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It’s one of the worst feelings in the world that can come from multiple sources. You see smoke under the hood, the “whub, whub, whub” of a flat tire is heard coming from outside the car, or someone’s just crunched in your trunk and fender. “How long will it take to get this fixed” is one of the first questions and thoughts that come to the queasy feeling in your stomach when it comes to auto repair. The next is “What kind of clunker will I have to rent while this is repaired?”
There’s a better answer to that last question, and one that might help ease the pain of lengthy car repair! Car sharing services are popping up all over Houston, and with expansive highways and commutes to work, you can’t bank on an older rental car or a hassle-filled contract with a rental company either! Car sharing services offer some of the newest, most fuel-efficient cars out there, such as hybrids or Zipcars, and they can ease the burden of being without your usual car while it recovers in an auto repair shop.
With low rates, in many cases lower than those you’d pay at a major car rental chain, car sharing services can be a sensible solution to a short-term predicament. If your car is in the shop just for a day or two, a low daily rate, that can include gas and insurance, why go to a major rental place when car sharing makes more sense? You may already be shelling out a bit of change for car repair, save some of that by using car sharing services instead! It should help ease some of the hassle of car repair!
