Car sharing - it's a new experience
I live in the south of France but some of my family live in the centre. But the problem is that I don’t have a car, so if I want to see my family I have two main options: take the train or use a car sharing service. The train is very long, mainly between the centre and south of France since there is no direct line and we have at least one stop either to the east or west of France. It takes around eight to ten hours whereas we only need three and a half hour by car. Moreover, even with a student card the price still is high, especially when we compare with the car sharing…
So I decided to use a car sharing service and subscribed on one of the most famous French website www.covoiturage.fr It’s safe, people can leave comments to express their satisfaction and we can follow the experience of the drivers. However, I was very reluctant to travel in a same car than people I barely know, if not at all, knowing also that we could potentially be more than 2 in the car. But I decided to try it and my first experience was a success! Since this day, each time I can use a car sharing service, I do it.
For me there is only positive in all this. I’ve met very interesting people working and/or studying in different areas, I got contacts and kept in touch with some of them. And sometimes we can be surprised on how small the world is! Once, I was travelling with someone living in the centre of France and who was studying with a friend of mine when I was in high school!
I wanted to tell you that story so as to show you how we can get more out of experience…
How about, buying a car - it's a new experience for most people. They don't do it very often, so when they do it's potentially a stressful time, a special time, an exciting time?
How can you as a salesperson, who sells cars every day, make that dealer customer experience special for everyone?
Worth thinking about it.
By Aurelie Longo
