Flexcar car-sharing comes to Pittsburgh
Add Pittsburgh to the list of about a dozen American cities where car-sharing from Flexcar is availble.
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl drove a Flexcar onto PPG Plaza earlier this week to welcome the car-sharing company to his city. The user rules are similar to other car-sharing services, namely that vehicles are parked around downtown and Flexcar members pay about $10 an hour to use them (There is also a $35 annual membership fee, but that's waived under certain business plans, and it's waived after the first year for anyone who drives at least twice during the year). Your $10 covers gas, insurance, 150 free miles, parking, maintenance and a 24/7 emergency service. The service starts this month with 20 fuel-efficient vehicles, including hybrids, pickups, minivans and cars, like the MINI Cooper.
You can read all about it at the Flexcar website.
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[Source: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership]
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alderc59 10:43AM (9/16/2009)
What is the net cost of it? Please update much information about this!! By the way, have you heard of MiNeeds.com? It really simplifies finding affordable auto repair professionals. I used it to find them for my cars. Essentially, after I described what I needed on this site, I received several competitive bids from local auto repair professionals. I liked the fact that I didn’t have to call around and negotiate with each, and that they actually came to me.
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alderc59 10:43AM (9/16/2009)
What is the net cost of it? Please update much information about this!! By the way, have you heard of MiNeeds.com? It really simplifies finding affordable auto repair professionals. I used it to find them for my cars. Essentially, after I described what I needed on this site, I received several competitive bids from local auto repair professionals. I liked the fact that I didn’t have to call around and negotiate with each, and that they actually came to me.
http://www.mineeds.com/Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania-Services/Auto-Repair-Services
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Howard Lee Harkness 12:22PM (5/04/2007)
"$10 an hour"
"Your $10 covers ... 150 free miles"
Hmmm... how many of the flexcars can go 150 mph?
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Sactoeric 6:10PM (5/04/2007)
I can't wait for flexcar to come to my town (Sacramento, CA)!
My partner and I have talked a lot about replacing our one car in the future with electric, hybrid, or biodiesel options. But the thing that makes the most environmental sense to us is to not have a car at all, and use a car share for the occasional store and DIY runs.
If flexcar (or similar) comes to town, we'll definitely sell our car.
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