If you’ve continued to be shocked by the price of rental cars for upcoming trips, there’s a Turo Amex Offer which could save you money on their alternative rental service.
The Deal
- Spend $150 in one or more transactions with Turo and get $30 back with an Amex Offer.
Key Terms
- Expires October 17, 2024.
- Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards are eligible.
- Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels.
- Valid online at US or Canada version website turo.com or through the US and Canada version merchant mobile app. Must book directly with Turo.
- Cars must be returned and completed by offer end date. Drivers under age 25 may have to pay higher rates.
- Not valid for Turo Shop and Turo gift card transactions. Excludes Community Benefits, previously completed trips, and payments made directly to hosts.
- Limit of 1 statement credit per Card Member. You may not receive the statement credit if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as qualifying for the offer.
- Statement credit will appear on your billing statement within 90 days after 10/17/2024, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.
Quick Thoughts
In case you’re not familiar with Turo, it’s like Airbnb for cars. People list their cars on Turo and you can rent it from them. Their website and app allows you to filter by price, vehicle type, make, location, etc.
We had our first experience with Turo when we rented a Tesla for my 40th birthday. The car’s owner was lovely and we had no problems at all, so it was a great way to experience driving a Tesla without the large expense of actually buying one ourselves.
It’s not only good for driving exotic cars, but it has the potential for saving you a decent amount of money versus a regular rental car too. My wife and her friend flew out to California to celebrate their 40th birthdays together for a mini road trip along the west coast. They rented an Audi Convertible for 9 days and it only cost an average of $47 per day. That was lower than even the cheapest rental cars were going for at the time, let alone how much they would’ve had to pay for a convertible from Hertz, Avis, Budget, etc.
That $47 per day even included Turo’s Standard coverage for physical damage of the vehicle, so if they’d gone for the Minimum plan or declined that coverage altogether, it would’ve been even cheaper.
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My Amex offer was $20 off from $200 booking. Not as good as shown here but great timing for myself.
I just got my first AMEX. If I don’t see this in my Offers tab of my app, does that mean it’s not available to me?
Most likely. However, Amex Offers have a quirk where you can only see 100 offers at any one time. If you have 100 offers being displayed, you’ll need to load some, then when you refresh (or log back in) you should see more offers in their place. It’s a little frustrating, but it’s something to bear in mind when looking at Amex Offers.
I assume this wouldn’t work for renting through Turo in france? (given the language about the US site)
Does anyone know for sure if the CSR primary rental coverage applies to Turo? If I use my AMEX I can get this $30 credit but would also need some insurance coverage. Might be better off going with CSR if it covers insurance.
I don’t think the CSSR covers Turo as it’s not a regular rental car agency.
this is great for short rental, does the card holder have to be the same as driver?
I believe so, but you can add additional drivers like you can with regular rental car companies.