Abaningi baseMelika bahlanganisa uhambo lwasekhaya nomgwaqo ovulekile kanye nohambo olude. Ngosuku lweSikhumbuzo 2017, i-AAA ingalinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-34.6 bahamba ngamamitha angaba ngu-50 ukusuka ekhaya njengengxenye yeholidi labo. Kwabaningi abayizigidi ezingu-2.9 ababalekela endaweni yabo yokuphumula, eziningi zokuhamba zihlanganisa imoto yokuqasha njengengxenye yeholidi labo.
Ama-ejenti aqashisayo emoto ayindawo ejwayelekile emahoreni asezindaweni ezizungezile emhlabeni, abahamba ngezinyawo abathembisayo abaphatha ama-automobiles ukuba bawathathe kude nokubanzi. Kodwa-ke, eziningi zalabo madili ziphuthuma ngokushesha lapho ama-ejenti ezimoto engeza amacala amaningi efihliwe futhi aphikisayo kumvosi we-traveler. Imali nokukhokha kwemonakalo, ukuhlanza, ama-tolls nokuningi kungabetha isabelomali ngaphandle kokuphawula.
Yimaphi ama-ejenti okuqashisa imoto okufanele abahambi bagweme ohambweni lwabo olulandelayo? Ngokwezilinganiso zomsebenzisi kumbiko angabonisi ngabathengi kanye nedatha evela eSifundweni Sokunethezeka Kwezimoto Zokuqasha Imoto yaseMelika eNyakatho ka-2016, abahambi abahlakaniphile kufanele bacabange kabili ngaphambi kokuqashisa kusuka ejensi eliqashisayo yokuqasha imoto e-United States.
01 ngo-07
I-ACE Rent A Car
southerncalifornian / Flickr Eyasungulwa ngo-1966 futhi eyayihlala e-Indianapolis, Ind., I-ACE Rent A Car yayiyizinkampani eziqashisayo eziqashisayo eziqashisayo e-United States yi-JD Power. Le nkampani yathola indawo ephezulu ekucwaningweni kwemboni ka-2011, ilandelwa ngokuthola ukubekwa phakathi kwama-JD Power Service Customer Champions ngonyaka ozayo.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, abahambeli bebelokhu bebucayi ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo nezindawo zabo ezingaphezu kuka-350 ezihlangene kuwo wonke ama-United States, beziqamba ngokuthi enye yezinkampani eziqashisayo zokuqasha imoto. Ngo-2016, i-ACE ayizange ilinganiswe yi-JD Power, kanye nezinye izinkampani eziningi ezivela kulolu hlu.
Ekubuyekezweni okungu-208 kwesokunxele kwizemiSebenzi yabathengi, abaningi bagxila esimweni sezimoto. Abagibeli bathi izimoto zabo zingcolile, "ngendlela engafanele," noma ngemishini ye-GPS engakafiki. Esinye isikhalazo esivamile sigxile ezintweni ezifihliwe, kuhlanganise nemali ekhokhwayo yansuku zonke yamafolda.
Ngaphambi kokwamukela imoto eqashisayo, abahambi kufanele baqale baqonde zonke izimali ezingase zikwazi ukuzibophezela. Ngaphambi kokuvuma ukuqala noma yini ephepheni noma ohlelweni lwedijithali, vumelanisa isivumelwano, futhi qiniseka ukubuza mayelana nazo zonke ezinye izinketho. Okokugcina, cela ukulinganiswa okunyathelisiwe kwazo zonke izinkokhelo nezinkokhelo, ukuze uqonde isivumelwano sakho nokuthi izinto zengeziwe kanjani emotweni yemoto yokuqasha.
02 ngo-07
Inzuzo Yokuqasha Imoto
atomictaco / flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Ngokuvamile okuhambisana namanani aphansi kakhulu ezimoto eziqashisayo, i-Advantage Rent A Car iyinye yezinkampani eziqashisayo eziqashisayo zemoto ezilinganiselwe yizo Ezokuthengwa Kwezindaba. Ukwengeza, i-Better Business Bureau yanikeza le nkampani yokuqashisa imoto ibanga elithi "F" ngezibuyekezo eziyisikhombisa ezingalungile kanye nezikhalazo zabathengi ezingaba ngu-500.
