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Got my driving licence the day I hit 18 (disclosure not living in the US) and always had the means to support a car and drive (bonus of starting working as a de
by venomsnake 14y ago
Got my driving licence the day I hit 18 (disclosure not living in the US) and always had the means to support a car and drive (bonus of starting working as a developer on age 15). Two years ago it expired and I didn't bother to renew it. The car shines only outside the city - great public transport and cabs give you more than enough flexibility.
I think that factors are coliding - the car is deromanticized, it is expensive and it is a drain on the free time. I feel that rent-a-car is a industry in grave need of disrupting.
There are a lot of owned vehicles that do less than 2K miles per year. A Uber/Air bnb type startup that allows to rent a car from a person for the weekend may have potential.
- derwiki 14y agowww.getaround.com is at least one such site. Although my friend who has her car posted said she gets only about one rental a month (in SF).