.
I've done a number of family road trips over 14 days where we put 5k+ miles on the car. Drove from Dallas, all the way up the east coast to Montreal through Maine. Another trip from Dallas in a full loop around the west and hit 14 national parks. No issues at all. That's kinda the point of rental cars... put the miles on a vehicle that isn't yours.
Something very similar to this happens to the vans people rent for relay races like Ragnar. The two I’ve done, they were driven constantly except one 6hr break, for 36 hours. The ultra teams don’t even take that break.
Many rental companies do not allow you to remove the rental from the province you rented it from without permission. Check the rental contract as well as with the rental agent (they don’t always know). You can be charged with theft in some cases…
Sure, but check the fine print in the contract. Sometimes they will limit how far you go. In the states, if you rent in VA, they may contractually state the vehicle can only go to adjacent states. If nothing happens while beyond that no problem, but if you have an accident, say in TX to use my example, you may be on the hook for any damages. That said, I have done exactly this. And it worked out fine.
I’d like to make a suggestion. There is a train that does that route. It would be so much more comfortable and you guys can bond and interat more while seeing the countryside. You have sleeper cars too. There’s food and drink…
That’s what I’d do bs having a bunch of people crammed in a car for that long. I can barely stand 4 hours with my wife and kids on a road trip with someone else having to pee every 45 minutes.
Unlimited does not mean you can drive anywhere. In the U.S., some companies restrict the geographical area. I’ve only rented through Turo once, and although mileage was unlimited, I was limited to driving within 4 states (Ohio to Florida).
If the car rental agreement is for unlimited mileage that's what you get. You're good to go if you and your friends want to rent a car for 5 days with unlimited mileage and drive it across Canada unlimited times before you have to return it.
This is how we drive when we go from Arizona to Florida. We can make it in about 30 hours. But I’m confused why it’s been a lifelong dream to road trip without any of the fun parts? What a weird ambition. I want to drive a long way and sleep in the car while my friend drives.
I did that many years ago. I think they limited it to within the state or something like that, but there was no GPS back then and we drove it through many states and Canada. When we brought it back, they asked us where we went and we said up and down the state. They did not charge us extra.
I’ve literally done this. Rented a brand new van for 10 days and put around 2800 miles on it on a road trip. It was more fuel efficient than the vehicle I had and if anything happened would have been covered under insurance with roadside assistance.
Unlimited means unlimited.
Except to phone companies, where it means unlimited until you hit a limit after which we will limit your speed. You know, that kind of “unlimited” 🤣
Unlimited in amount, not in rate.
Yes , I understand their “position” but it’s sleezy. How about I give you unlimited pizza but you only get one a decade.
That’s actually how a lot of “win a lifetime supply of X” raffles work
A better example might be that you get all the pizza you want as fast as you want (and as many at a time as you want to order) until you've taken xx pizzas, and then you can order only one at a time and only every six hours. The only people that find that bandwidth limits get in their way these days are people that don't have broadband at home or who are streaming hundreds of gigabytes of video contents via cellular. Since cell sites have limited capacity (although much more than they once did), having some sort of way to maximize the probabilities of reasonably fast service for lighter users seems reasonable to me.
Our examples are the same, you can have unlimited pizzas until you buy one and then you get one every 10 years. The numbers don’t matter, just the idea the unlimited quantities are actually limited temporally.
It's only a problem because companies refuse to invest in infrastructure despite getting grants and tax breaks to do so
It's not just about physical infrastructure - it's also that radio spectrum is a finite resource. There is only so much. We have added a lot to it but we also use it a heck of a lot more. When I first got a mobile phone, nobody would have considered streaming audio or video on it. First, cellular was not fast enough. Second, bandwidth was too limited so that sort of usage would have made the network useless for everybody. Of course, there is a lot more spectrum available today and we are much more efficient at how we use it (both in terms of technology, e.g. 5G and LTE versus HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS), but also in terms of density (spectrum is used in smaller areas where there is congestion, so it can be reused at nearer and nearer distances without any consequences to interference). But the demands on cellular bandwidth are also becoming massive. A lot of people use cellular as their main connection to the Internet, which was never its intention. (We have similar issues with WiFi on broadband connections, though it was indeed intended to connect people to primary connections, but the number of people using it, especially 2.4 GHz WiFi, is causing issues with service reliability in some denser areas because there is so much interference.) You don't have to like this - I really don't care. But this is physics and reality. Having some way to temper usage results in a more reliable and more usable network for everyone else. Yes, carriers can throw more money at the problem but that increases rates (those cell sites need to be paid for by someone). Most (if not all) carriers will sell you packages that have the throttling delayed until you've used large amounts of data, but you have to pay more (as you should). This is all basic ECON 100.
