Car Rental Experiences

Discussions center on challenges and user stories with car rental services, including damage, tickets, pricing issues, poor treatment of rental cars, and comparisons to peer-to-peer platforms like Zipcar and GetAround.

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jobjh797878 Jun 22, 2015 View on HN

Wouldn't ZipCar or the smart car rental service have these issues? How do they handle them?

monkeywork Apr 8, 2020 View on HN

does that hold true for car rentals as well?

evandev Jun 25, 2019 View on HN

Well they do when you are renting from a large company, such as a car rental company.[0][0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20277134

hvs May 16, 2011 View on HN

Since you are renting, it's not really "your car", it's the rental company's. And I think they have a vested interest in controlling how you use their car.

usixk Aug 1, 2024 View on HN

don't car rental companies have this kind of churn regardless of the vehicle make/model?

fragmede May 5, 2025 View on HN

Ah, missed that, thanks. still, it's not like rental places don't have a choice of cars

A good example of how people treat rental cars:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqCrGIyGxCo

bastardoperator Jan 18, 2024 View on HN

Knowing the way people drive rental cars, not a chance.

Kaibeezy Dec 18, 2022 View on HN

Car rentals seem like the obvious place to do this. Blame it on the rent-a-car company or the previous driver, while avoiding both the toll and the egregious rent-a-car company admin fee.

mrheosuper Oct 14, 2025 View on HN

Which will be costly. Also, it does not guarantee the user will return your car, right?