Car Sharing - ZipCar, FlexCar, City CarShare - do they work? - Car Forums

Good read on why a good idea didn't work; not big enough to buy cars cheap enough for the fleet it sounds like. Not enough customers either.

"Zipcar was a prodigious money-loser. Funding growth around the world, it never once turned a profit, losing about $55 million since 2007. And the entry of behemoth Hertz made its task all the more costly."

Zipcar: Entrepreneurial Genius, Public-Company Failure (WSJ.com)

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carthell (Jan 13, 2013 11:56 pm)

#20 of 20 Re: Avis buys Zipcar [steve_] by carthell

Jan 13, 2013 (11:56 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Jan 02, 2013 12:59 pm)

I considered the service, especially when the company parked two vehicles at my work site. Over the breakdowns I had over the the past two years, I've found that the sites where the company put their cars were simply too inconvenient to reach, and few in number. I typically use the major car rental business in my neighborhood, and the car dealerships I go to have a rental office nearby.

It did not help when the two cars at my work site was reduced to one due to a catastrophic event, undoubtedly. It has been that way for many months, and I'm not going to fight for the use of one vehicle.

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Car Sharing - ZipCar, FlexCar, City CarShare - do they work? - READ ONLY

20 messages, Last post on Jan 13, 2013 at 11:56 PM

Messages Page 3 of 3

#15 of 20 Re: GM's getting in the act [steve_] by lemko

Jul 19, 2012 (7:37 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Jul 17, 2012 12:24 pm)

#16 of 20 Re: GM's getting in the act [lemko] by steve_ HOST

Jul 19, 2012 (7:49 am)

Replying to: lemko (Jul 19, 2012 7:37 am)

#19 of 20 Avis buys Zipcar by steve_ HOST

Jan 02, 2013 (12:59 pm)