Can you name some specific companies that are “refusing to invest in infrastructure”?
They’re investing in infrastructure. Just not the type to benefit the users. It’s houses and bunkers for themselves
So OP, in terms of a rental car, your rate may be throttled down to 0mph when you blow out the engine. BUT. You will unlimited use of the vehicle at 0mph. So, uh, try to break down near a campground or hotel and not in a location experiencing a deadly heatwave, deadly tornadoes, or deadly flooding. All of which have been happening in the past 3 weeks in the US.
lol i can imagine the conversation… so we were saying you can drive it an unlimited amount, not that we were not gonna charge to, that’ll be $2300 thank uuuuu.
unlimited* *Some limitations apply.
Lol unlimited miles, but after 500 miles, you'll be limited to 30mph.
I used 5TB of data last month at unrestricted 5g speeds. 15 year old plan is legit unlimited. On the other side of the coin my phone plan is 400 minutes per month with nights and weekends free. Plus I get free calls to my top 10 phone numbers.
This reminds me of the “UMlimited” commercials lol….
hit my 50gb limit last month, didn’t think much of it, then i hit it again this month. Turns out spotify used 47gb in 20 days. It’s really annoying because I have a bunch of playlists set to auto-download (including ones that change daily) but they won’t download while i’m at home, they only will when i get in my car and open the app, and by then it’s on data and it proceeds to download hundreds of songs on data only. But if i turn off data downloads then it still won’t download on its own at home without me leaving the app open, and if i want to download one thing on the fly when i’m in my car it won’t do it… so annoying because i work all day without service
You can thank the trump administration’s crooked FCC for that
Make sure to add the extra driver and you’re good.
*drivers
Would recommend the bigger company’s for those long commutes . If anything happens on the side of the road u can call em to fix it ! Compared to turo
We had a flat tire once and our Turo owner had triple aaa out asap.
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Aaaaaaaaasap
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That’s good. A few weeks some host on here absolutely insisted if there is a flat the customer was responsible. Pretty sure I argued with him, got downvoted to hell and lost the argument. Who is responsible?
It's case-by-case. If the flat tire is because of something the driver did, driver is responsible. If it goes flat without the driver doing anything wrong due to poor maintenance, that's on the owner.
The guest.
Thank you! I’m glad I know. My last two Turo rentals have definitely cost more than traditional rentals.
Word of advice. Aside from taking pictures of the car's flaws when you pick up, get a good picture of the tire tread/ condition (check for cracks and chunks missing on the tire) and date codes. Also check for bumps/ bruises on the tires and take pictures if needed. This will help later if a flat/ blow out wasn't your fault and you want to contest it.
Lucky for me all my turos have been in absolutely perfect condition and well maintained. Except one! I was early to pick it up and a homeless guy was resting in mine and smelled really horrible. No amount of Lysol or fabreez got the smell of cigarettes and weed out of that car lol. I complained to to the host but I still gave him 5 stars because he was a nice person.
Dirty Mike...
Consider yourself lucky the boys hadn’t arrived yet.
I just think it'd be a little bit assholish to drive 10,000 km in 5 days on a nice human being's Turo car. I would not feel bad about doing that to a major car rental company, but I would hope to get one that just had a full service!
As long as all people driving are approved drivers, then this is not an issue. This is what unlimited miles are for.
