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There's only so many rental companies. It might look like there's a lot, but they are all pretty much a sibling company to a larger parent.
by dylan604 6mo ago
There's only so many rental companies. It might look like there's a lot, but they are all pretty much a sibling company to a larger parent.
- fc417fc802 6mo agoI've got a great startup idea - airbnb but it's for renting out your car. Nothing could possibly go wrong!
- dylan604 6mo agoDoesn't that already exist?
- fc417fc802 6mo ago... does it? I've seen stuff like zipcar but that's centralized ownership.
- dylan604 6mo agoSomeone else posted Turo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turo_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turo_(company)
- d3Xt3r 6mo agoNew Zealand had a service called YourDrive[1] that was pitched exactly as "AirBnB for cars"[2]. I used it a couple of times and it was great, super affordable. Unfortunately they didn't survive the Covid crunch. [1] https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/new-zealand-startup-lets-you-rent-out-your-own-car-by-the-hour/ https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/new-zealand-startup-le... [2] https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/17-09-2017/the-airbnb-for-cars-that-could-forever-change-the-way-new-zealanders-drive https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/17-09-2017/the-airbnb-for-c...
- fc417fc802 6mo agoThanks for the link. I once again find myself in that exceedingly strange zone where satire and reality become undifferentiable and I begin questioning my understanding of the world.
- fghorow 6mo agoTuro.