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Private host pilot · managed onboarding

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We are speaking with a small number of Los Angeles car owners about a private, managed pilot. Call us to discuss your vehicle, ownership, availability and program fit. There is no self-service host signup or automatic listing today.

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One-to-one review before any vehicle is considered
Availability and proposed pricing are reviewed together
No listing or handoff until every required gate is complete
Earnings estimator

What could your car earn?

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Picking a class fills in a demo starting rate for Los Angeles. Change it to whatever you would actually charge — the estimate follows your numbers, not ours.

How managed onboarding would work

A conversation, review and written approvals before any vehicle can be listed.

Call about the vehicle

Share the year, model, mileage and how you hope to use it. The call is an inquiry, not an application approval or listing.

Review ownership and fit

If the pilot may fit, we review the vehicle, ownership, registration, any lender restrictions and proposed availability.

Close every required gate

Provider evidence, eligibility, operating process and approved agreements must be documented for that vehicle before any listing or trip.

Agree on pilot terms

Pricing, availability, fees and any payout method or timing are confirmed in writing before you decide whether to participate.

What the private pilot is designed for

A small, locally managed program run by Nikulin Rentals LLC.

Proposed pricing reviewed together

We discuss the vehicle and a possible daily rate with you. Final pricing authority and operating terms are defined only in the signed pilot documents.

Availability reviewed together

We discuss when the vehicle could be available and how changes would be managed. The preview controls below do not update a live calendar.

Mells manages approval

Mells reviews trip requests under the approved pilot process. Vehicle owners do not receive sensitive verification data or a separate post-approval guest veto.

Terms before participation

Fees, service share, payout mechanics and other material terms are provided in writing before an owner accepts the pilot.

Direct local support

You talk to the people running the fleet here in Los Angeles — by phone or message, not through a ticket queue.

Listing preparation

If a vehicle is accepted, we can agree on the photos and information needed before any public listing is prepared.

Pilot questions

What to know before calling about managed onboarding.

What kind of cars can I list?
We are considering a limited number of late-model, well-maintained California vehicles. Fit, ownership, registration, lender restrictions and other required evidence are reviewed individually. A call or photo review does not mean acceptance or publication.
Does it cost anything to list?
No public pilot fee schedule has been approved. Any listing fee, service share, subscription, deduction and payout term would be provided in writing before an owner chooses to participate. The 25% used in the calculator is illustrative only.
Who decides the daily price?
We would discuss a proposed rate with you during managed onboarding. There is no live self-service host dashboard today; final pricing authority and any change process would be stated in the approved pilot terms.
Who is allowed to rent my car?
Mells would manage renter review and trip approval under the approved pilot process. Owners can discuss availability before a booking is confirmed, but this page does not grant access to sensitive verification data or promise a separate owner veto after approval.
What about insurance and damage?
This page does not offer or confirm insurance, a protection plan or damage coverage. A vehicle cannot be listed or handed off unless the required ownership, lender-permission, commercial-use and trip/VIN coverage evidence is resolved for the approved pilot. Do not rely on this preview or assume a personal auto policy applies; the final provider evidence and approved written agreements would control.
How and when do I get paid?
No automatic host payout product is live today. If the pilot accepts a vehicle, the provider, payment method, timing, deductions and reconciliation process would be agreed in writing before the vehicle is listed.
Can I pause or remove my listing?
Pilot availability changes would be handled directly with Mells and remain subject to any already-confirmed trip and the signed terms. The dashboard below is only a visual concept; its pause and calendar controls do not change a live listing.

Interested in the private pilot?

Call to tell us what you drive and ask about managed onboarding. The conversation is an inquiry only — it does not create an account, approve a vehicle or publish a listing.

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Sample vehicle

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