From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Fri Feb 07 2003 - 07:42:10 MST
In a message dated 2/7/2003 7:44:57 AM Central Standard Time,
kmb@kai-m-becker.de writes: I would like to have a transport vehicle when I
need one and with the features I need at that time. I don't want to care
about fuel, parking space and maintenance, but send the vehicle away when I
don't need it any longer. I'd like to drive it when I want to and leave the
controls to the vehicle when I've better thing to do. And I only want to pay
for the transportation, not for possessing the vehicle.
Kai,
Well, of course in one sense you will pay for possessing the car. If
a car has a useful life of 1000 hours and you rent it for an hour then you
will pay for that 1/1000th of its life that you used. On top of that you pay
for upkeep and the owners time & profit.
BTW, if you were using airplanes Warren Buffett just bought a company
that supplies a service very much like what you seem to be wanting.
Mr. Buffett sells memberships to his service. He buys airplanes and
has them available -- with a crew naturally. When you need an airplane he
guarentees that you can rent the plane. I have no further details on the
service he offers.
Ron h.
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