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Your car...
MadMax:
Smart may feels tiny and cheap, but isn't THAT cheap as it seems, remember it's Mercedes afterall
how about accidents and car crashes?
nero:
Lol, I wasn't prepared to explain the whole service here :L
You get basic insurance from the company, although you have a deterrent fee of 500 euro.
If you need more info, visit:
https://www.car2go.com/en/duesseldorf/
[MAF]Epoxi:
Sound like a good idea for your situation, owning a car outright gets expensive and isn't worth it if you aren't going to use it at least 5 days a week.
I am sure it's far too much effort to steal one of those cars, in the UK even un-tracked civilian cars aren't worth stealing these days unless they are worth a lot of money (to offset the cost and effort of changing the vehicle's identity). If you don't want to change the vehicle's identity you still have to ship them to places like Africa where they will sell for considerably less and you will have to pay for shipping (plus you risk getting caught at the shipping dock too).
The only vehicle thefts I have heard of recently are new luxury cars where the thief threatens the owner with a weapon and takes their keys. The car has to be worth a lot of money considering the risks of such a serious crime.
[MAF]MrHess:
heh things are so different here, cheap cars get stolen usually to sell them in spare parts or to commit a bigger crime and abandon/switch cars on the run...
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--- Quote from: [MAF]Epoxi on April 15, 2014, 05:50:55 pm ---I am sure it's far too much effort to steal one of those cars, in the UK even un-tracked civilian cars aren't worth stealing these days unless they are worth a lot of money (to offset the cost and effort of changing the vehicle's identity). If you don't want to change the vehicle's identity you still have to ship them to places like Africa where they will sell for considerably less and you will have to pay for shipping (plus you risk getting caught at the shipping dock too).
--- End quote ---
Well you can still sell the parts, but are you sure cars are cheaper in Africa? In France it's very common that used cars of low value are bought by people who just export them to African countries (Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Cameroon...). Some friends who only recently came to France from Africa told me many cars can be sold 3 times as much over there.
But it may be nuanced a bit by the difference of price between cars in UK and France too, they're a bit more expensive in France. And I don't know how frequently they check cars when shipped, but I once used the ferry from Dover to France with a car, they didn't check anything, not the driver's licence, not any papers, not even took a quick look if something strange could be in the trunk. Just a piece of ID for the ticket as far as I remember.
Renault Twingo (a small quite shitty and cheap car for those of you who don't know it) was for years the most stolen car in France. I think recently the BMW X6 took it over. So I think it probably can still be worth stealing a cheap car.
But back to the "public" car topic, yeah I think it can be convenient for some people. We have it in some places in France, it's been around for a few years, but I don't know how it works (I think you need to pay for a membership) and I'm not interested in using them. They're a bit ugly but who cares, it's not bad that way because they attract a bit of attention and maybe encourage people to look into that alternative. And I think they're all 4 seats.
Here's a pic:
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