amosgewirtz

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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
If the credit card used to book the car offers what's called a "Car Rental Collision Damage Waiver" then they'd cover the deductible for you. We're currently renegotiating our insurance product, so hopefully we&#x27
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Yep, that's the exact rental car company MO. By providing the demand side, we're allowing car dealers to do what car rental companies have been doing for the last 50 years.
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I'll let Sam know you like the URL structure :) 100% agree with this. This is V1 so we're working on updating the homepage and individual car pages to make it look less barren and add a degree of social pr
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
All our cars are parked in valet lots downtown, so there's no need to go to the dealership + we'll give you $20 in Uber credit to get to and from the lot.
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
I think the owning vs subscribing vs renting vs Ubering decision depends on how often you need a drive-it-yourself car in those situations where Uber or public transit doesn't make sense. For me and my cofounder and friends living in c
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Exactly right. The rental revenue more than offsets depreciation within 1-3 months on the platform (thought it does depend on the model). The important thing to remember is that a lot of larger car dealers are actually getting better deals
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Believe it or not, my co-founder and I actually ended up flipping a coin to decide on the name! I wanted DrivesUs (mostly because the domain was available) but now I feel like Carve sounds a little more sleek and pithy.
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Hey! Shoot me an email at amos@drivecarve.com
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Liability insurance and physical damage are covered, but there is a $2000 deductible. As to why you'd choose us over Hertz, Enterprise, etc., the prices you're seeing on our website include things like taxes and fees, so by and la
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by amosgewirtz 7y ago
Since the cars have to be registered to be on the platform, dealers must sell the cars on as used and disclose that it's been used as a rental car.
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Launch HN: Carve (YC S19) – Rent Cars from Local Dealerships
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by amosgewirtz 12y ago
Right, which is why I said that "This mismatch in time happens for a different reason."
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by amosgewirtz 12y ago
A "world in which your watch starts to tick faster, because you're working on the floor above me." and "your 3:30 happens earlier than mine, and we miss our appointment," seems ridiculous but it's not a totally
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by amosgewirtz 12y ago
The Post's proposal is so obviously ridiculous it's almost difficult to discuss fruitfully. The fact is, it just doesn't really matter who has access to certain individual's security; as long as somebody other than the o