car clubs.pay as you go driving

stek

heard about these in the uk? instead of owning a car you pay an annual membership fee then rent the cars by the hour. the cars are parked at stretigic spots in most towns you book online/ phone then take the car and use it for as long/far as you want/need. all costs are covered, ins/tax/fuel etc.. check it out

http://www.whizzgo.co.uk/

colm_mcm

by "as you want/need." you mean...

sounds crazy. I'd totally abuse it.

Eoin

You are charged by the mile, so the abuse will be felt in your wallet!

colm_mcm

ah. I missed the "by the hour" bit!

what happens if I swap the tyres on it for worn out ones I have, or damage the car in some way, is the car inspected each time its brought back?

techie

Its here already:

www.gocar.ie

bazz26

Good God looks like something Gormley dreamed up.

Where are the Veyrons and RS8s? At least they are worth sharing.

Mickk

There was a supercar club (similar to ecurie) supposed to be starting in Dublin a few years ago but dont know what happened to it.
http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2006/10/22/story18280.asp

mrsdewinter

*bump*

I'm thinking of trying to live without a car for a while (use the time to save up a deposit towards a fairly decent 2nd hand car next year perhaps) but I know I'll miss the convenience, so I was interested to hear about gocar.ie.

I love the concept but I'm having huge difficulties in justifying the potential cost. Long car journeys (say, my monthly drive to Galway from Dublin and back) over 2 days cost over €100; a five-hour gig with a distance of 30k (say, long enough to get you to Ikea and back) varies between €38 and €43.

Who exactly is this designed to appeal to? Has anybody here joined, and how do you manage to make it work for you?

Alanstrainor

Please just start a new thread!