I Quit TURO And Revealed My Hidden GPS TRACKING Solution

Well Turo was a fun experiment, I made a few thousand dollars but it wasn't worth it in the end. Now that my cars are delisted and being sold off, I can finally show how they were GPS tracked while I'm removing it. I was using a simple setup called Bouncie that plugs into the OBD2 port, but completely hidden with an OBD2 splitter so they couldn't be removed. So far the Dart and Cayenne are sold, and the Durango and Fiat 500 shouldn't be far behind!

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Common Questions:

What motorcycle do I ride? A few. Ducati 1198, Honda Goldwing, Honda Grom, Honda Ruckus

What do I do for a living? Make YouTube videos.

Can you wheelie? No, I suck.

Are you fast? Sort of. I suck mostly though.

Where can I keep up with you off the bike?

Instagram: WatchJRGo

Facebook: WatchJRGo (or JRGo, FB hates my branding)

Do you go to school? College, for 2 classes.

Why do you ride so dangerously? What do mean? I was doing 25.

Do you go to the track? Of course, hopefully there will be videos in the future.

Do you play video games? No, but I might stream N64 Goldeneye at some point. Twitch: WatchJRGo

Are you afraid the police will watch your videos and arrest you? Something something evidence something something warrants and due process of law

#DodgeDart #CheapCar #GPSTracking

[Autos]

I always wired my trackers into the power seat harness, taped everything up, and stuffed it under the carpet. I knew where they were and still had a hell of a time finding them.

[Dakiraun]

I had a feeling Turo wouldn't last long - seems like an awful lot of trouble and expense for very little gain. Good call.

[RealRickCox]

I hear a lot of people are quitting Turo... don't blame you. It's just not profitable enough. And car prices are going to be dropping in the near future... You played the game perfectly.

[pops]

I’m relieved you got out of Turo. Your time is literally money, and if it’s not paying well, and taking up content making time, then time to move on. Good thing is you helped the viewers learn about Turo so they can understand what they are getting into

[VanisleNSX]

I like seeing JR sell off some of his cars as that translates to more new cars and projects

[cs_yt]

I really appreciate your Turo experiment. I was considering and you confirmed my suspicions, so it saved time and hassle. Looking forward for what's coming next.

[mofosoto]

Glad to see you bail on the Turo enterprise. It seems like there's a lot of potential for one to make a living managing a small stable of cars but the problem is you are competing against large stables and full on businesses. It is not as "peer-to-peer" as Turo would want you to believe. It's good for people that have an extra car or 2 that's already paid off because you are not dependent on Turo for the earnings and can tell them to F-off of they raise their commission. So it could still be good for you JR, if you plan to keep some of those cars around. Obviously, it needs to be a long enough period to be worth listing it. You don't want to have to keep registering cars on and off Turo every month. I'm sure people will want to book a JR car when they come into Wichita and Turo can make exceptions to certain cars that are too old or have too much mileage since you are a featured host with storied cars. But how much can you make in a year for it to be worth it to you? I know that if I ever found myself in Wichita and needed a car, I would definitely try to rent a JR car.

[Cartier_specialist]

That was a short experiment but I guess you can tell pretty fast if Turo is something you want to mess with or not.

[coolissimo]

Hey Gabe glad to see you back walking. Nice T-shirt.

[Dntstpblvn]

Please do a fleet update of the cars you have left. Also a shop update with what you doing to the building and want to do. The loft and detail area will be done when?

[titanicfilmsbymark]

Good for you JR, that Turo service was a huge hassle for you.

[cousinjohncarstuff]

Missed an great chance to show the Rain-x windshield repair vs the other guys! Would have been a perfect comparison of which worked better.

[joshcreager]

No!! I’ve got my first trip to KC next week and was looking forward to renting from you. Finally getting a chance to travel into that part of my territory!!

[itsnotme]

Early spring cleaning? How's the roof working out? Cool to see the "plan" move forward on to new projects and old projects. Sad to see that Cayenne go for sure. Very cool ride and color combo!

[glassvial]

Gabe: Happy to you without the boot and on your own 2 feet again!! 🥾

JR: I had a feeling you were going to dump Turo after your "this is how much I'm making on Turo" video. Hope you're at least breaking even and/or making some money on selling those ex-Turo cars with the way the market is right now, I've even heard stories of complete junk selling for upwards of $7000, it's nuts. Also, shop's looking pretty clean after your selling some vehicles and getting rid of the scrap, now you have room to fill it back up again 😅

[michaelhaveri]

You did nail it back when you said you are really not in an area where the cars would be going out constantly, also 6 or 7 Darts or Civics may have been the save. A place like Phoenix all of your fleet would probably be rented daily. It does seem like an awful lot of work for little profit.

[steveluken]

Nice that you are breaking even on the sales so far! Also, Gabe is bootless!

[JOESTV]

Nice to see Gabe back, and love his shirt. Why have you not interduce your new camera man? He seems to be doing a good job for you.

[jamesmorrison]

Turo obviously was not worth it. You made the right call cutting your losses.

[pmkstudios]

You got out of car rental bizl before you needed a Keeps sponsorship. The right move in the long run thin rental margins/jerky customers need a biiiig fleet to pull it off. Very happy you got out mostly intact... that Porsche does seem to be a perfect compromise but you clearly are putting on your big boy accounting pants this month.. Only the best ahead for you i hope!!