Zippity follow-up
17/5/10 20:01Here's a quick follow-up on my Zipcar experience yesterday.
I reserved the car online. The one parked in my neighborhood had all sorts of available hours, so when my plans changed, I had no trouble changing my reservation. You can change your reservation right up to three hours before it's scheduled to start.
Zipcar will write your reservation to your Google Calendar. I hadn't yet actually USED my Google Calendar, so that was fun. And probably totally privacy-invading. But hey, convenience.
Zipcar will text you a reminder of your reservation start time, and again when you specify to remind you that you're due back. There's a $50 late return fee, so that extra reminder is nice.
I walked the three blocks or so to my reserved Zipcar, a Toyota Prius, at my appointed time, held my membership card up against the windshield to unlock it, got in and basically drove away. All their cars are hybrids and electrics.
I drove to my friend![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
roseambr's house in the next state, had a nice visit, and drove home, parking the car at its little designated parking spot in front of the neighborhood Starbucks, relocking it with my magic card, and walking away without a care in the world.
The nominal cost for this little luxury was about $38.
I reserved the car online. The one parked in my neighborhood had all sorts of available hours, so when my plans changed, I had no trouble changing my reservation. You can change your reservation right up to three hours before it's scheduled to start.
Zipcar will write your reservation to your Google Calendar. I hadn't yet actually USED my Google Calendar, so that was fun. And probably totally privacy-invading. But hey, convenience.
Zipcar will text you a reminder of your reservation start time, and again when you specify to remind you that you're due back. There's a $50 late return fee, so that extra reminder is nice.
I walked the three blocks or so to my reserved Zipcar, a Toyota Prius, at my appointed time, held my membership card up against the windshield to unlock it, got in and basically drove away. All their cars are hybrids and electrics.
I drove to my friend
roseambr's house in the next state, had a nice visit, and drove home, parking the car at its little designated parking spot in front of the neighborhood Starbucks, relocking it with my magic card, and walking away without a care in the world.The nominal cost for this little luxury was about $38.
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