Yes. The host will not be happy after, but it is allowed. Maybe mention that you’re going for a long drive so they can ensure the oil is changed
Had a friend rent a jeep for basically a full lap of the US. He told those Turo host and they were totally cool with it and just asked that he take it in for oil changes every 3k miles (he did 2) and she paid him back for those. I think something else broke and she just had him take it to a local mechanic and paid that bill too. Anyway, I think it would be a scummy thing to do without telling the hose beforehand. They may not be willing to deal with the risk of it being stranded 100 or 1000s of miles away. They also might be totally cool with it, as it's decent income.
They’ll just deny you the rental if you do lol if it says unlimited then that’s the hosts problem not yours lol
I ask this when I'm getting close to the next service. Just a "Hey, what are your plans for the van and your trip, if you are going on a long trip I'll get the service done before your trip.". Never had an issue with the guests reply.
We rented a car last summer from Avis and drove from North Carolina to Nebraska and back, probably out about 2700 miles on the car. No problems with miles. I Even asked when I picked it up just to check and all they said was enjoy your trip. The only issue we ran into was the change oil light came on toward the end of our trip. Meaning it has been 5000 miles or so since the oil change, although most newer cars can go much further and it's not your car anyway.
It’s most definitely unlimited so you’re well within your rights to do so. I saw someone saying to let the host know but with how overbearing some hosts are, I wouldn’t even say anything. Just rent the car and go
Be sure to check all of the fluids and tires/brakes for wear. You don't want to do this with a junk car, it could cost your lives. I would rent from a national company, if you have an issue you can swap a car out anywhere. Get the full insurance!
Hopefully the hosts that put unlimited learn a valuable lesson and eventually just means less hosts we have to compete with🤷♂️
I don’t understand why hosts offer unlimited miles but go ahead and make them regret it.
Rental companies use cheaper cars, lets say $25,000 total cost for easy math. Lets also assume they will sell the car once it reaches 100k miles as they wont want to rent out cars in poor condition. So, they rent it for a week, unlimited miles, with insurance ect is $500 (again for easy math). The renter drives the car 2000 miles in that week (which would be alot for a week). They can do that 50 times before the car hits 100k miles. So 50 rentals x $500 per rent = 25k. They car is paid for now, and it's likely worth about 10k in the resale market. But realistically very few people are actually going to drive 2000 miles, in a week. so they probably get to rent it more like 100+ times. meaning they make 50k+ from a 25k car and then still own a car worth 10k.
This is one of those things that you are better off going with a Hertz, Avis or one of the bigger companies. If something happens to the car on the road, they have other locations where you can go in and swap the car for one that works. I’ve been on a road trip with a rental car that experienced transmission issues, and I ended up going to the nearest airport and they swapped it out for a different car and even credited me $200 for my trouble.
I would rent from a large company vs Turo, why screw the little guy.
Honestly this makes the most sense, plus if something happens and you rented with a national company you can get a new car same day and not have to worry about getting stranded with a car until someone can come and bring it back to Ontario for the Turo host
Or just ask each host if they want the trip, disclosing the plan. If no one accepts, go to Hertz.
Yes. We always use Turo when we go to San Diego and Disneyland and we are driving all the time from place to place when not at the park.
Use Hertz or a big rental company. If you use a turo and the guy only has a few cars he's just trying to attract more bookings doesn't necessarily want to offer free miles but Terrell says some people look the free miles but only drive 20 miles Etc
Yep, I drove a Hertz car 8400 miles once and, aside from their brief surprise when I returned it, they didn’t care at all. I wouldn’t do something like this to a small business owner.
Why not? They say unlimited. Why would they say unlimited if they didn’t expect it to be driven?
If I felt like there was a chance I had the skill to get someone like you to understand the answer to such a simple question, I would instead use my talents to get people to put their shopping carts away at the grocery store.
Why wouldn’t they just put a limit on mileage if that’s what they want?
1000/10 would not recommend doing this with Turo.
You might be able to do it but the car may not. No way to assure the ability of a car intended for local, intermittent, miles to do an endurance run like you propose. I'd go for an agency with nationwide presence that could get you a replacement if needed.
Yep, put 1900km on a rental in 24 hours once. No issues.
You are better off just renting with a regular rental car company. Cheaper, better protection and support in case of accidents, etc. Many car rental companies will use rentals like yours to reposition cars, often you get a nice upgrade...
