car free gets easier

[gwd]

A year ago I helped a car free neighbor move some furniture. He used a car sharing program to rent a pickup truck for a few hours. We had to walk about 5 blocks to get the truck. Last week the apartment building across the street converted 4 parking spaces to flexcar spaces- 3 sedans and a pickup truck. I'm not a member but if I choose to join it couldn't be any more convenient. There are no legal parking spaces between my door and the flex car spaces. Where will this process end- car sharing on every block?

[Sir Lunch-a-lot]

That sounds pretty sweet!

[Dahon.Steve]

A year ago I helped a car free neighbor move some furniture. He used a car sharing program to rent a pickup truck for a few hours. We had to walk about 5 blocks to get the truck. Last week the apartment building across the street converted 4 parking spaces to flexcar spaces- 3 sedans and a pickup truck. I'm not a member but if I choose to join it couldn't be any more convenient. There are no legal parking spaces between my door and the flex car spaces. Where will this process end- car sharing on every block?

I wish we had a flex car system in my neck of the woods. I have to actually take the lightrail to rent a car at $90.00 dollars a day. It still beats having to own a vehicle.

[makeinu]

Hey look at that. There are 4 flexcars within a mile of my apartment. Too bad they don't have any near the apartment I'll be moving into next month. I'm getting married and I think this could go a long way towards convincing my new bride that she doesn't need a car (right now she's not sure).

Flexcar seems much better than Zipcar. Zipcar's membership fees are a bit unreasonable.

I wish we had a flex car system in my neck of the woods. I have to actually take the lightrail to rent a car at $90.00 dollars a day. It still beats having to own a vehicle.
:eek: I never knew that Jersey had all these light rails. I should try stopping in Jersey sometime instead of just passing through.

[huerro]

When you need to move something big, check out your local home improvement store. You can often rent a pickup for a few hours for not too much money. No membership required.

[Dahon.Steve]

:eek: I never knew that Jersey had all these light rails. I should try stopping in Jersey sometime instead of just passing through.

Jersey only has two lightrail lines. I just happen to live near one that allows me to work, shop and live carfree. :)

I simply moved next to a lightrail line and found a job on the other end. You can do the same thing too. It was simple.

[gerv]

When you need to move something big, check out your local home improvement store. You can often rent a pickup for a few hours for not too much money. No membership required.

Last time I did this it was $19.95 for 90 minutes. That was lots of time to load, drop off the goods and get back to the store. Additional time wasn't that expensive either.

[Roody]

It might be cheaper to invest in a bike trailer than a flexcar service, especially if you're hauling light loads (100 to 200 pounds, say) once a week or so. It's a shame to use a 2000 pound gas-burner to carry 200 pounds!