Posted May 6, 2011, 3:49 AM
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loafing in lotusland
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Lotusland
Posts: 6,023
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Interesting. It's what I always figured Car sharing should be but only possible because of the somewhat recent proliferation of smart phones.
That being said, this service is more expensive than others as they have higher overheads. It will appeal to people who value the ultimate in convenience over planning their outings.
Co-operative Auto (mow modo coop) runs at $3/hour, but the car has to be returned to the place you got it.
If you're going to the beach, for example, from downtown with a bunch of stuff and don't want to lug it on transit, you could use car2go and pay the $5 ($0.35/min) to get there in 15 minutes and you're done. Stay for a couple of hours and pay another $5 to get back home (though the same car may not be available in that location)
Co-operative Auto, you schedule when you pick up the car and for how long you will need it. You have to have it back on time, though. It's $3 / hour and $0.40 / km. Four hours would cost you a bit less than $15.
In those trips, Car2go... in trips with more driving and where you need guaranteed access to the car... Co-Op wins easily.
A trip out to Surrey for 4 hours would cost less than $25 with Co-Op and $50 with Car2go (you can't leave the car in Surrey).
I can see someone being a member of both, to be honest.
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