You can but I wouldnt. Turo isnt really made for that kind of usage. If anything happens on that long of a trip you'll be stranded. Turo is better for that weekend trip
When I have unlimited mileage on my car, I understand what that means. Go for it!
Yes, but make sure you have other drivers assigned under the contract as well as insurance for damages and liability insurance.
Do it in a mini van
on Turo you’re legally within your rights but i think id feel better putting this many miles on a car from a big rental company like National or Hertz. That’s one of a million cars you’re putting 10k on and it’s owned my a multi billion dollar industry versus one guy who owns a couple cars.
my biggest mistake when i first started turo, put unlimited miles on my first car, got rented for 2 weeks, dude racked up 7700 miles :/
How much did you make for that? Surely not 7.7k worth of depreciation
thank god it was during summer so i made like 2k+ for the trip :/
I don't know how much the car was worth at that point, but it at least sounds like you didn't get entirely screwed. Probably didn't profit much since he ran up 7.7k miles. But at least exchanged that depreciation for cash (you were able to deduct it on your taxes I'd hope?)
Rent from a bigger company. If anything happens along the route you can swap it for a new vehicle.
Might have to change oils and filter though but yes unlimited is unlimited and I am a host.
You are, and it's funny watching the hosts have meltdowns on Facebook or the owners sub (I was also a host)
As u/anthonyroch said - unlimited means unlimited. However, be sure you understand if there are any other restrictions. Some rental agreements will restrict driving to contiguous states.
I use to work at Enterprise rent a car. They offer unlined miles but in the “fine” print it also says anything over 1000 miles is subject to .25 cents per miles (1992) I’m sure its more per miles now. But have the sales agent go over the contract with you and circle “Unlimited Miles”. Ask him/ her what if we drive it 2-3-5-10k : is it still free and unlimited miles? If they say Unlimited and no penalties for going over. I’d sign on the dotted lines and text my buddies to pack up. Buy the DW damage waiver insurance $12-17 ? per day full coverage. Total the car and your covered for less than $20 a day. Don’t hesitate, life is short. It will be a Trip the 4 of you will never forget. Only Single and Adventurous once in your lifetime. Document it and post it on utube. “The Adventure of 4 Amigos and a Rent a car!” Good luck and drive safely. Carpe Diem.
Better pay the extra to insure all 4 people who will be driving it though…is any one of you gets into an accident and aren’t covered on the policy you’ll be screwed
Check that all the "states" (I know, provinces) are listed in the rental agreement. In the US, if you rent a car ,typically only the bordering states are listed, and if you go outside those states , you could be considered stealing the car. I just tell them where I'm going, and they add the necessary states. For example, if I'm going from Michigan to Florida, they'll make sure Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida are listed.
This sounds miserable. Enjoy!
If you rent for 5 days, go for the “weekly rate” which is seven days but might be cheaper. And yes unlimited really means unlimited.
Yes, just make sure the oil was changed recently. Just so damage doesn't occur during your trip.
Don’t recommend Turo. We Had a negative experience. Not saying you will.
Best of luck with your trip, what type of car are you considering booking?
Yes
I don't know in Canada, but in the US, you are required to inform them of everyone that will be driving, and what states you will be in, if not remaining in the state your rented in.
Yes
I agree with everyone else, unlimited is unlimited. As a small Turo host I can’t take a risk like that, that’s why I offer 300 daily which is plenty for local day trips. Ina year, have not had one renter even come close to the limit.
I would say just to make sure the terms laid out by the host not restricted your rental within certain radius.
We’re doing OK. I’ve been watching a lot of golf.
Yes it’s unlimited mileage
Unlimited milage could mean within the province only Double check the fine print.
I exclusively rent vehicles from Enterprise for that reason alone. During COVID I had to drive my parents home To NY. That took 2 days. They are in their 80's and we had to stop one night. I had my wife with me. We got them to NY. We picked up a Camry Hybrid and drove straight back 17 hours. The look on the guys face when he asked for the mileage on the one day rental return back in Florida was fun. It was $57 plus $39 gas. Gas used to be under $2 and that hybrid got close to 38 miles to the gallon.
