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 Jul 31 2007, 11:16 AM
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While I was in San Francisco I noticed a few different car sharing services, ZipCars and Flexcar. After looking them up it seems pretty cool and a good idea. If I was living there, I probably would not want to own a car so they have shared cars, that you get a little card for and can use as they are left at specific places across the city.
Just thought it was a neat way with people only needing cars on certain days or for only a few hours at a time. Thoughts? Anyone seen anything like this elsewhere? -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jul 31 2007, 01:01 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Yeah, it's a rental car service at its core but the expense is different and there is not a whole lot of crap to go through to get one.
We saw them all over the city in San Francisco, parked in places that would be really convenient to not only pick one up but also to drop one off (close to public transit). When I was at the Farmer's Market near the Ferry Building I saw 5-10 of these cars parked in the nearby parking lot, I'm assuming from people who took BART from outside of the city but didn't want to ride MUNI. Just an interesting idea. I doubt it would work here in Houston but I could see it being useful for someone in downtown Austin (maybe Houston for that matter). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Hartmann Car Shares Jul 31 2007, 11:16 AM
schwab i just dont see how the logistics of that would wo... Jul 31 2007, 11:29 AM blaarg QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jul 31 2007, 12:16 PM) ... Jul 31 2007, 11:37 AM impala454 i'm not really certain where i see the benefit... Jul 31 2007, 11:44 AM
Spectatrix QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 31 2007, 12:44 PM)... Jul 31 2007, 11:51 AM impala454 ahhh ok. well that makes a little more sense. so... Jul 31 2007, 11:55 AM Spectatrix Pretty much, yeah, except that it's intended f... Jul 31 2007, 12:07 PM Inferia Zipcars are usually rented on an hourly bases. I ... Jul 31 2007, 03:25 PM chook I always liked the idea if I was in a big city. Jul 31 2007, 09:01 PM |
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