Meet John. In a few short years, he grew his startup into a successful business. Now, he’s attracted the interest of some very important investors and potential partners in New York. He’s going to make the trip to New York to explore the opportunity, and he’s turning it into a mini vacation by bringing his family. For this, he needs a rental car.
John starts his search by checking out the car rental agencies at JFK. There are some SUVs that would be large enough for his family, but he prefers something a little more impressive. He clicks on the exotic car section. John smiles as he checks out the Aston Martin. “Ha!” he laughs to himself. “I’m not James Bond! Besides, I’ll never get a car seat into that thing. Wistful thinking.”
Next, he considers car sharing services like Uber and Lyft, but he quickly discounts that option. With three kids, one in a car seat, and a wife, having their own vehicle would be better – and safer.
John’s wife sees him checking out options and suggests that they take taxis and public transit while in New York. John doesn’t care for that option, either. He’s worried about missing important meetings while waiting on cabs. If he’s driving, he has much more control over his time, and he also has the option of taking the potential investors to the golf course or dinner – and doing so in style. “Besides,” he tells his wife, “can you imagine getting us and all three kids plus the car seat in and out of cabs all weekend?”
“Hmmm,” John thinks, “maybe I should check out that new car service I saw on Facebook. He types RealCar rentals into Google.
“Hey, this looks good! And it is totally Local service! These guys should know how to be real New Yorker!” His face lights up when he sees the large, luxury cars. “Wow. The Range Rover or the BMW would fit all of us perfectly, plus impress my guests. And they deliver right to the airport and let me drop it off at any address in New York! That’s really convenient.”
He downloads the RealCar mobile app and makes his selection. 5 minutes after his order approved and added to schedule.
Two weeks later, John is reminiscing about his time in New York with his friend, Mark.
“RealCar was great,” he exclaims. “By the time we landed in the New York and collected our bags, they were there with my car. It looked exactly like what I rented through the app. A car was clean and looked brand new. Not only were we comfortable with AC, but it also fit the car seat perfectly, and there was more than enough room for our luggage. It was easy to pretend I owned the car – you really couldn’t tell it was a rental property. When I picked up the investors, the first thing they remarked on was the car.”
“Was Jenny okay with driving it while you were in meetings?” Mark took a sip of his beer.
“Oh yeah,” John continues. “She’s a great driver and she really loved the safety features that you can meet only in luxury cars segment of the market. They had a great time in the Village while I was busy trying to land the deal.”
“You know,” John adds, “I had set aside some extra in our budget to pay for those extras you always get with car companies, like tolls and extra mileage – but there were no surprises. There were no hidden admin or processing fees. I paid only for what I used, and they even waived a couple fees. Best of all, there was no paperwork to fuss about. Everything was handled through the app.”
“John, all you’ve done is talk about this car!” Mark laughs. “When are you going to tell me how the meetings went?”
John smiles. “It’s safe to say rolling up in the Range Rover made a good impression. We got the deal!”
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