Phakathi kwezikhalazo ezivame kakhulu ngokumelene ne-Advantage Rent A Car kuyongezwa kwemali yokukhokha ukushayisana komonakalo (CDW) ngaphandle kwencazelo efanele kumakhasimende. Amakhasimende amaningi athi ayacela ukuba anqabe izinqubomgomo ze-CDW ngoba amakhadi abo esikweletu noma izinqubomgomo zomshuwalense wokuhamba zihlanganisa ukulimala noma ukulahlekelwa yizimoto eziqashisayo, ukuze nje wengeze kamuva. Uma kuziwa ngokusayina lesi sivumelwano, abahamba ngezinsolo bawaphikisa ama-agent okungahambisani nokugunyazwa noma ukuphika, okuholela ekukhokhiseni okungeziwe.
Ngaphambi kokusayina noma yisiphi isivumelwano, abahambi kudingeka baqonde ukuthi yiziphi izinkokhelo ezengezwe ku-akhawunti yabo, kanye nokuthi iyiphi inshuwalense yokuhamba iyokwenza futhi ngeke ihlanganise. Nakuba kunezimo ezithile lapho abahambi bangaphoqeleka khona ukuthenga umshuwalense owengeziwe , izinkambo eziningi ezifuywayo zizohlanganiswa ngezinye izindlela eziningi. Uma i-desk agent ehlukumezeka kakhulu ekusebenziseni isivumelwano, cela ukuthi ihlehlise noma ikhulume nomphathi ukuthi icacise noma yisiphi isimo.
03 ka-07
Fox Rent Rent
franckmichel / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Enye inkampani yokuqasha imoto ephansi, "i-Fox Rent A Car" ikhangisa izimoto zitholakalayo nge $ 7.95 ngosuku, noma izaphulelo ezijulile ngokusebenzisa amanye amawebhusayithi okubhuka okukhokhelwa kuqala. Naphezu kwesimo sabo njengenkampani enkulu yesihlanu yokuqasha imoto e-United States, abahamba ngezinyawo abaningi baye babonisa ukunganeliseki kwabo noFox njengenye yezinkampani eziqashisayo zokuqashisa imoto.
Ngokulinganisa okungu-159 okufaka isilinganiselwa se-Star Client Reports rating, isikhalazo esivame kakhulu ngokumelene neFox Rent A Car sigxile kwimali efihliwe futhi ibeka imali yomshuwalense, ama-toll, kanye nabashayeli besibili. Omunye umhambi ukhononda uFox ukhokhisa imali eyengeziwe futhi wagcina idiphozi kubashayeli ababili, kanti omunye kuthiwa babhekene nephephandaba eliphehliwe, abalitshela ukuthi alizange liqhekeke ukuqala.
Abahambi abakhathele isimo semoto yabo kufanele babhale yonke into ngesikhathi sokwamukelwa . Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuthatha izithombe zesikhashana semoto, ukukhomba noma yimuphi umonakalo okhona ngaphambili. Yonke imonakalo kufanele ibhalwe ngokubhaliwe ngesivumelwano sokuqasha ngokuqinisekiswa esivela kwisisebenzi. Ukwehluleka ukwenza kanjalo kungabangela izimangalo ezibizayo kanye nempi yesikhalazo somthengi eside.
04 ka 07
Ukuqashiswa Kwezimoto ezingakhokhelwa
UDavid Wirth / davewirth.blogspot.com Ukugcina kwezinkampani zemoto eziqashisayo kungaboniswa yi-JD Power ngo-2016, i-Payless Car Rental inikeza amanani aphansi abahamba ngezindawo eziqashisayo e-United States naseYurophu. Njengoba abaningi abahambile beye bafunda, olunye uhlangothi kulawo maxabiso aphansi luvame ukufika ngemali efihlekile kanye nokucindezelwa ukukhokhela kuqala igesi ku-counter yokuqashisa, okwenza kube enye yezinkampani eziqashisayo zokuqashisa imoto.
