Firstcar: Buying tips for the first car
STARTHILFE With offers around the topic "first car", Nicolas Heini wants to pave the way to the first own car with Firstcar.ch. The platform offers beginners support in their search. With the beginning of driving training, the question of a first, affordable car often arises for examinees. On the Internet, one can find an endless selection of vehicle advertisements. [...]
With the start of driving training, the question of a first, affordable car often arises for test candidates. An endless selection of vehicle advertisements can be found on the Internet. Beginners can hardly assess what they should look out for without the necessary prior knowledge.
Valuable advice for new drivers
19-year-old Nicolas Heini from Mettmenstetten in the canton of Zurich recognized the problem and in 2017 founded the startup Firstcar.ch, the first Swiss platform to offer various services related to the topic of "first car. The internet platform is designed to prevent new drivers from losing track of the abundance of offers available and accompanies new drivers in the selection of insurance, driving school and further education courses, right through to the first car service.
In doing so, Nicolas Heini selects the vehicles so that they meet the needs of novice road users. The focus is on high safety, low insurance sum, low acquisition and maintenance costs as well as reasonable consumption. Attention is paid.
Nicolas Heini: "My motivation is to combat disproportionately expensive and powerful entry-level vehicles. In this way, we make a contribution to accident prevention."
Specially equipped learning cars
Even if there is no suitable car available at home, Firstcar.ch can help: the specially equipped learner cars can be rented easily and cheaply for private driving lessons, insurance included. One day is available for 100 francs.
Since the launch of the Firstcar.ch platform, it has been continuously expanded and adapted. Nicolas can also build on partnerships with large organizations in the industry: the ACS, major insurance companies and Amag with its stop+go program are among them.
