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:tits: and I are taking a weekend trip to the Keys next weekend, picked up a Mini Cooper Coupe on Turo with :manuel:

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Such a weird looking car, she will likely :butwhy: me pretty hard. There was also a four door Cooper S for the same price but they didn't offer airport delivery :disgust:
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D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:54 pm :tits: and I are taking a weekend trip to the Keys next weekend, picked up a Mini Cooper Coupe on Turo with :manuel:

:popcorn:

Such a weird looking car, she will likely :butwhy: me pretty hard. There was also a four door Cooper S for the same price but they didn't offer airport delivery :disgust:
What year ? Color etc?
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Called :dillerman: for brake fluid change...

$99.99 oil change > :notbad:
$259.99 for brake fluid :wtf: that's excessive

Asked for tire rotation and they told me "we don't do that" :wtf:
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:56 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:54 pm :tits: and I are taking a weekend trip to the Keys next weekend, picked up a Mini Cooper Coupe on Turo with :manuel:

:popcorn:

Such a weird looking car, she will likely :butwhy: me pretty hard. There was also a four door Cooper S for the same price but they didn't offer airport delivery :disgust:
What year ? Color etc?
It's a 2015 (I thought they only made the Coupe one year?) and grey I think.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:58 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:56 pm

What year ? Color etc?
It's a 2015 (I thought they only made the Coupe one year?) and grey I think.
Ah gotcha. R gen then. Curious to see what you will think. My buddy is renting out his pooper on Turo constantly. I personally don't understand that practice at all but yea it does get you to try out special cars for longer periods of time for not much money.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:01 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:58 pm

It's a 2015 (I thought they only made the Coupe one year?) and grey I think.
Ah gotcha. R gen then. Curious to see what you will think. My buddy is renting out his pooper on Turo constantly. I personally don't understand that practice at all but yea it does get you to try out special cars for longer periods of time for not much money.
In this case it's $20 more than a poverty-spec rental that we would otherwise need. I don't think I would rent out my personal car :doe: , you'd have to really not give a shit.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:17 pm
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Ah gotcha. R gen then. Curious to see what you will think. My buddy is renting out his pooper on Turo constantly. I personally don't understand that practice at all but yea it does get you to try out special cars for longer periods of time for not much money.
In this case it's $20 more than a poverty-spec rental that we would otherwise need. I don't think I would rent out my personal car :doe: , you'd have to really not give a shit.
Especially a MANUAL
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:23 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:17 pm

In this case it's $20 more than a poverty-spec rental that we would otherwise need. I don't think I would rent out my personal car :doe: , you'd have to really not give a shit.
Especially a MANUAL
If I ever did it, I think an auto Wrangler would be the move - everyone wants one so they would command a high price and frequent bookings, but they're also very durable and hard to fuck up.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:26 pm
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Especially a MANUAL
If I ever did it, I think an auto Wrangler would be the move - everyone wants one so they would command a high price and frequent bookings, but they're also very durable and hard to fuck up.
And best part is abundant cheap bumpers because everyone wants METAL BUMPER!?
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D Griff wrote::tits: and I are taking a weekend trip to the Keys next weekend, picked up a Mini Cooper Coupe on Turo with :manuel:

:popcorn:

Such a weird looking car, she will likely :butwhy: me pretty hard. There was also a four door Cooper S for the same price but they didn't offer airport delivery :disgust:
How the fuck do you have vacation time and money (not to mention NO FUCKS GIVEN ABOUT A FUCKING PANDEMIC) to travel every fucking week? Does your wife actually make millions?
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:57 pm Called :dillerman: for brake fluid change...

$99.99 oil change > :notbad:
$259.99 for brake fluid :wtf: that's excessive

Asked for tire rotation and they told me "we don't do that" :wtf:
:dillerman: doesn't rotate tires? :wat:
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D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:54 pm :tits: and I are taking a weekend trip to the Keys next weekend, picked up a Mini Cooper Coupe on Turo with :manuel:

:popcorn:

Such a weird looking car, she will likely :butwhy: me pretty hard. There was also a four door Cooper S for the same price but they didn't offer airport delivery :disgust:
How does Turo work with airport delivery? The owner actually drives the thing to the airport for you to pick up then what...takes a cab home? Seems like a lot of hassle for minimal payback.

Really curious to hear what you think about the Coupe :doe: They're funky and unique...a red one popped up on FB marketplace here with 50k miles for $10k. Seems like a decent value.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 2472073574
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:54 pm :tits: and I are taking a weekend trip to the Keys next weekend, picked up a Mini Cooper Coupe on Turo with :manuel:

:popcorn:

Such a weird looking car, she will likely :butwhy: me pretty hard. There was also a four door Cooper S for the same price but they didn't offer airport delivery :disgust:
How does Turo work with airport delivery? The owner actually drives the thing to the airport for you to pick up then what...takes a cab home? Seems like a lot of hassle for minimal payback.

Really curious to hear what you think about the Coupe :doe: They're funky and unique...a red one popped up on FB marketplace here with 50k miles for $10k. Seems like a decent value.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 2472073574
Yep. I had a friend of mine doing it for a living. Until he :nope: 'ed out. He even bought a "fleet" of 8 cars. Essentially drove em up to the airport and ubered back.

FYI most of the money he made on people crashing the cars and mileage overages. The actual fee was worthless and too much of a hassle (per him). But Turo really cracked down on excess mileage fees, and he couldn't dick with insurance pay outs anymore, so he :nope: 'ed out.

