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Car Rental evidence: 62 quotes from 9 creators

Every quote, figure and source behind our car rental guide: 62 quotes from 9 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.

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Monthly earnings, part time: $456–$1,900/month

“With a cheap $5,000 car, you can expect to make anywhere from $800 to $1,500 per month in profit.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:57)

“on the revenue side, this vehicle is bringing in anywhere from $1,200 to $1,800 a month.”

— Car Rental Coach, How Much Money Does One Car Make us on Turo? (YouTube, 22 Sep 2026, at 1:00)

“Whenever it comes to a Kia Soul, they generally make about $1,100 per month.”

— Aubrey Janik, The Economics of a Car Sharing Fleet (YouTube, 12 Oct 2026, at 3:46)

“We could average like 10 to 13,000 a month.”

— Brandon Ascari, Why Turo Hosts Are Leaving (And What I'm Doing About It) (YouTube, 29 Sep 2026, at 5:13) Disputes this figure.

“when I saw I make almost $2,000, $1,900 for the month of April”

— Rolls Henri, How I Went From 1 Car to 40 Cars on Turo (YouTube, 26 Jun 2026, at 6:43)

“So, $455.87 of monthly cash flow, the average ROI on these vehicles”

— Fleet Brothers, My Most Profitable Turo Cars… It’s not what you’d think! (YouTube, 18 Aug 2026, at 26:41)

“But now a car like that, you can't make that much. You're probably between 6 to 800 dollars a month, depending on your market”

— King of Rentals, Turo Has Changed... Here's What Every Host Needs to Know! (YouTube, 31 Oct 2026, at 4:22)

“So your average being let's just call it a thousand dollars per month.”

— King of Rentals, Turo VS Ride Share Rentals: Which Is More Profitable? (YouTube, 18 Oct 2026, at 1:08)

“So about $10,000 you can be successful with it to make about $1,000 a month”

— Car Rental Coach, The Secret To Building a Successful Car Rental Business (YouTube, 2 Nov 2026, at 22:57)

Full-time or part-time: full time capable

“I consider this a secondary income. It's certainly a sizable income”

— Brandon Ascari, Why Turo Hosts Are Leaving (And What I'm Doing About It) (YouTube, 29 Sep 2026, at 8:04) Disputes this figure.

“it's allowed us to build a real business, run multiple cars, do six figures with a flexible schedule.”

— Turo Hustle, Turo Is Making It Harder for Hosts (Here’s What Changed) (YouTube, 17 May 2026, at 0:59)

“Once you get past a few cars, this is no longer just a side hustle. You're running a real operation.”

— Rolls Henri, How I Run a 40-Car Turo Fleet Without Losing Control (YouTube, 24 Sep 2026, at 0:03)

“I quit my job and I start my tour journey and I purchased one little car which is my Mercedes-Benz and now have 40 vehicles.”

— Rolls Henri, The $75,000 Loan Mistake That Almost Destroyed My 40-Car Turo Business (YouTube, 30 Jun 2026)

“I quit my hotel manager job to become a Turo host.”

— Rolls Henri, How I Went From 1 Car to 40 Cars on Turo (YouTube, 26 Jun 2026, at 5:54)

“Now we have about 300 cars directly tailored towards Uber and Lyft drivers.”

— King of Rentals, How To Decide If It's Worth Renting To Someone! (YouTube, 21 Oct 2026, at 0:27)

“if you want to do this full-time, you you want to build it up to about 20 cars. And that's when I realized you could have a full-time employee while still making a profit on it.”

— Car Rental Coach, The Secret To Building a Successful Car Rental Business (YouTube, 2 Nov 2026, at 23:02) Disputes this figure.

Income volatility: high

“So our our revenue dropped 50% in the summer.”

— King of Rentals, Turo VS Ride Share Rentals: Which Is More Profitable? (YouTube, 18 Oct 2026, at 1:32)

Ongoing cost: $40–$133/month

“I recommend ABI.X, which comes out to about $100 per car per month.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:30)

“their insurance is $100 a month. They have a GPS tracker that's $12.95 a month. Then they have their car washes that are $20 a month, right? Those are all of your fixed costs.”

