Getaround: Peer-to-peer car sharing and car rental startup
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Re: Getaround: Peer-to-peer car sharing and car rental startup
#2Interesting idea. One thing I am curious about is that the FAQ lists accidents as being covered by their insurance but makes no mention about the theft of a car during the time it is lent out. Who's fault is it and who's insurance would it be under?
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#3Interesting idea. One thing I am curious about is that the FAQ lists accidents as being covered by their insurance but makes no mention about the theft of a car during the time it is lent out. Who's fault is it and who's insurance would it be under?
Good point. Would you submit that question here: http://support.getaround.com/discussion/new
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#5An interesting idea, the pricing (on both buy and sell side) should be much more obvious, I couldn't find anything besides the "as much as $350 for renting your car out for 15 hours". Are the prices based on the quality of car or does everyone get the same amount? (My 25 year old beater CRX vs your new Tesla?)
I also wonder how many people would really be willing to rent their own car out. I would expect the people that need the money (more then care about strangers doing lord knows what with their car) probably have the crappiest cars to begin with.
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#6Facebook only logins... why not OpenID?
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#7I wonder how easy it would be for someone to sign up with fake id, pass the screening process and then steal a really nice car.
Or, worse, remove some of its engine parts and replace them with cheaper ones.
Do I need to tag each part in the car and strip it down each time it's returned to make sure no one has swapped anything out? (Some internal parts are expensive enough that it might be worth someone's time to rent my car and remove a new part for their own car rather than buy a new one themselves.) If this happens, how I prove it?
What about scratches? Does the car need to be photographed by both parties before and after each rental session. Otherwise either party could make a false claim about scratches or other cosmetic damages.
How are damage or theft claims verified and what role does getaround play in all of this?
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#8I wonder how easy it would be for someone to sign up with fake id, pass the screening process and then steal a really nice car. Or, worse, remove some of its engine parts and replace them with cheaper ones. Do I need to tag each part in the car and strip it down each time it's returned to make sure no one has swapped anything out? (Some internal parts are expensive enough that it might be worth someone's time to rent…
I hope they have a very good screening process... the fact that you have the key at some point means > go to locksmith and make duplicate > steal things from it a month later after a few others have rented it
I would prefer personally approving people who want to rent my car...
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#9>Thanks, we'll notify you when we come to your area
I travel a lot lately, why can't I browse all areas that have opened up?
Re: Getaround: Peer-to-peer car sharing and car rental startup
#10An interesting idea, the pricing (on both buy and sell side) should be much more obvious, I couldn't find anything besides the "as much as $350 for renting your car out for 15 hours". Are the prices based on the quality of car or does everyone get the same amount? (My 25 year old beater CRX vs your new Tesla?) I also wonder how many people would really be willing to rent their own car out. I would expect the people t…
Pricing is set by the owner - as well as the option for hourly, daily, or weekly.
When I first joined Getaround, I had the same doubt. I wasn't sure if people would be willing to rent their cars out - full insurance, tracking, or not.
What's been interesting is the type of signups we've gotten - there are a bunch of regular cars, of course, but right off the bat we saw a lot of luxury vehicles as well (the Tesla being only one example).
We've seen an interesting trend, kind of similar to what the folks at Airbnb saw - sure, there's people who are doing it for the money, but there's actually quite a few people who've signed up because they want to help out their community/friends who need cars once in a while, or just because they want to share their cool cars with as many people as possible.