Also every single one of his cars was crashed at least once, and one vehicle was crashed 3 times. In a span of 1 year.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:22 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:06 pm
How does Turo work with airport delivery? The owner actually drives the thing to the airport for you to pick up then what...takes a cab home? Seems like a lot of hassle for minimal payback.

Really curious to hear what you think about the Coupe :doe: They're funky and unique...a red one popped up on FB marketplace here with 50k miles for $10k. Seems like a decent value.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 2472073574
Yep. I had a friend of mine doing it for a living. Until he :nope: 'ed out. He even bought a "fleet" of 8 cars. Essentially drove em up to the airport and ubered back.

FYI most of the money he made on people crashing the cars and mileage overages. The actual fee was worthless and too much of a hassle (per him). But Turo really cracked down on excess mileage fees, and he couldn't dick with insurance pay outs anymore, so he :nope: 'ed out.

Also every single one of his cars was crashed at least once, and one vehicle was crashed 3 times. In a span of 1 year.
People give zero fucks, of course the cars get trashed. I could never make sense of why people participate in Turo. Still can't.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:18 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:22 pm
Yep. I had a friend of mine doing it for a living. Until he :nope: 'ed out. He even bought a "fleet" of 8 cars. Essentially drove em up to the airport and ubered back.

FYI most of the money he made on people crashing the cars and mileage overages. The actual fee was worthless and too much of a hassle (per him). But Turo really cracked down on excess mileage fees, and he couldn't dick with insurance pay outs anymore, so he :nope: 'ed out.

Also every single one of his cars was crashed at least once, and one vehicle was crashed 3 times. In a span of 1 year.
People give zero fucks, of course the cars get trashed. I could never make sense of why people participate in Turo. Still can't.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:22 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:18 pm
People give zero fucks, of course the cars get trashed. I could never make sense of why people participate in Turo. Still can't.
Share your house
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:disgust: on all that. We did airbnb and that's a :nope: ever again. People suck, what's mine is mine.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:22 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:06 pm
How does Turo work with airport delivery? The owner actually drives the thing to the airport for you to pick up then what...takes a cab home? Seems like a lot of hassle for minimal payback.

Really curious to hear what you think about the Coupe :doe: They're funky and unique...a red one popped up on FB marketplace here with 50k miles for $10k. Seems like a decent value.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 2472073574
Yep. I had a friend of mine doing it for a living. Until he :nope: 'ed out. He even bought a "fleet" of 8 cars. Essentially drove em up to the airport and ubered back.

FYI most of the money he made on people crashing the cars and mileage overages. The actual fee was worthless and too much of a hassle (per him). But Turo really cracked down on excess mileage fees, and he couldn't dick with insurance pay outs anymore, so he :nope: 'ed out.

Also every single one of his cars was crashed at least once, and one vehicle was crashed 3 times. In a span of 1 year.
:mindblown:
Sounds totally pointless and rage inducing. I guess they have a high turn over rate, people trying their hand at it and like your buddy pulling the 'chute.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:32 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:22 pm

Share your house
Share your car
Share your wife
Become a cuck

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:disgust: on all that. We did airbnb and that's a :nope: ever again. People suck, what's mine is mine.
My update from the cleaning girl today:

-some paint on the walls, tiles and a bed sheet
-large oven element doesn't seem to work
-Rotten bag of potatoes in the lower cupboard, threw out but there is a stain where they sat and it won't come out.

I'll be painting this winter (no surprise)
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Tarspin wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:58 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:32 pm
:disgust: on all that. We did airbnb and that's a :nope: ever again. People suck, what's mine is mine.
My update from the cleaning girl today:

-some paint on the walls, tiles and a bed sheet
-large oven element doesn't seem to work
-Rotten bag of potatoes in the lower cupboard, threw out but there is a stain where they sat and it won't come out.

I'll be painting this winter (no surprise)
An investment property like yours is one thing... is put up with the bs.

But when it's your primary residence and people do that shit... :nope:
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:32 pm
Tarspin wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:58 pm

My update from the cleaning girl today:

-some paint on the walls, tiles and a bed sheet
-large oven element doesn't seem to work
-Rotten bag of potatoes in the lower cupboard, threw out but there is a stain where they sat and it won't come out.

I'll be painting this winter (no surprise)
An investment property like yours is one thing... is put up with the bs.

But when it's your primary residence and people do that shit... :nope:
People suck as you and I very well know and why we moved as far as possible.
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What is the proper brake fluid for the pooper F gen, and is there any special bleed procedure?
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:39 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:32 pm
An investment property like yours is one thing... is put up with the bs.

But when it's your primary residence and people do that shit... :nope:
People suck as you and I very well know and why we moved as far as possible.
:dat:
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/f ... flush.html

Of course... with my luck seems like the F56 brakes a bitch to bleed for some mysterious reason.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:57 pm Called :dillerman: for brake fluid change...

$99.99 oil change > :notbad:
$259.99 for brake fluid :wtf: that's excessive

Asked for tire rotation and they told me "we don't do that" :wtf:
Fucking hell. We charged less than that at Porsche for a brake flush. That’s criminal.
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fledonfoot wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:09 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:57 pm Called :dillerman: for brake fluid change...

$99.99 oil change > :notbad:
$259.99 for brake fluid :wtf: that's excessive

Asked for tire rotation and they told me "we don't do that" :wtf:
Fucking hell. We charged less than that at Porsche for a brake flush. That’s criminal.
Another place wants $209. Still not happy. I found oem fluid locally for $15 for 3 quarts. And I’ll probably get a another pressure bleeder since mine shit itself.
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