osterley

Just had a guy pull up in a Lamborgini Gallardo next door to me
I asked him if it was his and he said - no - its part of a car share club run from Old Street called 'Equery - French word for stable....'

It costs £9k a year, you are limited to 5000 miles and 600 points - the more luxurious the more points - Lambo was 140 points for the weekend and he said he had a Cayenne last weekend for 80 points

Ok - so its steep - but think of the running costs, insurance and depreciation not to mention the nuisance factor of thinking someone might nick it if you had your own

I have just been trying to look this up on the net and cant find it - anyone know about it. Guy did talk about the Damon Hill P1 Club but laughed that this was ridiculously expensive compared to one he's in

KiwiGTI

http://www.ecurie25.co.uk/

Or even cheaper

http://www.blipcars.co.uk

osterley

Thanks
I was spelling it wrong!

Chris L

Have a look at Revo250

osterley

Thanks Chris
That ones quite pricey on initial view - especially the joining fee!

Petem95

That blip one looks almost too cheap - 350/month and you get 2500 points, and its only 40 points for a Lotus Exige per day, and max is 100 points for an Aston!

5000 miles per year max, and you can take the cars to Europe for no extra cost - for someone my age you'd probably pay 350/month insurance on something like an Aston - and then you'd probably only do 5000 miles a year in it max - and running costs, depreciation etc would be cronic!

To be honest if there was a club like that in Bristol I'd probably join for a year!

Moley

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www.cruiseexpress.co.uk

Oh, and they have just ordered a Bugatti Veyron!!!!

KiwiGTI

A bit pricey, a 7 day rental of a Ferrari would cost the same as a years membership to Ecurie.

osterley

Had more of a look at all of them
Revo no good as they dont have a base in London
Blip - something just doesnt stack up on this and they dont even have a full terms and conditions leaflet - it just looks dodgy to me
Ecurie - I'm just printing off all their literature to see
Cruise express - I need to read this - but as kiwi states probably a No-Go

I do like the idea of Blip - I just wish they had more info on their site

I am also slightly worried that if places like Ecurie go bust then I lose my money - if I paid the annual 'upfront amount'

Blip also wack you on the insurance excess £2500 and if you kerb a wheel or have slight damage (kerbing a wheel is certainly likely as I do it all the time in the Scoob.) then they hit you at cost - how much for a Refurbed Ferari wheel £500??

Chris L

Yeah revo is a bit more serious! Blip looks very interesting - their pricing is almost reasonable!

osterley

Checked Ecurie also on insurance
Not clear on bumps/scrapes/kerbing - sounds like you pay
What I was amazed at was their excess - its worse than Blip
£5k excess on good cars
£4k on the Mid range
and £3k on the slower ones

So if I crash an Lotus (not that I'd be able to fit in one of these cars!) I'd have to pay a £3k excess which is too steep

That counts me out of Ecurie

I know the idea is not to crash...... but come on............ on normal insurance you dont have these sorts of excesses

lightning101

10 years - 50,000 miles - £9k a year = £90,000

KiwiGTI

I think the cheaper price at Blip is reflected in their cars though. Ferraris and Lambos are enormously expensive to run and they don't have any of these.