Kwiiveki ezimbalwa emva, safumana ukuba uPriceline.com wayezisa iindawo eziphezulu zokuqeshisa iimoto ngenkqubo entsha ebizwa ngokuba ziFunRides, ngokubambisana neenkampani ezininzi eziqeshisayo ezinamagama (i-Avis, iBhajethi, iHertz, kunye ne-Sixt phakathi kwazo ). Ngohambo lwasehlotyeni oluya eFlorida esele lusebenza, sayithatha le nkqubo kuvavanyo lokuqhuba.

Ukukhangela imoto yeFunRides akunokwahluka kunokubhukisha nayiphi na enye imoto eqeshisayo kwiPriceline-kunokuba ukhethe imoto yecompact okanye iSUV, kukho ukhetho lweFunRides olutsala ukufumaneka kwintengiso oyinikiweyo. Ngosuku endabhukisha ngalo, izinto endizikhethileyo zazibandakanya iFord Mustang eguqulwayo engange- $ 61 ngosuku, iCamaro eguqulwayo nge- $ 124 ngosuku, kunye neMercedes E350 eguqulwayo nge- $ 125 ngosuku. (Sibhukishe i-Mustang.) Kuphendlo olulandelayo, sibone iMercedes C-class kunye neBMW 3 iimodeli zothotho ngeedola ezingama-50 ngosuku.

Kwindawo yokuqala ephawulekayo, imodeli oyikhethileyo iqinisekisiwe-umahluko obalulekileyo kukhuphiswano lokuqeshisa imoto I-Expedia kunye noHertz -kodwa iimodeli azinakuba kukukhululwa kwangoku (eyethu ibikwimeko egqibeleleyo, kodwa iswele i-GPS eyakhelweyo kunye neenkqubo ze-infotainment esiqhele ukuzisebenzisa kule mihla). Enye inkampani eqinisekisa ukwenziwa kwakho kunye nemodeli, iSilverCar, yenza njalo ngokunika uhlobo olunye lwemoto: iAudi A4, kwiimarike ezikhethiweyo kuphela.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, Biza ixabiso lakho ayisiyonto yoKhwela ngokuKhwela, nangona i-Priceline's CEO iye yaqinisekisa ukuba inokwenzeka kwixesha elizayo. Inokukunceda, njengoko amaxabiso esiwabonileyo-mhlawumbi njengomsebenzi wokuba neemodeli eziqinisekisiweyo- yimbethi ephezulu kunezoqeshiso zodidi lwe-Expedia. (Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba kwezi zimbini, uPriceline une-inventri ebhetele kakhulu.) Okwangoku, ngekhe siqikelele ukuba imoto emnandi ingenza iholide kangakanani. Ngaphezulu phezulu kunye nomoya ofudumeleyo waseMiami ovuthuza ngeenwele zam, khange sikhathale nakanye ukurhweba elunxwemeni ngamavili ethu-nditsho nentwana.

UNikki Ekstein nguMhleli oNcedisayo kuhambo + noLonwabo kunye nenxalenye yeqela leendaba loGqirha oGqirha. Mfumane kwi-Twitter ku @nikkiekstein .