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Because if you park on the street outside of the apartment where you live (which is many people, btw - very few people have a dedicated parking spot), then chan
by YuriNiyazov 14y ago
Because if you park on the street outside of the apartment where you live (which is many people, btw - very few people have a dedicated parking spot), then chances are you will get ticketed if you are gone while there's street cleaning happening. To prevent that from happening, you would have to arrange with your friends to move it while you are gone, or you would have to pay someone to do it. In the first case this is an inconvenience, in the second case it's an expense, and the downsides of letting someone else behind the wheel of your car are the same as renting it out.
- angryasian 14y agowhile a valid use case, I wonder if its the norm and how big this market is.
- YuriNiyazov 14y agoI wonder how familiar you are with urban living in the United States. At least within my circle of family and friends, this is very common.
- angryasian 14y agoI've lived in the two largest cities in the US. I'm very familiar with urban living. In NYC everyone takes cabs and don't own cars. In LA everyone drives and can hire very cheap cars to lax or shared shuttles. Its hardly a problem in either of the biggest urban centers in the US.
- YuriNiyazov 14y ago"In NYC everyone takes cabs and don't own cars." - Jesus man, have you ever been outside of Manhattan? If everyone in NYC doesn't own a car, why are there so many fucking cars there all the time? I grew up in Queens, in huge apartment buildings. Everyone there has cars with street parking that they have to move every time street sweeping comes around.
- angryasian 14y agoI did exaggerate , but the fact that parking is so hard.. kills the other side of the equation for the company in why would anyone rent the car.
- YuriNiyazov 14y agoThen why do rental companies exist? With all due to respect, I think I am done with this thread. Perhaps it is unintentional from your side, but I feel like I am arguing with someone who willfully exaggerates things to get a rise out of me.
- nilkn 14y agoIn Houston, at least, many apartment complexes have parking lots or parking garages. You may not necessarily have a specific assigned spot, but you can park in the garage.