Isikhalazo esivame kakhulu kuma-230 okulinganiselwa ngakwesokunxele ezindabeni zabathengi sasizungeze ukuthenga umshuwalense owengeziwe noma ukukhokhela ukukhokhelwa kokuqala. Abanye bakhononda ukuthi batshelwe ukuthi bazoyithola inzuzo engcono ekuthengeni igesi kusukela emotweni yokuqashisa imoto futhi bazokhokhiswa kuphela ngalokho abasebenzisa. Esikhundleni salokho, labo bahambayo bathi bathengiswa itanki eligcwele lephethiloli ngentengo ephakeme kuneziteshi zegesi ngaphandle kwendawo yokuqasha.
Nakuba ukukhokhelwa kwegesi kuqala kungase kube isipho esilinga, izazi zithi zigweme lokhu kuzo zonke izindleko. Abagibeli abafuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bangakhokhiswa igesi eyengeziwe kufanele bafinyelele i- refuel engakapheli amamayela angu-10 emotweni yokuqashisa , futhi bagcine ikhophi yeresidi njengobungqina bokuthi bagcwalisa uphethiloli ngaphambi kokubuya.
05 ka-07
I-Dollar / Insalela Yokuqasha Imoto
i-ceedave / Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Ehlangene ngokuthenga nge-Chrysler, i-Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group yamelela ama-ejenti amabili e-JD Power aphansi kakhulu okuqashiswayo okuqashiswayo ngonyaka we-2016. U-Thrifty wathola amaphuzu angu-764, kanti i-Dollar yathola kuphela 774 - kokubili ngaphansi kwemboni isilinganiso sama-804.
Isikhalazo esivame kakhulu phakathi kwezilinganiso ezingu-126 kwiwebhusayithi ukuphathwa kwemigwaqo ye-toll. Abahambi abaqashile ngeDolari noma abashisekayo bathi bakhulunywa ekukhokheni imali yansuku zonke kubathengi be-toll. Eqinisweni, iningi lalezo zindlela zanikeza izindlela zokuthenga imali, naphezu kokuphikisana kwama-desk angeke ahlanganiswe nezixwayiso zezinhlawulo ze-infraction zomgwaqo.
Uma uhlela uhambo, umhambi ohlakaniphile ubheka zonke izingxenye zomzila wazo ukuze aqonde ukuthi yiziphi izikhokhelo ezingase zibhekane nazo ngesikhathi sezinhlelo zabo. Ngesikhathi ukuqasha i- transponder kungase kube lula kulabo abahamba njalo emigwaqeni yokuhamba, kungase kungabi yindlela ekhethwa yilabo abahamba ngezinyawo.
06 ka-07
I-Budget Rent-A-Car
atomictaco / Flickr / CC BY SA 2.0 I-Budget Rent-A-Car yayiyi-ejensi yokuqasha imoto yokuqashisa yesithathu kakhulu kunazo zonke ku-2016 JD Power Survey, ihlela ukukhushulwa neDola ngamaphuzu ayishumi kuphela. Uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso sembonini, isabelomali sithole amaphuzu angu-20 aphansi, ngenxa yezizathu ezikhonjiswe kwizikhalo ezisele kuma-Consumer Reports.
Ngo-306 ukulinganisa, izinkinga zesevisi yamakhasimende zinkinga kakhulu phakathi kohambo oluvamile. Amakhasimende wangaphambili athatha iwebhusayithi engenzi-nzuzo ukuze akhononde mayelana nokuhlangenwe nakho okuvela ekuqhathaniselweni ngokwe-inshuwalense, "ukuthuthukiswa" ngaphandle kolwazi lwabo noma isivumelwano sokukhokha izinga eliphakeme nsuku zonke.
