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" As Silicon Valley thinking slowly takes over the world, automakers have begun seriously rethinking their long-held business models and embracing the concept of &amp;quot;mobility&amp;quot;. Interestingly enough, Porsche is getting in on the game, sort of,\u00A0with a new program that lets up to four people share a lease on a pre-owned Porsche. But only in the Netherlands. The program\u2013creatively dubbed\u00A0Share a Porsche\u2013allows two to four people to divide the lease expenses\u00A0on a certified\u00A0pre-owned Boxster, Cayman or 911. Included in the monthly cost is everything except fuel, meaning insurance, maintenance, and tax are all covered in the monthly payment. The lease runs for either 12 or 24 months, and there&amp;#039;s an app for iOS and Android that helps you and your buds coordinate who gets the car when and for how long.  At this point, you\u00A0might be jokingly\u00A0saying to yourself, &amp;quot;hmm,\u00A0I wonder if I can get a 911 GT3 RS,&amp;quot; but actually, you&amp;#039;re not far off the mark. While Share a Porsche offers primarily lower-spec 911s, Boxsters and Caymans, there&amp;#039;s a 911 Turbo S and a handful of new turbocharged\u00A0Carreras\u00A0among the eligible cars. Porsche isn&amp;#039;t the first car company to try out a program like this:\u00A0Ford launched a pilot program\u00A0in Austin, Texas earlier this year that lets three to\u00A0six people share a lease on a new car. Functionally, Ford&amp;#039;s Credit Link and Share a Porsche are more or less the same thing, just with much fewer rear-engine GT cars available. While the Ford lease sharing program makes some sense as a tiny research experiment from a giant automaker, it&amp;#039;s much more delightful to imagine sharing\u00A0a car that&amp;#039;s quicker than anything this side of a 918 Spyder with three of your friends. Then again\u2013and this could just be personal selfishness\u2013I&amp;#039;d rather own my own Porsche rather than share it with my low-life friends. A Porsche is the opposite of an appliance: It&amp;#039;s the sort of car you want to forge a bond with, not just use when you need. All that said, it is by far\u00A0the cheapest way to get significant seat time in\u00A0a 911 Turbo S. Maybe the savings will make up for the scheduling headaches for those lucky Dutch. The Drive "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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