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Comparing Car Sharing

Posted by Christine Talley at 7/20/2008 12:02 PM

How OFTEN do you need a car? That's the question. If you just need a car for a few hours a month, I recommend car sharing. Services are found all over Chicagoland. I like I-GO car sharing. A lot of folks prefer Zipcar, but that’s probably because they don’t know about I-GO’s GO Budget plan. Fifteen dollars/mo and a 6-month commitment buys you 3 hours of drive time per month. Plus, the hours from 11 PM to 7 AM are off the clock, so you could get a lot of extra hours out of it.

But, if you’re gonna drive 6 hrs/mo before 11:00 PM, Zipcar’s cheapest Extra Value Plan might be worth it at $57/mo, and I included the membership and registration fees in that figure. You can’t rent a car from a chain by the hour, so Zipcar buys you flexibility for cheap.

Again, if you have to rent a car, look for a discount from your union, or on the AFL-CIO website; or, check out Rent-A-Wreck for killer deals.

Update! Get a free Zipcar membership for 1 year, a public transit pass, and other goodies here. And, union members can get the Zipcar business rate.