JK Auto – Solving car rental problems by making it dirt cheap!

Howdy Ho, My Friends! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Spare 5 minutes of your extremely precious time (stop browsing reddit!) and read what I have to offer. First, let me tell you what will happen if you decide to donate money to JK Auto. You will not be giving your money away. . . . .

Howdy Ho, My Friends!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Spare 5 minutes of your extremely precious time (stop browsing reddit!) and read what I have to offer.

First, let me tell you what will happen if you decide to donate money to JK Auto. You will not be giving your money away to some stupid #nevergonnabehip product. You will be solving a problem and a major one (actually maybe not so major, but its major to me if that counts!). So here's my sales pitch to you friends.

There comes a time in life when boy becomes a man.. Oh not that story.. Sorry!

There comes a time in life when one needs to rent a car. Reasons may differ, for example, it can be a family weekend getaway, a broken clutch or you just need to move some trash and hate to use your own car (I know I do).

Nonetheless, those greedy corporations charge ridiculous amount of money for their cars (like 30 Eur/$ a day, are they insane???). But I am not that corporation! I am not a greedy bastard! In my opinion cheap car rental should be a constitutional right!! (well maybe not)

Therefore, not so long ago I created JK Auto - dirt cheep car rental in Vilnius, Lithuania. My business model is:

1. People are not made of money (especially in Eastern Europe). We rent a car to get from point A to B.

2. Thus, renting a car should not cost you more than 10 $/Eur a day, when average wage is 600 $/Eur (it is in Lithuania unfortunately) a month. Period. But what if I want to rent for only two days? 10 $/Eur a day, total 20 $/Eur. Period. This is such a stupid plan, waste of money.. No it isn't it actually is a decent business plan.

Here's what I've done already:

1. Established a small business under the Laws of the Republic of Lithuania

2. Created my FB website: www.jkauto.lt

3. Created my booking website: jkautonuoma.weebly.com (I know, I know... Need to change domain, get premium etc., its on its way...)

4. Decided that I am going to specialize in 90's Volvo's: they're cool looking/reliable/cheap - i.e. the holy trinity itself!.

5. Within 3 months I expanded my fleet to 3 fantastic Volvos from 1990's. All insured and in great shape (currently renters are enjoying them).

6. In three months I spent 2 600 Eur (drained most of my savings) and earned 1 400 Eur. (ROI is rather good, alhough the business is capital intensive).

7. In three months I have lent my fantastic cars to 24 even more fantastic people!

8. Established a partnership with car repair shop to get discounts for repairs/oil/maintenance.

Problem I need your help to solve:

1. I really love this business. However, it is unsustainable right now, as I only have 3 cars and ran out of money to expand my fleet. Therefore, I can't quit my day job to do this full time. However, developing JK Auto requires time. Due to lack of time I can't make #autorentcheapagain (sorry, I am so sorry).

2. As I don't have enough resources (i.e. time and money), I can't expand my fleet and I can't make my prices lower (they currently range from 10 to 20 Eur). I want to implement pricing structure where the most you pay is 10 Eur per day and get discounts for longer terms.

3. There is huge demand for cheap rentals that as of right now that I can't service (my fleet's too small and I don't have enough money to promote my business).

Thus, my dear Internet People, please find it in your heart to find some extra cash that you can donate to me.

Here's what I need:

1. A single car for my superb business costs around 500 Eur/$, plus 10 Eur/$, insurance 70 Eur/$, basic repairs to make it reliable around 150 Eur/$. In total around 700 Eur/$. To be able to quit my day job I need 10 cars in total (I currently have 3).

2. I need to promote my business. I chose three spots that I need to rent (Vilnius airpot, Gariunai car marketplace, Students in dorms). Online ads proven to be a waste of money (as you need a lot money for them to reach enough people). In total, I need about 1000 Eur / $ for advertising.

3. In total I need 5 900 Eur ( I have already spent 2 600 Eur). Since I am an honest taxpayer, I would have to pay taxes on such income, thus in total I need 6785 Eur.

So...

If you want to 1. fund my passion and 2. help me solve expensive car rental problem in Vilnius, Lithuania, please donate.

Don't forget to check rewards for your donations!

If you have any questions/just want to speak with a Lithuanian/want to tell me to go F myself, please contact me at [email protected]