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Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on February 28, 2011 at 2:36pm

I've been a Zip Car member for years.  I use it once a month or so for major shopping trips (please don't give me advice about how to haul 40lbs of dog food on my bike!).  There are zip cars all over Chicago and the US, so I can zip in DC too.

 

I-Go is the non-profit, but it has many less cars.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 28, 2011 at 3:37pm

In the past I rented from airport locations regularly without boarding passes. I've never once encountered the situation you describe.

iggi said:

Generally, you cant rent from an airport proper without boarding passes. dont know why, but thats that happened to me when i tried to take advantage of a super deal. it was a no go.

Duppie said:

Renting at an airport is always a bad idea. Airports in general are more expensive, since politicians have figured out that business and tourist travelers don't vote. So you can levy taxes on them with impunity.

 

I you can avoid the busy times, and you can plan ahead, you can get great deals with neighborhood rental places. When I did the math, it always worked in car rental places favor.

Michele Beaulieux said:

If I took the train to O'Hare a rental might be cheaper

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Permalink Reply by Annette on March 14, 2011 at 6:20am

Just a heads up for those interested in joining a car sharing service: today's Groupon is for an I-GO membership and $30 worth of driving credits (a really good deal that would normally total $105). http://www.groupon.com/deals/i-go-chicago

 

I work for the non-profit that founded I-GO - the Center for Neighborhood Technology - so I am partial but I will say that I-GO is a mission-based organization - it's local, committed to a 100% low-emissions fleet (future plans include going all-electric), committed to being in as many neighborhoods as possible (ZipCar simply cannot do that as a profit-driven org) and it's actually cheaper on most plans.

 

Just a plug ;) Happy riding!

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Permalink Reply by Joe Sak on March 14, 2011 at 8:09am

iGo is in partnership with the CTA and has gaudy, sometimes uneven & poorly affixed bumper stickers all over them.

 

Zipcar is who I have, and their advertising is minimal plus NONE on the nice cars (BMW, etc)

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 14, 2011 at 11:15am

I just got this email from IGO:

 

Spring has sprung, and I-GO cars are sprouting all over town. We're adding ten new vehicles to the fleet this week!

Meet the new kids on your block:

• 7138 N Sheridan Rd.: 2011 gray Nissan Sentra sedan, vehicle ID# 4465
• 5516 N. Clark St. (Jewel parking lot): 2011 gray Nissan Versa hatchback, vehicle ID# 4507 (second car at this location)
• 3531 N. Broadway (Jewel parking lot): 2011 black Nissan Cube utility, vehicle ID# 4457 & 2011 gray Nissan Sentra sedan, vehicle ID# 4611
• 2940 N. Ashland Ave. (Jewel parking lot): 2011 red Nissan Sentra sedan, vehicle ID# 4581
• 4540 N. Campbell Ave. (Waters Elementary School parking lot): 2011 gray Nissan Versa hatchback, vehicle ID# 4461
• 3053 W. Montrose Ave.: 2011 black Nissan Versa hatchback, vehicle ID# 4474 (second car at this location)
• 2293 N. Milwaukee Ave.: 2011 black Nissan Versa hatchback, vehicle ID# 4491 (third car at this location)
• 2036 W. North Ave.: 2011 red Nissan Sentra sedan, vehicle ID# 4565 (third car at this location)
• 3263 S. Halsted St.: 2011 red Nissan Sentra sedan, vehicle ID# 4603

A bicycle built for a view

I-GO will again provide support-and-gear cars for Bike the Drive, the Active Transportation Alliance's awe-inspiring annual fundraiser, on May 29, when thousands of cyclists take over a blissfully car-free Lake Shore Drive for an entire Sunday morning. I-GO members get $5 off registration at www.bikethedrive.org with code IGO5. That'll snag you a T-shirt and access to rest stops and the post-ride fest, where ATA will dish out breakfast and live entertainment.

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