— Car Rental Coach, How Much Money Does One Car Make us on Turo? (YouTube, 22 Sep 2026, at 18:06)

“For this, I guess I can just write out off trip. Super variable. The prices will vary a ton, but you're talking about $40 to 120 per month.”

— King of Rentals, Insurance For Ride Share Rentals: The Ultimate Crash Course (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 5:38)

“On average, when we're on Turo, it was pretty close to 80 bucks a car per month is what we're spending per month per car on like scheduled maintenance.”

— King of Rentals, Turo VS Ride Share Rentals: Which Is More Profitable? (YouTube, 18 Oct 2026, at 6:30)

Platform fee (ride): 20%

“They have a set 8020 split that's going on and they are marketing themselves as the place for professional operators.”

— Car Rental Coach, I Wouldn't Depend on Turo Anymore...Here's Why... (YouTube, 12 Oct 2026, at 10:35)

Platform fee (turo): 10–30%

“80%, Turo gets 20%. Let's say that you go and deliver a vehicle for $100.”

— Car Rental Coach, Turo's Biggest Changes Yet Are Here... (YouTube, 5 Oct 2026, at 2:28)

“Turo would take either 30%, 20%, or 10%.”

— Brandon Ascari, Turo Quietly Changed How Much You Keep in 2026 (Here's the Math) (YouTube, 30 Jun 2026, at 0:59)

“Right now, we run on the 90/10 plan, which means we keep 90% of the trip revenue, and Turo gets 10% of the of the revenue, right?”

— Turo Hustle, Guest Damaged My Car. Turo Didn’t Make Them Pay. (YouTube, 7 Jun 2026, at 2:33)

“Now, after Turo took their 10%, we actually received about 173,000, right?”

— Turo Hustle, Is Turo Still Worth It In 2026? (YouTube, 28 May 2026, at 2:11)

“So, after that 10% cut, I'm you know, we're getting $144 off a car that was originally priced at 200.”

— Turo Hustle, Turo Is Making It Harder for Hosts (Here’s What Changed) (YouTube, 17 May 2026, at 2:04)

“If they book it 3 to 13 days in advance, the least you can get is 70%. The highest you can get is 90%.”

— King of Rentals, Turo Has Changed... Here's What Every Host Needs to Know! (YouTube, 31 Oct 2026, at 1:48)

Scalability: high

“We started with one car, made plenty of mistakes along the way, and eventually scaled to over 50 plus vehicles just in Pittsburgh with over a 100 vehicles through our multiple locations.”

— Car Rental Coach, How to Market a Car Rental Business in 2027 (YouTube, 30 Sep 2026, at 1:47)

“Those are three cars of our 45-car fleet that are completely out of commission.”

— Aubrey Janik, An Update on my 45-Car Car Sharing Fleet (YouTube, 21 Aug 2026, at 7:14)

“So, you can maybe see how these numbers work out, especially once you have 30, 40, 50 cars, and how it can end up being a substantial amount of money over time.”

— Aubrey Janik, The Economics of a Car Sharing Fleet (YouTube, 12 Oct 2026, at 18:42)

“So, you can easily pocket $400 profit on each vehicle every month. So, if you have multiple vehicles like I have right now, it become very profitable.”

— Rolls Henri, What I'd Do Differently If I Started a Turo Business Again (After Building a 40-Car Fleet) (YouTube, 4 Jul 2026, at 8:09)

“I quit my job and I start my tour journey and I purchased one little car which is my Mercedes-Benz and now have 40 vehicles.”

— Rolls Henri, The $75,000 Loan Mistake That Almost Destroyed My 40-Car Turo Business (YouTube, 30 Jun 2026)

“eventually grew to this amount of vehicles that I have today, which is 40 on my fleet”

— Rolls Henri, How I Went From 1 Car to 40 Cars on Turo (YouTube, 26 Jun 2026, at 3:48)

“You can have 10 cars, 20 cars, 30 cars, or more.”

