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That analogy works pretty good: For many people a scooter is all they need for day-to-day life, and when they need car they borrow/rent one.
by nightfly 8y ago
That analogy works pretty good: For many people a scooter is all they need for day-to-day life, and when they need car they borrow/rent one.
- sebazzz 8y agoOP probably wrote it from point of view of a typical American who lives in a neighbourhood outside a city. In general, if you don't have the shops close by, a car is more practical.
- blinkingled 8y agoThe 'many' part is questionable - some sure. But yes scooter analogy works better than the original! (9.5 million scooters and motorcycles sold in 2017 in ASEAN region where they are most popular - vs 80M cars globally.)
- vonseel 8y agoYour comment reminds me that (AFAIK) there aren’t really great rental sources for many pieces of gear. I have often wished something like this existed, and not even for computers (considering I am a dev and have a MBP). But, it would be nice to be able to rent a high end tool that you may only need for one small project, or a high end piece of music gear - like a $2,000 microphone, or guitar amp, etc. - from a well-known and trusted supplier with simple shipping techniques and easy return process (ship back in original packaging with included label, etc). I suppose enough people use Amazon like this, but they will eventually ban you for abusing their return process.
- bdefore 8y agoThere have been a few companies trying to fill the need you speak of. Two that I'm aware of https://fatllama.com https://fatllama.com and https://www.beomni.com https://www.beomni.com. I believe the latter is currently only in San Francisco.