Ngesikhathi abahambi bengase bazithole bephuthumayo ukuphuma esikhumulweni sezindiza, kubalulekile ukufunda konke ukuphrinta okuhle futhi baqonde konke okukhokhwayo ngaphambi kokuba bashiye indawo yokuqasha imoto. Labo abangasheshe basebenzise umhlaba kumele bacabange ukuqashwa kwe-ejensi yokuqasha engaphandle ukuze bagcine imali bese bethola inkonzo yamakhasimende kangcono. Ngaphandle kwesikhumulo sezindiza, abagibeli bangakwazi ukugwema intela, ukukhokhela izindleko kanye nokuthuthukisa imali ngebanga elincane nokubekezela.
07 ka-07
I-Avis
demond_henderson / Flickr / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Ekugcineni ohlwini lubizwa ngokuthi igama elikhulu kunazo zonke ezijensi zokuqasha imoto: I-Avis. Ngenkathi lo mkhiqizo womhlaba wonke ubhekwa njengowesine wesiteleka sokuqashisa imoto engaphezu kwesishiyagalolunye ku-2016 i-JD Power inhlolovo ngesilinganiso samanani wokwaneliseka kwamakhasimende angama-795, iMoney Magazine nayo yabathola ukuthi iyinhlangano yokuqasha imoto eqashisayo kunawo wonke ngamazinga ajwayelekile nsuku zonke aqala ngo-$ 60.
Ukulinganisa kuka-194 kumicimbi yabathengi kugxile ezinkingeni ezimbili ezinkulu nge-Avis: isevisi yamakhasimende nemoto yemoto. Kuzo zonke izikhalazo, abahambi bayakhononda ukuthi intengo ekhokhisiwe abayikhokha ayihambisani nokuhlangenwe nakho okungcono uma beqasha noma bebuyisa izimoto zabo, ngezindleko ezifihliwe ezifakiwe kufaka phakathi izimali ezibuyiselwe ngamamitha angama-mile futhi ezifihlekile. Ezinye izikhalazo ziphikisa inkampani yokuqasha izimoto ezingazange zihlanjululwe, zabonakala zigqoka amabala, noma zinezixhobo ezingasebenzi. Ucwaningo lwe-JD Power luka-2016 lwathola ukuthi lokhu kwakuyinkinga ekhulayo phakathi kwezinkampani zokuqasha imoto, njengoba amaphesenti angu-21 abahambi abika izinkinga ngezimoto zabo. Ngokuqondile, izikhalazo ezingu-16 zezikhalazo zizungeze imishini yokuzikhethela, kuhlanganise nezinhlelo ze-GPS kanye nabaguquli bemigwaqo.
Abahambi abangenelisekile ngokuqashisa kwabo banamathuba amaningi okuthola ukwaneliseka ngokuqashiswa kwabo. Ngaphambi kohambo, ochwepheshe batusa ukwenza umsebenzi wesikole ezinkampanini zabo zokuqasha nokufunda izibuyekezo ngaphambi kohambo lwabo. Kulabo abathola inkinga ngemoto yabo yokuqashisa, ochwepheshe batusa ukubiza inkampani eqashisayo ngokuqondile ukuxazulula inkinga, noma ukubuyisela imoto endaweni lapho iqashwe khona ukuze ixoxe ngokushintshwa okufanele.
Nakuba ukubhekana nokukhishwa kwezimoto eziqashisayo kungase kube yinkambinkimbi enzima neyinkimbinkimbi, abahambi akudingeki baxoshwe ngenxa yecala. Ngokugwema lezi zinhlaka eziyisikhombisa eziqashisayo zokuqasha imoto nokuqaphela amaqhinga abo, abahambi bangakugwema ukukhokha imali eyengeziwe engumshwalense, ukukhulumisana ku-transponder yokukhokhela, noma ukukhokhela okunye okukholelwa ukuthi kuyindlela yokuthuthukisa "yamahhala".