Forget the Zipcar Avis Deal: Rent Cheaper with Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing
Filed under: Avis Budget Group, Autos, Saving Money
Avis Budget Group’s (CAR) purchase of major car-sharing player Zipcar this week for $500 million validates the popularity and potential of the car-sharing industry.
But though Zipcar controls 75 percent of the $400 million and growing car-sharing market in the U.S., there may be a smarter way for you to get a temporary set of wheels on the cheap: peer-to-peer car sharing.
It’s a fundamentally different business than the type operated by a firm like Zipcar, which maintains fleets of vehicles…
Forget the Zipcar Avis Deal: Rent Cheaper with Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2013-01-05T07:00:00Z.
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