ZipCars - Rent by the Hour - Parking, Gas & Insurance Included

With rental cars scattered in parking lots throughout the city, ZipCar is a COOL company that is redefining how you rent a car.  Unlike a rental car company, you phone (or use the web), choose a parking lot in the city, and schedule your car for the hour.  It can be a Mini Cooper, BMW, or even a Prius. Walk up to the car, swipe your card, and it’s yours… No need to pay for gas, insurance, or parking because it is all included.  Wow.

The company claims that 30% of their customers have sold their own cars because ZipCar is so convenient (and SO much cheeper - especially for Yuppies).  Zip Cars are located in almost a dozen cities throughout North America… will the trend continue?

Benefits, from ZipCar.com
No lines
You don’t have to go all the way to the rental car location to pick up the car or stand in any lines. With Zipcar, you simply reserve online and walk a block or two to your car. Our cars (and pickups) are conveniently located right where you work or play. Oh, we don’t try to upsell you at the counter either – since there isn’t one.

24-hour service
You don’t have to worry about picking up your car and returning it during their “normal business hours.” At Zipcar, you can reserve, drive and return a car 24/7, 365 days a year. The entire process is self-service.

Lots of great cars
Choose from dozens of makes and models. Don’t want to drive that sassy Chevy Malibu from one of the big boys? With Zipcar you can drive a MINI, BMW, hybrid, VW and more at great prices. And the car you reserve is guaranteed to be the car you will drive.

Zipcar is cheaper!
Zipcar offers reasonable hourly and daily rates. For example, in Boston, the rates range from $8.75/hr and $63/day. They’re even cheaper if you sign up for one of our Extra Value Plans. Business drivers can also get additional savings through a company-sponsored Z2B plan. And when you add up all the fees that car rental companies charge, you’ll see that Zipcar is less expensive. See the numbers.

Everything is included
Gas, reserved parking and insurance are included in all of our rates and there’s no crazy paperwork and waivers to fill out.

No extra fees for drivers under 25
Zipcar does not charge extra fees to members ages 21 to 25. We’ve found that these drivers don’t have more accidents. So why charge more? That’s just not fair.

Exceptional customer service
Have you tried to contact customer service at a rental car company? We wish you luck. At Zipcar our business is based on exceptional customer service. Members can email us (we return our emails) or call our customer care team when you really need them.

Business values
Our business was founded on issues that are important – urban congestion, the environment, parking issues and more.

And…
You will be the envy of all the other drivers on the road in your nice looking Zipcar.