Post: #1

Has anyone here used or heard anything about:

http://www.getaround.com/

It's basically AirBnB for cars and they guarantee you make $1000 in the first three months (your car has to be available for a minimum of 6 months).

I am seriously considering this as I have two cars and was just about to sell the one I never drive, a 2002 Honda Accord that runs perfectly well and is in a "public transit" city where demand for a short-term car rental might be quite high.

Thoughts? Experiences? It seems very legit, especially with insurance provided by Berkshire Hathaway.

Post: #2

Thanks for sharing the site, thats an interesting concept.

However the site is not well designed plus i need a facebook account to sign up (i dont have a facebook account).

The idea is great but the site looks like it was designed by some 15 year old. Shit needs to improve.

Post: #3

(11-08-2012 06:43 AM)pitt Wrote:  Thanks for sharing the site, thats an interesting concept.

However the site is not well designed plus i need a facebook account to sign up (i dont have a facebook account).

The idea is great but the site looks like it was designed by some 15 year old. Shit needs to improve.

Agreed on that. I had trouble seeing what cities they were even running the beta test in.

Post: #4

I've rented out my manual car once on a site like that.

Lessons learned:
Don't rent a manual, only automatic.
A toyota corolla will probably make more money on that website than a benz. Or a truck/van for speciality times. Something that doesn't need finess when you drive it and is cheap to repair.

Post: #5

wtf?? what if the guys wrecks it, or you get a door ding? This doesn't sound like it would work.

Post: #6

It'll still be interesting to watch if this site develops but I went ahead and sold the 2002 Honda Accord. $4000 in the pocket Has nearly 115k miles on it so I consider that price a win.

Post: #7

(11-11-2012 08:41 AM)maccc Wrote:  wtf?? what if the guys wrecks it, or you get a door ding? This doesn't sound like it would work.

My car was nice, now some locking mechanism pin on it is misaligned and it makes a loud sound. Wont be surprised with it breaking in a couple of years. You have to report damage within 24 hours of the rental otherwise the renter has to admit guilt in an email or something similar with getaround.

Post: #8

I'm interested in doing this. Any more field reports?