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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by xxpor on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:13AM (#25528115)
You could call it a "lease"
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by chrisseaton on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:14AM (#25528120)
A car 'lease' is an existing way to get a car that isn't the same as these new subscription services.

Land Rover already do leasing - their subscription is a different product.

Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by leetcrew on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:17AM (#25528146)
I don't think you can typically lease a different car every month. I kinda wish you could. I would definitely pay to try a car for a full month before buying it.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by xienze on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:00AM (#25528606)
Actually you sorta can. I know Volvo has/had a program where you pay something like $1k/month, including insurance, and you can swap out cars twice a month or something like that. I believe some other manufacturers did the same thing.
Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by chrisseaton on Thursday December 24, 2020 @02:08PM (#25530379)
Yeah... that's the subscription thing we're talking about. Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover have it - not sure about others.