Zipcar. CityCarShare. A number of other organizations. Zipcar now have differential pricing (i.e. more expensive on weekends), so a 24 hour rent Mon - Fri is u

Zipcar. CityCarShare. A number of other organizations. Zipcar now have differential pricing (i.e. more expensive on weekends), so a 24 hour rent Mon - Fri is under $100. Expensive, you may say. But... I pay only $70 per year for a full insurance waiver, all fuel is included, and there are no maintenance costs or other hidden costs. Last Zipcar I got I used almost a full fuel-tank worth in a 24 hour period. Subtracting fuel from the price put the days rental at about $40. And there's a pod across the street from my apartment (and about a zillion other pods nearby, here in Berkeley CA). I have friends with a 2-kid family in Manhattan and no car. They use Alamo, and claim it's cheap and easy. Renting is expensive. Owning a car is also expensive, with more 'hidden' costs that people frequently ignore.