— Rolls Henri, Why I Wish I Knew This Before I Started Turo (YouTube, 21 Sep 2026, at 4:28)

“Started with one car, grew it all up. We have about 300 right now between Phoenix and LA.”

— King of Rentals, Turo Has Changed... Here's What Every Host Needs to Know! (YouTube, 31 Oct 2026, at 0:09)

Startup cost: $5,000–$17,000

“you need to budget $5,000 to buy your first rental car.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:05)

“Typically, I say people should have at least 7 to 10K sitting aside to be able to get into this business.”

— Car Rental Coach, Dave Ramsey Just Went OFF on Turo.... (YouTube, 26 Oct 2026, at 16:17)

“are very easily purchased for about $5,000.”

— Aubrey Janik, The Economics of a Car Sharing Fleet (YouTube, 12 Oct 2026, at 1:50)

“Like $17,000 is about where I'd expect you to come in.”

— Fleet Brothers, My Most Profitable Turo Cars… It’s not what you’d think! (YouTube, 18 Aug 2026, at 27:19)

“For $5 to $10,000 a car, 1,200 a month.”

— King of Rentals, How Much Money Do You ACTUALLY Make Renting Cars? (YouTube, 16 Oct 2026, at 2:22)

“So about $10,000 is what I recommend to start.”

— Car Rental Coach, The Secret To Building a Successful Car Rental Business (YouTube, 2 Nov 2026, at 20:28)

Vehicle required: yes

“you need to budget $5,000 to buy your first rental car.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:05)

“you could buy a car, a really nice car, and you could have people pay you to use the car every once in a while”

— Fleet Brothers, My Most Profitable Turo Cars… It’s not what you’d think! (YouTube, 18 Aug 2026, at 0:54)

“Buy a car, add it to the system, and rent it out.”

— King of Rentals, Turo Has Changed... Here's What Every Host Needs to Know! (YouTube, 31 Oct 2026, at 0:18)

Work mode: local

“This is a hard business though to own if you're not there. I mean, you've got to be able to do damage control and crisis management and booking emergencies.”

— Acquisitions Anonymous Podcast, This $655K Hawaii Business Makes $263K a Year?! (YouTube, 30 Oct 2026, at 16:51)

Single reports, not yet confirmed

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Monthly earnings, part time

“With a cheap $5,000 car, you can expect to make anywhere from $800 to $1,500 per month in profit.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:57). Reported: $800–$1,800/month

“on the revenue side, this vehicle is bringing in anywhere from $1,200 to $1,800 a month.”

— Car Rental Coach, How Much Money Does One Car Make us on Turo? (YouTube, 22 Sep 2026, at 1:00). Reported: $800–$1,800/month

“Whenever it comes to a Kia Soul, they generally make about $1,100 per month.”

— Aubrey Janik, The Economics of a Car Sharing Fleet (YouTube, 12 Oct 2026, at 3:46). Reported: $800–$1,800/month

Startup cost

“So about $10,000 is what I recommend to start.”

— Car Rental Coach, The Secret To Building a Successful Car Rental Business (YouTube, 2 Nov 2026, at 20:28). Reported: $10,000

“you need to budget $5,000 to buy your first rental car.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:05). Reported: $5,000

“Typically, I say people should have at least 7 to 10K sitting aside to be able to get into this business.”

— Car Rental Coach, Dave Ramsey Just Went OFF on Turo.... (YouTube, 26 Oct 2026, at 16:17). Reported: $7,000–$10,000

Ongoing cost

“I recommend ABI.X, which comes out to about $100 per car per month.”

— Alex Profits, How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 0:30). Reported: $100/month

“their insurance is $100 a month. They have a GPS tracker that's $12.95 a month. Then they have their car washes that are $20 a month, right? Those are all of your fixed costs.”

