Zipcar?

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So, to save money for certain economically foolhardy adventures that loom in my future, I'm seriously thinking of selling my car (or just giving it to someone, probably Ricky) in the next six months, before it's time to to buy another year of expensive Massachusetts car insurance.

I still want spontaneous mobility, and the ability to haul stuff around. I would not even consider this if Zipcar weren't in this town. I know some of you use Zipcar, and I wonder if you'd recommend it to me. Basically, I want to retain the ability to putter around town every few days (on average), very occasionally zipping up to Maine or wherever. Ultimately it should cost less than ~$1,500 per year to make the transition worthwhile.

Whaddaya think?

Comments

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

I [heart] Zipcar. Though I don't use it very often, probably less than once a month. I often reserve close to the last moment (like, same day I wish to use it), and have never had to walk more than 3/4 mile to get a car (and I think we live quite close to each other, so the availability in the area is pretty good).

My employer pays my deposit and all that, so all I have to pay for is a tiny annual fee, plus the hours I use it. I don't really miss having my own car anymore.

I've only had one problem with a reservation: the car wasn't returned in time by the previous user, so the Zipcar people had to change my reservation to a different car, a little farther away than I usually would prefer (and parked in a - at the time - very snow-filled driveway, argh!), but uh, yeah. I'd still recommend it.