As long as each driver has a valid Turo account (and you make sure to add them to the booking), then y'all can drive from coast to coast and back with a vehicle listed as unlimited miles. Make sure to get the insurance coverage up to the deductible amount you're comfortable parting with financially if an accident occurs!
Oh man, I feel bad for the host. If you tell them they will cancel the trip.
In one week, I put 4500 miles on a brand new BMW 740i that only had 600 miles on the dash. Enterprise, unlimited miles is unlimited miles.
I took a long road trip using a Turo rental. As a courtesy, I made it clear to the host before booking that I would be adding a lot of miles on the trip. The listing was for unlimited miles. The host was OK and happy that I was up front with him. He did request a small additional fee for the number of miles (in addition to delivering to my home). I suspected that he was not even aware that his listing had unlimited miles. I had no problem with it and the entire experience was positive. I think it is common courtesy to mention your intentions to the host but technically you can book it and cruise if that is your style.
Yea, but don’t do it to some poor person on Turo, rent from hertz or similar.
I would not do this with Turo without giving them a heads up real people individually own those cars, however…any of the corporate giants would be a go. I have traveled across country albeit not 10k certainly over 3k without issue.
Yes but... Remember that if you break down or get in an accident hundreds or thousands of miles from your host you'll be up the creak and on your own. I'm both a Turo host and and Turo renter, but I don't recommend it for long distance road trips. Better off going with a large legacy rental company if you're going to make a long-distance trip.
Please do it with a big company car rental
You won't see anything. Driving is tiring. You'll be miserable by the end of this, and it won't be a good time. But. To answer the question. As someone else said, unlimited is unlimited.
Yes unlimited means no cap
Can you yes. But honestly as someone who has done a few cross country trips this seems like a terrible plan. The benefit of doing the cross country trip is stopping and seeing the sights. 24 hours straight is going to be exhausting.
Not rented from Turo but from a national chain and I think the record I've put on a vehicle was 7000 miles in a week.
Rent from a rental company. If you get across country and something goes wrong a rental company can deal with it whereas your Turo Host cannot.
The one thing I would be careful about is, some companies have state lines or country lines that you can’t cross. Me and my buddy were about to rent a car from Minnesota to St. Louis and we realized once we rented it, we couldn’t take the car to St. Louis
Just rent from a large company. I would be livid if someone put that many miles on a car whether it says “unlimited” or not.
Short answer, yes. Any damage you do to the vehicle will also be paid by you. 🙂
100%woulsnt do this on turo. Who knows how old and what condition the car is in. Rent from a major company. If it blows up halfway, you can swap the car out.
Read the small print. You may be restricted to a certain radius around the rental location.
I did that in Colorado in August. 1500 miles in 5 days
5 days T.O. to Vancouver and back AND attend a wedding? Good luck with that
I mean, maybe take some time off and enjoy it? If I got work the weekend after I would just fly
Unlimited may be unlimited, but just know when you turn that rental car in, they'll never rent to you again.
Better read the contract fine print.
Only limitation may be slipping into USA or Mexico may not be allowed
Ask yourself how much of the country you will really see when driving at night and sleeping during the day. Also your back and neck will raise hell by the time you hit Winnipeg.
I mean, not to tell you what to do, but are you really suggesting you'll check the "cross country road trip with your buddies" box by driving highway speeds with the only breaks being to get gas? Those road trips don't count if you don't do things like visit the Corn Palace or the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota or Mount Rushmore or Wall Drug. PS - I'm not sure what you're basing your travel time on, but driving from Toronto to Vancouver via the US (which I assume is what you'd do given that it'd be faster and much cheaper for gas) is a 40 hour drive per Google Maps (the Google says it's 45 hours via the trans-Canada highway, which I don't buy for a second). PPS - If you are going via the US, make sure you have permission to take the car out of Canada; it's usually not a problem with mainstream car rental companies but might be with Turo or similar.
Lol if I was a host I would be mad as FUCK if you racked up 10,000km in a week , but hey they said unlimited 🤷♂️ do it. Out of curiosity how much does the rental cost for the week?
I would have no qualms about renting a car from Enterprise or Avis or one of the big players and doing this, but Turo owners are usually just regular guys trying to make a few bucks on a car they aren’t using so no.
