A car is just a car until you drive it.
It just made me feel good
and started my day off.
Feeling, feeling awesome there s
me all excited on the day I
got it and it felt classy.
Felt kind of James Bondish, if you will.
That was the car on our first de
and it was kind of special for .
I loved it. So James
Sands and his wife Alexa,
like a gut punch,
are talking like it's a memory.
Because a few weeks ago,
the Mercedes likely took its last ride.
Except James wasn't behind
the wheel. At the end of the
day, it's just frustrating.
It's just disrespectful and violating.
He had rented his supercar out on Turro.
It really is the Airbnb for Car,
an app that allows people to
rent cars from private owners.
The cars owners can make a
few 100 bucks a day. Pretty
good description if I say so myf
of how it would feel to drive.
James says he has friends who
make good money, no issues.
Looking for a thrilling driving experience
that will leave you breathless.
Look no further than the
Mercedes AMG GTS Edition one. So
he tried it.
A first time rental to a mom
who met the apps Restrictions.
I put 30 and up 30 and older.
Valid license and insurance.
Mileage limits.
Only she would be allowed to drive it.
But later that Sunday night
out by the Portland airport
in the cell phone waiting lot,
the woman's son,
21 year old Samuel Ursu,
crashed the Mercedes supercar.
I never really put it together t
people would be renting other people's
cars and being that reckless with them.
It's not my car. It's a rental. Okay.
You got the rental information on it.
It's on Toro. Port
of Portland police charged
Ursu with reckless driving
and driving without a license.
The officer said someone had tan
the license plates off the Mercs
and Ursu was driving in an area
known for illegal street racing.
So this is your
copy? Yeah. Did some detective work about it.
The Sands found these videos on
public Instagram accounts.
I mean, I think the bulk of the impact
took was from the axle, Cuz that
and it wasn't just Ursu who felt the crash
and I hear screeching and then t
kaboom kaboom, Literally kaboom. Charlie
Beatty had pulled over in his Jp
checking a text from his daughter who
he was picking up at the airpor.
I mean I wasn't there more than not even
3 minutes I don't think then the impact.
And everybody's videoing and tag
pictures and I'm just sitting there going,
you know, thinking I'm in a Fast and the
Furious scene or something. Butl
hit place that the video
is gonna play right there,
a twist in Portland street racing scene.
Just the sound.
I don't even want this
renting out super cars.
I don't even like the sound
of that for one night only,
I think, God, nobody was hurt,
to be honest with you.
Sands and Beatty are left dealig
with a mess of an insurance cla.
It's just for Sands,
it's a $2500 deductible,
a total dream car, and a realizn
of how little power he has.
They're really, it just is laughable.
There's no repercussions.
And the part that really got me is when
I was asking them my options is there?
Like, if you go after them, we'll find you.
Per Turo's terms of service,
Sands waived the right to sue another
Turo user when he signed up for the app.
Plus, filing a lawsuit against
URSU would allow Turo to charge
Sands $5500 in liquidated damag.
The company simply wants
to protect its renters.
It's just an L It's a loss. There's no.
I can't think of a way of where it's a
win other than by letting other people
know that it's probably not the best idea.
I would actively tell people not to do it.
A Turo spokesperson told KGW tht
removed the renter from the appd
will cover costs related to the crash.
Saying we stand by Mr.
Sands and we'll do everything in
our power to resolve his damage
claim as quickly as possible.
Very, very first try first.
Didn't even get another trip.
It was a fun car for the year and a half.