Lately, with the opening of long-term rental also to private individuals, this last method of purchasing cars is increasing in terms of popularity. But let's find out together carefully what are the pros and cons.

If you follow the automotive market and are passionate about catching the latest news, surely you have noticed how lately the NLT long-term rental is becoming very famous . Until recently it was simply relegated to those who were VAT registered and to companies. However, private individuals can now also sign a long-term rental agreement for a car.

Surely this practice is very interesting as it contemplates several positive aspects, but at the same time it must be analyzed in depth to also observe the downside.

The first and main positive aspect of long-term rental is certainly the possibility of replacing the car every X months . In the same way, the all-inclusive fee allows you to accurately establish the expenses to be charged in the ordinary life of the family.

The first aspect is certainly interesting and in fact allows you to have a new car every 36 months, for example, thus benefiting from the latest automotive news and cars that are always performing and always updated with the latest market trends . The second positive aspect is clearly that of having a precise amount within which we find all, but precisely all the Automotive expenses. When you sign a long-term rental contract, the car in fact includes ordinary maintenance, extraordinary maintenance, car tax, TPL and any other guarantees in terms of free assistance throughout Italy and also in Europe .

The long-term rental also provides the possibility of grabbing a car even without an economic advance , obviously increasing the monthly installment.

The downside is to be found in all those series of infinite footnotes that could be in the contract. In the vast majority of contracts, there is in fact a maximum number of kilometers that can be traveled over the duration of the contract. In the event that the subject exceeds this limit, the latter will have to pay a certain amount for each km traveled.

In fact, there are some commercial long-term rental proposals where the monthly fee is very low, also because a few kilometers are contained. In other cases, however, the conditions change and the mileage is high and consequently also the monthly payment.

One aspect that not everyone knows is that in the event that a signing of a long-term rental contract develops, there may be problems related to insurance and the loss of the insurance merit class. It could therefore be "forced" (almost) to have to prefer the long-term rental again at a later time.

The contract must also be carefully observed, in the context linked to any accidents and the presence of black boxes that could provide elements in the event that the police need further investigations.

The last two aspects to be carefully analyzed are obviously any deductibles for damages and any penalties to be paid by the consumer in the event that, at the time of return, in the middle it is not exactly as it was delivered.

At the end of this short and super concentrated article, we believe that every single person is absolutely able to consider whether long-term rental is the optimal solution for himself and his family.

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