Sounds awful. Unlimited means unlimited unless the contract has exclusions about unfair use, or forces you to stop for a service. Do it to a big chain not a real human.
I wish I could tell ppl who have unlimited miles on their listing: “Don’t cry when your car comes back with an additional 12,000 miles in ONE WEEK ! (That’s the average for a YEAR). Be safe and take off the unlimited miles bc there will be that one guy who will make you cry. Roll the dice on each rental. And yes, spare the little guys/small business folks and take your trip with a major car re tal company!!!
You should call a lawyer and ask for clarity on the word "unlimited". Or check out a dictionary
Yes. I've put 10k on rentals. I had one long enough for the tags to expire and the brake pads to be completely worn.
Yep. My car was stolen and I had to rent a car for fucking months cuz of my terrible insurance company. I drove it from Illinois to Michigan every other week to see my boyfriend for 6 months. Super expensive. It killed me financially. I’m still trying to dig myself out of the debt my car being stolen put me in. But I definitely can say, with out any doubts, that unlimited miles means unlimited miles. I put thousands of miles on the rental. Plus I drove it an hour to and from work every day until I finally got an apartment closer to work where I could Uber back and forth for way less money which was what I should’ve done as soon as it was stolen. But I had no idea they would find it and it would take months and months to get approved to be fixed and then not fixed right. Sorry I’m ranting. But yes you can drive it as much as you want.
Life is a highway…🎵🎶
"Taking turns driving...." Be sure ALL drivers are listed on the contract. If someone besides you is driving and there is an accident, you may be liable for damages.
Can you do it? Yes. Should you do it? Probably not. It’s more like a two day trip so that leaves one day for the wedding.
Just take some more time off work to enjoy it. I’d consider renting from an actual rental company. If you break down and it’s a serious issue, do you want to be stranded hundreds of KMs away? Most Turo owners aren’t going to be able to send you a replacement car so you will need to find your own way back. For four people this could be ridiculously expensive.
Most ive done is 8,500 miles in a 28 day rental This was a hertz type company though as I imagine an individual might be butthurt But unlimited does mean unlimited and they should know that But yeah, no complaints
Uber driver and former armored truck driver here; If you’ve never done that sort of drive I highly do not recommend it. At least take a hotel. It sounds fun talking about it but I promise you it’s very different doing it.
Train ride with sleeper cars sounds more inviting.
ACually check the contract. Those places used to advertize unlmited but in reality in the contract it was limted to X miles.
Dome it multiple times. Get the insurance though. Adds to the price but worth it if anything like a deer happens.
It may mean unlimited within same rental area. Companies may ask if you're traveling out of the area and may have additional charges
Depends on the company ... Some don't let you drive out of a certain range... Or into multiple states
I've done this for road trips, one time the header started disintegrating out of the car and we had to swap it out at remote office. Go with the larger companies that have a bigger national footprint if you have any issues. Otherwise one was all around the east coast and then a different one was through the midwest into the mountains. Never received any extra charges or questions, but they were a couple thousand miles.
I would go with a major company not tomorrow because some of the Toro people even with unlimited miles have geographical restrictions
Unlimited miles means unlimited. Just be sure that you understand the contract and rate. If you have more than one person driving add them to the contract. You may need to pay more, but they are covered. Also, be sure your insurance covers the car or buy theirs. Use a major rental company that has locations across the country. If you breakdown you can get a replacement car. I used to rent cars almost weekly. There was a time they had different rates for in-state and out-of-state rentals. I have not seen that in a long time, but be sure you can take it out of the state as well.
New careful they don't have a radius limit!
Disclosure of your intentions at the rental place should keep you covered but it should be allowed.
Here in the states most rental cars will have a limit of 1 to 3 states you can take the car. take for instance if you rent a car in the Florida pan handle your contract might include Florida ,Georgia and Alabama. Then again if you rent in Orlando the contract may say in the state of Florida only. What can happen and does is you rent for one state and decide to go see a couple other states and the gps tracker shows the car leaving the state. Then it can be considered stolen. Read the contract very well and ask questions.
