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It could eliminate the need for having a car altogether. Hello zipcar
by draggnar 15y ago
It could eliminate the need for having a car altogether. Hello zipcar
- dsr_ 15y agoOh, yes. Having a robot taxi pick you up when you need it and disappear when you're done beats finding a parking space any day of the week. +1 city dwellers. I'd like to be able to give my kids an RFID tag so that I could send them to school when I'm running late, or pick them up after sports practice. Trust will be an issue... but entirely doable.
- gcb 15y agozip car here in LA is way more expensive than owing an old luxury car AND paying dealership prices on maintenance. or renting a car every other day. I paid 1/8 of zip car's prices when i used enterprise rentals for two months
- rdouble 15y agoZip Car works best in SF, there are cars everywhere, the city is 2nd densest in the country but still a pain to do most errands without a car, cabs suck, and the price is right. Boston is similar, but I have not used ZipCar there. In NYC it's at least $2/hr more expensive. Cabs become competitive, and there are tons of cabs. There are many more people but not as many cars as SF, so it's harder to get a car. It's mostly good for moving apartments without dealing with U-Haul, going to IKEA/Fairway in Red Hook or picking up craigslist stuff. I found in LA, the zip cars were so spread out, I first had to figure out how to get someone to drive me 15 minutes to the car.
- gcb 15y agoexactly what i was saying :) to go the nearest market here you already spent mileage enough to get the rental for the day with unlimited miles. and there's more car rental places than zip cars.