Comments on: Zipcar and Flexcar to Merge http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sanfranvalues http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/comment-page-1/#comment-6619 sanfranvalues Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:18:39 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/#comment-6619 ZipCar: The Poor People's car. ZipCar: The Poor People’s car.

]]> By: user http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/comment-page-1/#comment-6618 user Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:23:06 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/#comment-6618 Non Profit does not necessarily mean better, and besides.... grab a ZipCar BMW for a haul up the Highway 1, and then tell me that CCS can do the same for you? Non Profit does not necessarily mean better, and besides…. grab a ZipCar BMW for a haul up the Highway 1, and then tell me that CCS can do the same for you?

]]> By: courtney http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/comment-page-1/#comment-6617 courtney Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:01:31 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/#comment-6617 In all fairness, CCS does deserve a fair shake. I will reiterate that it does depend on how you use the cars, and my usage pattern (as well as their locations) pulled me to use Zipcar. There really is something liberating about not being a car owner, and I love driving all these different cars! In all fairness, CCS does deserve a fair shake. I will reiterate that it does depend on how you use the cars, and my usage pattern (as well as their locations) pulled me to use Zipcar.

There really is something liberating about not being a car owner, and I love driving all these different cars!

]]> By: Nancy http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/comment-page-1/#comment-6616 Nancy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:52:31 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/#comment-6616 I've been a member of CityCarShare and Flexcar for going on two years, and love that Flexcar and Zipcar are merging - this just expands the pool of vehicles available to me! CCS is the ONLY non-profit of the three, and for my style of use has proven to be the most cost-effective (I use Flexcar mostly for full-day use when I need it for work, and for reserving cars in Portland when I'm there on business). I am SO HAPPY that I'm not a beleagured car owner in the city anymore, and knowing that car sharing makes sense for me financially as well as philosophically is really phenomenally GREAT! Thanks for spreading the news about the merger! I’ve been a member of CityCarShare and Flexcar for going on two years, and love that Flexcar and Zipcar are merging – this just expands the pool of vehicles available to me!

CCS is the ONLY non-profit of the three, and for my style of use has proven to be the most cost-effective (I use Flexcar mostly for full-day use when I need it for work, and for reserving cars in Portland when I’m there on business).

I am SO HAPPY that I’m not a beleagured car owner in the city anymore, and knowing that car sharing makes sense for me financially as well as philosophically is really phenomenally GREAT!

Thanks for spreading the news about the merger!

]]> By: fletch http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/comment-page-1/#comment-6615 fletch Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:18:13 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/10/31/zipcar-and-flexcar-to-merge/#comment-6615 As long as you're posting about car sharing, SF's original, City CarShare, should get a mention. All three have different pricing models, so any one of them might end up costing you less depending on how you use the cars. City CarShare just announced that they're raising their rates, and that prompted me to put together a quick spreadsheet that tells me how much my last 6 months of car sharing would have cost with Zipcar and Flexcar. I make 1-3 short intra-city trips each month, and City CarShare came out cheapest for me, even with the new $1/hr increase. As long as you’re posting about car sharing, SF’s original, City CarShare, should get a mention. All three have different pricing models, so any one of them might end up costing you less depending on how you use the cars.

City CarShare just announced that they’re raising their rates, and that prompted me to put together a quick spreadsheet that tells me how much my last 6 months of car sharing would have cost with Zipcar and Flexcar. I make 1-3 short intra-city trips each month, and City CarShare came out cheapest for me, even with the new $1/hr increase.

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