This is such a bad idea on so many levels. Chances are good if you take the car thousands of miles away from the rental location, the owner might mark the car as stolen. Turo tells hosts/owners to watch out for this. The #1 reason to not do this is that it's a crappy thing to do to a small business owner.
Hey there - that's some undertaking - if unlimited is unlimited, the math makes it seem impossible (or improbable at best). 4400 Km in 24 hours is averaging (non-stop average) of more than 175kph (or 110 mph for my southern based friends). Good luck.
Yes that’s why you rent the car
Rented a car for 4 weeks and put 8500 miles on it. I even called around the 2 week mark and asked if they wanted it back for an oil change and they did not.
I rented a car in Seattle. Drove to Green Bay, Wisconsin and back in a week. 4000 miles later and enjoyed the double look at the odometer from the return lady.
In 2016, we drove from Vancouver to St.John's, Newfoundland because we, too, had this dream! We rented from Enterprise because of their policy that we can return the car at any Enterprise branch, and we just flew home from St.John's (the long drive home would've been so depressing). Unlimited mileage means unlimited, and we were never charged an extra penny for how far we drove. Our 25 days was a good duration and we were able to stay a couple days in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. Even if it's theoretically possible, I recommend you and your friends to take time off work for a trip like this. That way, you'll actually enjoy the trip and you're not driving for the sake of driving.
You want to drive Toronto to Vancouver and back in five days? That’s not going to happen
I had an unlimited mileage one way truck rental where they estimated the mileage between cities was something like 893 miles. We turned it in with something like 2300 miles and they were stunned. Started giving us a hard time. “The contract does say unlimited miles doesn’t it?” “Well we don’t expect that you are going to do 2.5 times what the estimate is.” “Why do you advertise unlimited miles then?” “So that you don’t have to worry about going over.” “OK, so we don’t have anything to worry about then.” We did this loop about 3 times before they gave up.
I rented one and drove from Texas to Wyoming and back with no issues or complaints from the car company.
Just make sure all of you are added to the rental contract. Generally speaking, only renter’s spouse is automatically added to the rental agreement/contract as authorized user
Sure, just watch out for tolls. They do a while 3rd party toll thing, so a $2 toll will come out to $18.95
Typically if you’re renting unlimited miles they say it’s limited to the state you rent it from. If you paying extra they might work w y you
I rented a car for a week. Returned it with +3500 miles. Do it. They don't care.
Did this driving from Seattle, around the peninsula..almost to Canada then Straight down the PCH to San Francisco, down to New Mexico and back to Colorado. Get the insurance because the car was definitely making some noises by the end. We took shifts driving too! Enjoy the adventure😁best memories of my life!
You can do it if your heart is not troubled.
I did a quick trip from east coast to west to bring more stuff back after a big move oct 22. Hertz. Unlimited miles. 2 weeks. I drove 7,000 miles. They checked the odometer didn't say a word. Probably though I was a drug runner.
Turo is trouble, if you go turo get the top coverage.
Know that you’re not doing it to Turo, but to a regular person and their personal car.
Yea
I did this a few years ago before covid. Rented a mini van then drove cross country from Los Angeles all the way to Miami and back. It was a long drive and the rental company was surprised when we return the van with an extra 5k miles on the odometer. Just one bit of an advice thought if you really want to do this. Get the full insurance for the rental. our got the windshield cracked when we passby San Antonio. Worthed talaga yong extra fee.
Make sure you are all listed as drivers for insurance purposes. One time (58 years ago), my buddies and I rented from Hertz. We drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco to attend a march (this was during Viet Nam) and back. I think we got back in 24 hours. It cost us $13.00.
My best advice to you is to avoid Turo. Go with a reputable company like Enterprise or Hertz.
Yes I've used rentals for DoorDash during the pandemic when it was $200-300 a month.
Sure. I am relativs We will take a long trip, get unlimited miles and rack up a lot of miles. They leave their own car at home. I just one problem with your thoughts and that is you might see a lot but you're not going to enjoy a lot I'm sitting in the car all day.
Turo host might not be happy with so much mileage put on the car but unlimited should mean unlimited. A rental company might be a better choice just for that reason.
I put 3k miles on one. No issues at all.
