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The problem is likely scalability. There is no really scalable way to buy suitably reliable cars, of any age and mileage, for £800 each. It's very hard to do on

The problem is likely scalability. There is no really scalable way to buy suitably reliable cars, of any age and mileage, for £800 each. It's very hard to do on even a one-off basis; a disappointingly high proportion of very cheap cars end up having serious faults that the MoT tester "somehow" didn't pick up on. I guess there could be a business in buying up 2/3 year old ex-lease cars and renting them, but I'm not sure who the customer would be. Short-term renters want new vehicles. Long-term renters... well, why would you rent a 3 year old VW when you could buy one for less?

midasuni 5y ago
When I rent a car it’s reliability. I don’t need one very often, when I do I fill in the form, pay £20 a day plus £10 for delivery/collection and the car is dropped off at my house and picked up when I return it.
xur17 5y ago
> I guess there could be a business in buying up 2/3 year old ex-lease cars and renting them, but I'm not sure who the customer would be. Short-term renters want new vehicles. Long-term renters... well, why would you rent a 3 year old VW when you could buy one for less? I do think there's a middleground that's underserved. I've considered booking 1-3 month work / travel trips to areas of the country that require a car, and my options are either 1. spend an absurd amount on a car rental or 2. buy a car and deal with selling it a few months later. The rental price always seems to scale linearly with the duration of the rental, which is fine for something short, but seems absurd for longer rentals given the typical "utilization" of a car.