Sharing a Car With Friends or Neighbors
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If you are thinking about buying a new or used car or leasing a car, start here. You'll find information on negotiating with car dealers, avoiding scams, getting the best deal on car insurance, and what to do if you buy a lemon. You’ll also find useful information on sharing ownership and use of a car with a neighbor or friend, joining or starting a carsharing club, and starting a carpool.
People may decide to share a car with a friend or neighbor for financial, environmental, or other reasons. Here’s how to work out a workable arrangement for co-owning a car, including sharing expenses, buying insurance, and scheduling use of the car. We include a Sample Car Sharing Agreement for Two Owners here that you can use as a model in preparing your own agreement.
Here are different ways you can co-own and use a shared car.
Here’s how to split costs when you share use or co-own a car with a neighbor or friend.
Here’s how to finance the purchase of (and insurance for) a car that you co-own with a neighbor or friend.
Use this car sharing agreement to spell out details, such as use and splitting costs, when you co-own or share a car.
Sharing a car with a group, rather than one individual has environmental and other benefits, including cost savings, increased availability of cars, access to fuel efficient vehicles.
Learn about joining an established car sharing program or starting your own.
Learn how to finance, schedule car use, and handle other details of a car sharing program.
Cut your costs, stress, and carbon footprint considerably by starting a carpool to work or another regular destination.
Learn the basics of setting up a regular carpool to your job.
Use this agreement to spell out the details of your carpool arrangement with others.
Learn about casual carpooling and how to organize this form of ride sharing in your neighborhood.
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