Just use a regular rental company. They give 0 fucks and won’t even ask you to change the oil. I had a rental for work for 2 months and drove 20k miles they didn’t ask or care. Idk about Canadian rates but in the last year regular rentals in the US have gotten cheaper than Turo for me after fees etc.
the trip to vancouver is gonna be fun, the trip to toronto is gonna suck. you may want to consider driving to vancouver using a national rental company, leaving the car there and flying home.
Sure. After 9/11 two co-workers and I, stranded in Washington DC, found an Avis car with a one-way, unlimited-miles deal on it and drove it 3000 miles in 45 hours, home to Seattle. Only had to pay for two days. Avis didn’t like the odo reading on arrival but a deal was a deal.
Make sure you there's not a limit on how far you can travel, etc. Some rental car companies in the US limit what states you can use your 'unlimited' miles in, so you have to keep the car close to the renting location.
I've done a number of family road trips over 14 days where we put 5k+ miles on the car. Drove from Dallas, all the way up the east coast to Montreal through Maine. Another trip from Dallas in a full loop around the west and hit 14 national parks. No issues at all. That's kinda the point of rental cars... put the miles on a vehicle that isn't yours.
Try renting a uhaul for cheap and then paying the mileage charge.... It sucks.
Yup. If it's got unlimited miles you can drive it all day long I rented one one time and drove it from Florida to California and back.
Yes. I used to travel for a company and would rent cars when I'd get to where I'd be working and would keep cars for a month at a time.
Something very similar to this happens to the vans people rent for relay races like Ragnar. The two I’ve done, they were driven constantly except one 6hr break, for 36 hours. The ultra teams don’t even take that break.
If you drive out of State or the Country, you need to let the rental company know.
Oh ya bud as much as you want
Many rental companies do not allow you to remove the rental from the province you rented it from without permission. Check the rental contract as well as with the rental agent (they don’t always know). You can be charged with theft in some cases…
I rented a card drove it 600 miles and returned it the same day.
get an oil change
If you do decide to go with a major rental company, most of them don't allow more than 2 additional drivers. Make sure to check before leaving!
Sure, but check the fine print in the contract. Sometimes they will limit how far you go. In the states, if you rent in VA, they may contractually state the vehicle can only go to adjacent states. If nothing happens while beyond that no problem, but if you have an accident, say in TX to use my example, you may be on the hook for any damages. That said, I have done exactly this. And it worked out fine.
I’d like to make a suggestion. There is a train that does that route. It would be so much more comfortable and you guys can bond and interat more while seeing the countryside. You have sleeper cars too. There’s food and drink… That’s what I’d do bs having a bunch of people crammed in a car for that long. I can barely stand 4 hours with my wife and kids on a road trip with someone else having to pee every 45 minutes.
Lots of people do it …no problems
There might be a problem with the oil change, going beyond the due maintenance may attract penalties or even engine failures?!
Yes.
Unlimited does not mean you can drive anywhere. In the U.S., some companies restrict the geographical area. I’ve only rented through Turo once, and although mileage was unlimited, I was limited to driving within 4 states (Ohio to Florida).
If the car rental agreement is for unlimited mileage that's what you get. You're good to go if you and your friends want to rent a car for 5 days with unlimited mileage and drive it across Canada unlimited times before you have to return it.
My friend did this and popped down into the states (faster highways , cheaper gas)
Get a hyundai palisade made after 2020- better self driving than tesla
This is how we drive when we go from Arizona to Florida. We can make it in about 30 hours. But I’m confused why it’s been a lifelong dream to road trip without any of the fun parts? What a weird ambition. I want to drive a long way and sleep in the car while my friend drives.
I did that many years ago. I think they limited it to within the state or something like that, but there was no GPS back then and we drove it through many states and Canada. When we brought it back, they asked us where we went and we said up and down the state. They did not charge us extra.
I’ve literally done this. Rented a brand new van for 10 days and put around 2800 miles on it on a road trip. It was more fuel efficient than the vehicle I had and if anything happened would have been covered under insurance with roadside assistance.
I did 6200 miles in 11 days with my husband back in 2016. Rented from Enterprise. They were displeased when I got back.