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Lyft Rentals — Renting a car just got easier
Now you can rent a car for road trips, moving day, errands, and that much-needed weekend escape. You won’t pay extra for gas, and Lyft covers your ride to and from the rental lot (up to $20 each way). No lines, hidden fees or last-minute vehicle model changes.
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@rrhoover skurt was a great service. Turns out delivering cars is operationally challenging.
@rrhoover great concept indeed. https://drivekyte.com is now delivering rental cars to your door in SF! Let me know if you wanna try it
doesn't seem to be live, and interesting concept. Doesn't seem to be a great business model for them to grow or profit....seems more of a money waster with what's promised. We shall see, not really a ride share type of person, never really was a supporter.
This is basically a free car rental... at least with the current pricing.🔥💰🔥💰🔥
@chrismessina thanks for hunting us! Excited to hear your feedback after you try it.
Hi @ryanmarr! Not p2p. We have specific areas around the city that we operate.
I read their page but had a hard time understanding how they make worthwhile money.
@mac_south1 @_gordee I was curious too and so I called Chase Benefit Services to ask them if they consider Lyft Rental Cars as a rental car service. They do NOT consider it a rental car service despite it not being similar to Get Around or Turo.
So for people with Chase, be warned that they will not give you primary auto coverage on Lyft Rentals. Not sure if Lyft offers collision damage waivers but if they do, make your decision operating under the assumption that Chase won't cover you as they do other rental companies.
@ffumarola @chrismessina One thing to make sure of is that they understand that the rental is not for ride share. There is often confusion on their end when they hear "Lyft" and "rentals". We specifically call this out in the FAQ as it has come up before.
https://www.lyft.com/rider/renta...
@chrismessina @_gordee Gordon, yep I triple confirmed that to make sure they didn't think I was talking about renting a car as a contractor to give people rides. Chris, no idea, but the standard companies, Zipcar, etc, all count as rental car services to them.
This makes so much sense. I've used Turo and Getaround a ton but would love one central app for on-demand transportation needs. Smart move by Lyft if it can scale.
@taylormajewski Agreed - also found that there were so many hidden fees on Turo so hopefully this is a bit more transparent!
Can apply to all models, trucks & EVs 2, those over 25+ & nationwide? sadly needed vs the legacy rental companies
This idea makes a ton of sense. High time someone centralized the car rental space. I wonder if Lyft will own and provide it's own fleet of cars for renting, or will it offering car rentals for privately owned vehicles - like what Lyft does
Who provides the cars? I’m assuming lyft didn’t just go out and buy a fleet. If they can get in/near airports this could become a good revenue stream
I love lyft! The service, cars and lyft customer service are just awesome! I used a different app before but my friend insisted i try lyft. It's been 3 months and i am a very happy customer)))
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