![]() I know off the top of my head that the closest Zipcar parking space is 2 blocks away, and is a more expensive vehicle type, so the closest car that I usually reserve is about 5 blocks away. You pull up the app, see that there’s a car a couple blocks away, reserve it (the reservation holds it for you for 15 min), and you’re on your way.Īnother thing Car2go beats Zipcar on is location. When I’m running to meet friends for happy hour, I want transportation that’s fast and flexible - I don’t want to have to agree to one hour of car rental etc, if I only need to drive 10 min in the rain, and I have a ride home. Plus, I don’t want to make a reservation for an exact time in the future. I signed up for Car2go last summer, and one of the biggest selling points for me using Car2Go is that more often than not, I don’t need a car for exactly one hour or more. you want to use a car for less than 1 hour.going to or from the airport (via public transit).cheaper than the bus (especially with 2 people).you’re going downtown (or somewhere else with metered parking) – yay free parking!.you want to get from Point A to Point B and ditch your car (hello, personal taxi!).Service Areas: nine North American cities currently (& some in Europe)Īvailability: currently 300 cars in Portland Zipcar was recently acquired by Avis, so I’m expecting more fees to start creeping in at some point. And if there was a zipcar parking spot close to you, you pretty much felt like you had a car for whenever you needed it, so long as the neighbors didn’t hog it. You could rent a regular car with zero hassle. Zipcar seemed pretty revolutionary when they started. The thing Zipcar has always had going for it, is the cars. you’re going grocery shopping and you want that car to be there still when you come out.you want to go far, far away - like a 24hr trip to the coast.Includes: insurance, gas, 180 ‘free’ miles.Service Areas: 39 states/provinces in North America currently (& some in Spain/UK)Īvailability: sprinkled all around the city So in an effort compare the current car-sharing services in Portland, here’s how they stack up: Zipcar Review When I got back to the States in 2009, I ended up not repurchasing a car, and have been using Zipcar, and Car2Go ever since. At the time, I was just getting ready to go traveling for a year, so in preparation for selling my car, I signed up to try it out and have a backup just in case my car sold earlier than expected. I’ve been using car-sharing (Zipcar to start) since January of 2008. Whether you’re biking, walking, taking the Streetcar/MAX, riding the bus, car-sharing, or some combination, it doesn’t take ages to get to the “other side” of the city. One of the things I love about living in a little city, like Portland, is how it makes transportation easier. It makes life different, and cheaper, and sometimes more inconvenient, but definitely more interesting. ![]() I’m a fan of alternate transportation methods.
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