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H
Corley
@corleyh · COO @ Product Hunt
The concept is interesting - it is basically like a new and improved lease. You pay a monthly fee, you don't own the car and you can switch cars based on what you need. That being said, it's expensive. The high-end subscription is $1,300.
I guess the target market is people who want flexibility in terms of the types of cars they use and don't want to own on… See more
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Craig Williams
@ichillidesign · Bootstrapping FinTech AI mashup
This is pretty cool - but does seem expensive (although I'm in the UK so have no great feel for how much cars cost in the US). However, I'd like to see some more use-cases on the home page - lots of examples of why / when you would change your car. The more reasons there are to change (flip in their terminology) the more reason to do this over standard lease… See more
J Keith Hall
@jkhallatl · Co-Founder & Developer, theWTFactory
I'll be in the market for a car really soon and I think I'll give this a try. I'm almost 100% sure I'm going to give it a go. The no maintenance is a huge bonus. Plus the ability to get a truck when I need one.
Derek Shanahan
@dshan · GM @ SuperRewards
Atlanta, from my experience, is the perfect market to test this in. The need for car ownership is really high there. I could see this working well in Denver, too, as a spot where winter car use is pretty different than non-winter for many city-dwellers. Really cool concept.
MatthewGunson
@matthewgunson · Consumer Insights Manager, Local Motors
Great idea! I've been researching ownership for about six months and people give no thought to how much they pay to own and operate a car. In fact the average cost to own and operate a car in the US is a coffee cup per month less than Clutch's entry level package. And the entry level includes some pretty nice vehicles. In fact the A4 they offer costs about 5… See more