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Only a select handful of folks will drive my stuff.. I got to take my buddies RR out and I rung it out per his ok, I told myself I break it I buy it when I was having fun.. 383 and 4 speed is very addictive. The manual steering and brakes required adjustment on my part..
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Neighbor wanted to ride my '78 Harley Sportster (kick start only). With my fingers crossed (that he could not do it) I told him that if he could start it, he could take it out for a ride. Nothing doing, he finally gave up (I knew how to start it in one lazy kick).
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A new twist on dating services? You can only guess who would show up, what they'd do with your car and whether or not you'd ever see it again. For what, a few hundred a day less Hagerty's cut? No eff'n way!
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Anybody wanna share your ride with me ? I'll surely let you know if it's up to snuff !! I'll let you know exactly what rpm your engine reached before it exploded.
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Yeah, like I'm going to let somebody else drive Max!
I wouldn't rent out a car as valuable and irreplaceable as my charger.
Now if you bought a not so nice (but decent) example specifically for the purpose of renting it out, why not? I'm sure the cars are covered by hagerty insurance.
You could probably make some extra $$$ as long as you do have access to free storage and can do the maintenance yourself.
I know multiple classic car rental companies that are in business for over a decade.
So it obviously can be profitable if done right.
They most likely make the customer pay for a blown engine and are covered against wrecks and thiefs.
Now if you bought a not so nice (but decent) example specifically for the purpose of renting it out, why not? I'm sure the cars are covered by hagerty insurance.
You could probably make some extra $$$ as long as you do have access to free storage and can do the maintenance yourself.
I know multiple classic car rental companies that are in business for over a decade.
So it obviously can be profitable if done right.
They most likely make the customer pay for a blown engine and are covered against wrecks and thiefs.
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I don't think I could do it...
This is the only car I let people drive and man did a few of them drive it. This is a friend of my sons and he beg me to let him use it for his wedding. A 94 I bought in 2005. Stupid crazy to drive, first to second was dangers, but in second gear at 2500 rpm's it was a missile when you dropped the hammer. My son is the third from the left. No one has driven my Coronet or any car since. I wouldn't even buy a used car from a rental company. I sold it a year later and it needed tires and a clutch. It had 32,000 miles on it when I sold it.
There was another thread on leasing your ride out I recall for a movie shoot that drew harsh responses. This is different in that for a video shoot, I’d be open only if I was on site to supervise. Nada, for renting out my car. Been with too many people in rental cars on biz and vacation beating the **** out of them. Lol, rent a muscle car from a private owner? Who’s going to drive it like it was stolen?
Seems more complicated IMO, if say there’s some defect found causing a crash? My car safety inspected? Yeah, by me. Legit? Maybe there’s a qualified inspection required; haven’t checked. Have to think there is. Hmm, maybe a brake failure, broken throttle spring or jammed linkage upon flooring it? Who installed it? Well I did. Protected from liability from the deceased’s family if it’s found to be a defective install? A qualified inspection going to be so fine tooth as to pick something like this out? Gee, ya know the throttle cable was installed where it could cause a bind up at some point. It’s happened to me as well as a return spring snapping.
Reminds me when I was selling my GTO. I let a guy test drive it while I was riding along; he floors it and he pulled back on the adjustable steering wheel breaking it. Guy had never driven a muscle car before. Another time a mechanic friend of my brother’s, unfamiliar with push button automatics, pulls the park lever down before the car was stopped breaking the parking sprag. No rental attraction for me..
Seems more complicated IMO, if say there’s some defect found causing a crash? My car safety inspected? Yeah, by me. Legit? Maybe there’s a qualified inspection required; haven’t checked. Have to think there is. Hmm, maybe a brake failure, broken throttle spring or jammed linkage upon flooring it? Who installed it? Well I did. Protected from liability from the deceased’s family if it’s found to be a defective install? A qualified inspection going to be so fine tooth as to pick something like this out? Gee, ya know the throttle cable was installed where it could cause a bind up at some point. It’s happened to me as well as a return spring snapping.
Reminds me when I was selling my GTO. I let a guy test drive it while I was riding along; he floors it and he pulled back on the adjustable steering wheel breaking it. Guy had never driven a muscle car before. Another time a mechanic friend of my brother’s, unfamiliar with push button automatics, pulls the park lever down before the car was stopped breaking the parking sprag. No rental attraction for me..
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There are a couple of commercials out for a company that wants you to rent your car to strangers. The first one is an executive type that rents a VW bus for a surfing trip. That's okay. The second one has a mother and her daughter renting a fancy Porsche (Sorry I don't know my Porsches) from an older guy so they can step out on some red carpet and look cool. I don't think I would go for that. I think if you had a muscle car that looked powerful but wasn't, maybe. But if it was rare, no. Maybe like an 80's Mustang convertible 4 cylinder.
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