— Car Rental Coach, How Much Money Does One Car Make us on Turo? (YouTube, 22 Sep 2026, at 18:06). Reported: $133/month

“On average, when we're on Turo, it was pretty close to 80 bucks a car per month is what we're spending per month per car on like scheduled maintenance.”

— King of Rentals, Turo VS Ride Share Rentals: Which Is More Profitable? (YouTube, 18 Oct 2026, at 6:30). Reported: $80/month

Common pitfalls

“I've noticed one thing that puts the entire business at risk, and that thing is building the business around one platform.”

— Car Rental Coach, I Wouldn't Depend on Turo Anymore...Here's Why... (YouTube, 12 Oct 2026, at 0:04). Reported: building the business around one platform

“Never accept the first offer. Run a fair market value analysis, file a supplemental claim, and claim your loss of rental income.”

— Car Rental Coach, Nobody Talks About How Hard It Is To Go From This To This 🚗 (YouTube, 15 Oct 2026). Reported: Accepting the insurer's first offer on a totaled car

“Do NOT pay the tow yard to release it until you call Turo. If it's totaled, they send IAA to grab it for free.”

— Car Rental Coach, Nobody Talks About How Hard It Is To Go From This To This 🚗 (YouTube, 15 Oct 2026). Reported: Paying the tow yard to release a totaled car before calling Turo

Platform fee

“Turo would take either 30%, 20%, or 10%.”

— Brandon Ascari, Turo Quietly Changed How Much You Keep in 2026 (Here's the Math) (YouTube, 30 Jun 2026, at 0:59). Reported: 10–30%

“Right now, we run on the 90/10 plan, which means we keep 90% of the trip revenue, and Turo gets 10% of the of the revenue, right?”

— Turo Hustle, Guest Damaged My Car. Turo Didn’t Make Them Pay. (YouTube, 7 Jun 2026, at 2:33). Reported: 10%

“Now, after Turo took their 10%, we actually received about 173,000, right?”

— Turo Hustle, Is Turo Still Worth It In 2026? (YouTube, 28 May 2026, at 2:11). Reported: 10%

Income volatility

“So our our revenue dropped 50% in the summer.”

— King of Rentals, Turo VS Ride Share Rentals: Which Is More Profitable? (YouTube, 18 Oct 2026, at 1:32). Reported: high

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All data

FactValueSource
Monthly earnings, part time$456–$1,900/monthAlex Profits, Oct 2026; Car Rental Coach, Sep 2026; Aubrey Janik, Oct 2026; Brandon Ascari, Sep 2026; Rolls Henri, Jun 2026; Fleet Brothers, Aug 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026; Car Rental Coach, Nov 2026
Full-time or part-timefull time capableBrandon Ascari, Sep 2026; Turo Hustle, May 2026; Rolls Henri, Sep 2026; Rolls Henri, Jun 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026; Car Rental Coach, Nov 2026
Income volatilityhighKing of Rentals, Oct 2026
Ongoing cost$40–$133/monthAlex Profits, Oct 2026; Car Rental Coach, Sep 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026
Platform fee (ride)20%Car Rental Coach, Oct 2026
Platform fee (turo)10–30%Car Rental Coach, Oct 2026; Brandon Ascari, Jun 2026; Turo Hustle, Jun 2026; Turo Hustle, May 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026
ScalabilityhighCar Rental Coach, Sep 2026; Aubrey Janik, Aug 2026; Aubrey Janik, Oct 2026; Rolls Henri, Jul 2026; Rolls Henri, Jun 2026; Rolls Henri, Sep 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026
Startup cost$5,000–$17,000Alex Profits, Oct 2026; Car Rental Coach, Oct 2026; Aubrey Janik, Oct 2026; Fleet Brothers, Aug 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026; Car Rental Coach, Nov 2026
Vehicle requiredyesAlex Profits, Oct 2026; Fleet Brothers, Aug 2026; King of Rentals, Oct 2026
Work modelocalAcquisitions Anonymous Podcast, Oct 2026