OT Cheap car hire charged per hour

http://www.flexicar.com.au/

Comunity car har charged per hour/day with no fuel costs.
(they are the points that sold me as well as the car parked right outside)

 

its cheap 80$/day?

 

In aus.motorcycles on 07 Jan 2007 06:59:09 GMT

PRobably useful if you figure you will need one for a short time a few
times a month.

Or if the cars were definitely available at both ends of the trip.

I could have used one today if it was available near me, and at my
destination as it wouldn't be worth it to pay the thing for sitting
in a carpark while I was busy. Just need it for lugging stuff when I
couldn't be bothered excavating the trailer from the back of the shed.

I dunno I'd pay $10/month for the few times a year I'd use one if it
was only inner city though.

Now, if I could hire a bigger shed for that so the trailer was easier
to get to....

Zebee

 

How far can you drive in a day? Now subtract the free petrol (add $0.15 for
excess K's)?
11pm-7am is considered one hour.
Free petrol.
The advantage is you don't have to hire them by the day.
Drive in up the road has a late session that starts at 11:40, so for $12 we
have a car, nice sound system and air conditioned. Availability so far has
not been a problem and doesn't look like it will be though it is our first
week.
All the cars (in Melbourne, Victoria) seem located close to the CBD but so
am I.

 

You have to return the car from where you picked it up so the next
person knows where to find it.

Yes, this is a trap with all cars. Availibility seems fine as you can
book in advance and see if it is booked so select another car from
another location.

You get a free hour with that $10 so could do a big shop or stop in
front of some green arrows. If you use that hour from 11pm-7am that one
hour will last the whole 8 hours.

 

you can rent a car for ~45-50 $/day.
Who cares how the night time is counted?
People need usualy car in daytime
http://www.m2000car.com.au/carsmall.html
for 6 days its even from 26$/day


Bildukas

 

Its just one hour for 10$
next hours are 12$/hour or 80$/day and it is not for fullsize but for crapy
Smart.
Thats not a price for such kind of car.
Peter please do not sell us you cars. Look for clients somewhere else.


Bildukas

 

There's also this mob which operates in Sydney

http://www.charterdrive.com.au


DJ! - OzDJ

http://blog.thedunnydoor.com

 

Sorry mate, they are not my cars and I am not selling anything.
Just spreading the word.
There are other pro's and con's to their pricing ((most of) you lot can
read) but for us here it looks good.
Another company offering this in Melbourne is GoGet:
http://www.goget.com.au/

 

Can you be driving away 1 minute after deciding you want to go for a drive
and booking your car?
If you go on a 3 hour trip into town for a quick shop do you want to pay
more (your prices) and spend more time doing paperwork, insurance and
condition reports? Or do you just want to zap in and out and get it over
and done with as fast as possible. Like the dentist.
I don't think this is for you.

 

In aus.motorcycles on 07 Jan 2007 20:52:43 GMT

I can see the logistics on cars are hard. There are similar schemes
for bicycles where you pick up a bike, and drop it off at your
destination. Apparently it all evens out eventually.

Wouldn't be useful for me. The only time I need a car is to Haul
Stuff. Usually something that's too much for a motorcycle. If it's
big enough and important enough I can excavate the trailer but that's
hard work.

For eample on the weekend I'd like to have taken my pavillion as well
as my armour box. But that meant trailer and I didn't want to do that
enough. If I could have picked up a car and loaded it all in, then
dropped off the car locally and got it later that would be good.

But the logistics of riding powered or unpowered wheels to
Marrickville then takeing the car home, loading it, unloading it at St
Peters then taking it back to Marrickville and hopping on the bike to
go back to St Peters then reversing.... May as well excavate the
trailer. At least that way I don't have to worry if there's a car
available.


For those without trailers or with motorcycles that don't make good
heavy haulers then it might work.


Zebee

 

cheaper than a hotel room

 

$80 for a Smart ??!! **** you can have a fairlane or similar from Hertz
for that.

Going rate for a daily rental of a small car in Sydney is $25 to 45 per
day - cheaper if you do it for a few days.

JL

 

In aus.motorcycles on 7 Jan 2007 16:19:04 -0800

Like the car share, it is going to depend if there's a place that
rents it near you, and open when you need it.

Zebee

 

That's the thing, I have a swipe card that I use to unlock the doors. key
is found inside the car and away I go. You do need to book but you can do
that 1 minute in advance online or by phone. So far availability has not
been an issue.

 

Not if you leave a mess.

 

Yes, you may have a card, and you may have the keys inside hte
building (all thieves take note), but your only getting a 2 seater
car.
As stated, for that bux, I'd want a large car at least, or even a nice
shiney white nissan patrol.. or my old black one.

 

They have 4 door cars, We have a Honda parked outside....
Sports cars comming (not holding my breath).
Swipe card to open doors and get key. Engine imobolised until then. Must
have booking (Easy 1 minute in advance) for smart card to work.

 

Yes nothing in the outer (or even middle) suburbs at all.

I think I'll be sticking with EuropeCar from the airport (they seem the
least expensive of the major 3 with desks there).


G-S

 

peter and do not tell me that you are not interested in this bussiness.
Because you are spending so much time advertising the service that we are
almost sick of it