If you pay annual fee, you can borrow Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin freely "Supercar Club"

If you like cars, maybe you do not have a dream that you would like to be owners of longing cars like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc someday. However, it is difficult to keep the car right now, it is not time to buy a super car very much. Therefore, it seems that the luxury car rental market which can taste only owner's mood is expanding.

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At the Supercar Club in Australia, as weekend as James BondAston MartinYaLamborghiniAs I can borrow, it seems that new members are increasing like every month. Rod Spencer, an IT consultant who lives in Melbourne, says, "I joined the club and got the benefits of cars without expenses." The club was formed in 2006, has increased by about 5 people each month, now 150 people. The enrollment fee is A $ 4500 (approximately 350,000 yen), and Annual membership fee of A $ 24,000 AUD (approximately 1.9 million Yen) will be charged depending on the number of days of traveling. The club currently owns 36 cars, and seems to have added one car at a time as the members increase by five, but it is seen that membership deadline will be closed if the number of members reaches 250 I will.

James Morrison, an Australian jazz trumpet player who has changed 98 cars so far to recognize a car enthusiast, says the club has made the desire to get on a variety of cars. "You do not have to sell a car, you do not have to buy it, you do not have to maintain it yourself, as long as I come to the club, the car is ready and I will only return it after driving."

The club's Peter Dempsey director says that the international financial crisis and the high taxes on luxury cars are responsible for increasing the number of members. Last year, in Australia the tax on imported Ferrari has risen from 25% to 33%.

A system that can rent a luxury car freely like this super car club seems to be popular on behalf of own luxury car ownership. In the financial crisis, sales of Lamborghini, Bentley, Maserati have fallen to half a year ago, while Ferraris and Porsche are also down 30% in sales, but this is part of the decrease in sales It seems that there is a super car club.

At the beginning of the year, at the Supercar Club, we set up a test drive day that could ride on the Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe, Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, Aston Martin V8 Vantage etc. at A $ 1320 (approx. 100,000 yen). The club also started "super bike club", and next seems to be thinking of ships and airplanes.

It is not suitable for those who want to polish cars by themselves, but it is a service that I do not want for anyone who wants to ride various super cars such as Ferraris and Lamborghini.