Restrictions: Age 21+, 1500 to 2000 miles/month (subscriptions) Age 27+, driver’s license holder for five years, 200 miles/day (daily rentals) Care by Volvo Volvo Price: Single-Vehicle Subscription for one or three months at $1500 to $2600 per month Multi-Vehicle Subscription at $2100 or $3100 per month (plus tax) Daily rentals between $245 to $395 a day ($2500 security deposit required)Īctivation: $595 (waived for the three-month single-vehicle plan) Locations: Atlanta, Houston, Irvine, Los Angeles, Monterey, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, San JoseĬars: 911, Boxster, Cayenne, Cayman, Macan, Panamera, Taycan Charging is free if you stick to the 30-minute limit at a Volkswagen-funded Electrify America station, which are the fastest-charging EV stations in the country and in very limited supply. The electric Taycan (in base and 4S trims) is now available for daily rentals or a single-vehicle subscription. But the loans are flexible from just one day to an entire month, and subscribers can keep a single car for up to three months at a time. Unsurprisingly, Porsche‘s program is the priciest of all. Restrictions: 21+ years old, 15,000 miles/year, one swap per month Porsche Drive Porscheįrom the Macan SUV to the almighty 911 sports car, this is a great way to experience one or several of Stuttgart’s best cars. Most of the models seem undesirable-we’d prefer swapping into an LS, RC, and the almighty LC-and the cars may be up to two years old. If you live in the swanky tech hubs of Bellevue or San Jose, you can get a fleet of Lexus SUVs and one sedan delivered to your door. Restrictions: Two swaps a month, 180-day max, 25+ years of age Lexus Complete Subscription Lexus On the plus side, customers get two days of Silvercar rentals (Audi’s rental company that primarily has A4 sedans) anywhere else in the country and unlimited miles.Ĭars: Core Collection (A4, Q5, S3, TT) Premier (adds Q7, S5 Coupe, A6 sedan, A5 cabriolet) It also does not include any of its genuine performance cars like the RS3 and R8. While Audi does have a subscription service, its offering is tightly limited and based only in Texas. What Automakers Offer Car Subscription Services? Short-term Stay in it for the short term, however, and you could have anĮnjoyable time free of the long-term worry of maintenance and depreciation. The market, despite the inclusion of “white glove” service, canīecome cost-prohibitive in a matter of weeks. For those who hate commitment and don’t mind overpaying versus a standard lease, rental or financing arrangement in order to access the associated perks, a car subscription is worth considering. Insurance and maintenance costs also are included, unlike a lease.
The downside is that the lessee is on the hook for insurance, maintenance and repairs for the duration of the lease.Ī car subscription service is similar to a lease only in the sense that there’s no personal ownership, but terms are generally far shorter and more flexible. The terms are typically shorter in duration and allow drivers to move into a new vehicle every few years while sidestepping the hassle of selling or trading their current vehicle. Leasing also is an attractive option for drivers uninterested in entering a long-term loan agreement. Although it generally requires a down payment (no-down leases do exist but are the exception rather than the rule), the monthly payment is usually lower compared with financing the same vehicle through conventional means. Leasing has grown in popularity over the last few decades for several reasons.
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