ZIP Cars...

[opieshuffle]

...or AutoShare. Anyone used them? Good luck? Bad luck? Worth it?

I'm calculating that I don't really NEED the second car and in gas / monthly payments / insurance / repairs can save up to 12gs a year. But it sure is convenient having it whenever I need it. Has anyone gone through this exercise and been happy with these companies? Or just rent instead?

Input, as always, is greatly appreciated...

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[Riley.Royal]

I see them both on the road all the time. Zipcar seems to have an easy application proccess. then autoshare

 

[earbiter]

Go to www.zipcar.com and search for cars nearest your residence or place of work...I don't recall but Autoshare likely has something similar. Proximity was the biggest factor for me.

I signed up with Zipcar about three years ago, at which time it was priced better than Autoshare. I've been very happy with the service, it is very slick as thetree1 said and getter slicker day-by-day. The recently introduced a flat overnight rate ($39 I think), e.g. great for picking up the car Friday night and ensuring you can leave as early as you want Saturday morning.

That said I've been planning on buying a car for convenience, zipcar just allowed me to put it off for a few years (nearest zipcar to my residence is a short bus ride away, but still a bus ride).