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    I just had a look at the Turo site and it seems like there is quite the selection. Just super nervous that if you book it and the owner changes his mind you are shit out of luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msommers View Post
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    Man prices have really gone up for car rentals. When I went it was like $30 USD/day for an SUV.
    Yeah we used to rent SUV from Dollar/Thrifty for ~$35USD/day in Oahu. Cheap. The last couple times were Ford Explorer with the 3rd row seating. It was nice.

    We just booked Oahu for December last night. Looking forward to it!

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    Sorry, hijacking thread.

    My favourite things to do in Maui are.

    Haleakala sunset
    Snorkelling at Slaughter house beach.
    Alii Nui Sailing Charters full day cruise
    Wailea Marriott Luau – Te Au Moana
    Mammas Fish House
    Horse back riding
    Road to Hana
    Waimoku Falls hike.
    Big Beach surf
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    We usually book our rental car through discount Hawaii car rental, for our January trip I had originally booked a rental which had a total cost of $1050, which was bonkers in comparison to previous trips for a full size.

    Continued to check randomly and eventually got a booking for $540 for same size/dates.

    Would recommend checking sporadically if only jacked up prices are available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 89coupe View Post
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    Sorry, hijacking thread.

    My favourite things to do in Maui are.

    Haleakala sunset
    Is this part of a helicopter tour? Or can you just go check it out?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JordanEG6 View Post
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    Is this part of a helicopter tour? Or can you just go check it out?
    Drive your way up and pay the park fee (though I only remember paying it 1/2 times). You prob wanna be up there 2h before sunset... otherwise you park a bit lower and it's a long hike up, then hiking down in the dark.
    Sunrise you can pre-book a parking spot, I've never tried that though.

    Also be prepared for it to be very very windy.

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    Just got back from Maui and used Turo for my vehicle, I rented a ridgeline from Guillermo C. and the experience was fantastic. They took my flight number and tracked it to ensure when we would arrive and they were waiting just outside in the parking lot for us with a clean vehicle and fully disinfected. We then did a quick 5 minute walk through of the vehicle making sure there was no issues/damage and off we went. There are some Turo experiences where they just receive the vehicle after a family has used it for a week. The cost was half of what the rental companies were charging.

    For return all I had to do was take pictures of the vehicle and they met me in the lot and took the keys back. Much better than the whole rental car check in process.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JordanEG6 View Post
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    Is this part of a helicopter tour? Or can you just go check it out?
    Just drive up.

    Wear warmer clothes.

    Go early as they have a cutoff now, for capacity.

    Photo I took from one year.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzhgbi2j...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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    I did Haleakala sunset, but learned it was more often cloudy at sunset than sunrise.

    If you can drag your ass out of bed early enough, apparently sunrise is the way to go.

    +1 for bringing warm clothes, it's cold as balls up there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjblair View Post
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    I did Haleakala sunset, but learned it was more often cloudy at sunset than sunrise.

    If you can drag your ass out of bed early enough, apparently sunrise is the way to go.

    +1 for bringing warm clothes, it's cold as balls up there.
    You are above the cloud line haha, that’s what makes it so epic.

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    damn, phones have had major advancements since 2017...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jwslam View Post
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    damn, phones have had major advancements since 2017...
    I took that photo in 2010 lol


    Here are some photos I took with a phone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 89coupe View Post
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    You are above the cloud line haha, that’s what makes it so epic.

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    I know, I was there

    I should be more specific I guess. If you go in the morning, you can see the sun cross the horizon, as opposed to the cloud line.

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    Yes I saw, what is the cancellation policy of the owner?

    Are they obligated to the dates you reserve?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjblair View Post
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    I know, I was there

    I should be more specific I guess. If you go in the morning, you can see the sun cross the horizon, as opposed to the cloud line.

    True, but it’s a pain in the ass waking up at like 5am and fumbling your way in the dark amongst a million tourists trying to find a good spot, haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 89coupe View Post
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    Yes I saw, what is the cancellation policy of the owner?

    Are they obligated to the dates you reserve?
    You're over thinking this.

    This is no different then VRBO versus hotel.
    I like neat cars.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 90_Shelby View Post
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    You're over thinking this.

    This is no different then VRBO versus hotel.
    Well it’s a little more risky I would think.

    Only one car, no backups, hope nothing happens to car or owner before booking date.

    I guess you could gamble and book when you arrive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxout View Post
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    Hey All,

    Heading to Oahu in August and looks like car rental is still roughly $2500 for a couple of weeks. Have anyone used Turo and how was the experience? Price seems like half the cost compared to the rental.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jwslam View Post
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    damn, phones have had major advancements since 2017...
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    I took that photo in 2010 lol
    I mean phones nowadays can do multitudes better than the pic I attached.

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    I had my Turo booking cancelled 2 weeks out due to maintenance reasons. Owner didn't offer any of their other 5 cars and just cancelled the booking. I ended up going with National.
    Turo needs insurance on top as well. Not sure how credit card coverage works with it. Hawaii is shutting down airport delivery of Turo cars citing it is illegal to do business on airport grounds without a permit.
    I don't think I'll try Turo again after my experience.

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