Zipcar

Clever concept. Rent a car by the hour, by the day. Price is inclusive fuel. The vehicle drives by unlocking it with a smart card and the key is permanently attached close by the ignition. Your responsibility to the following driver is to leave at least a 1/4 tank of fuel, a clean interior and your obligation to the company is to pick it up and bring it back at the agreed upon times.  Should you fail to fulfill any of the above stipulations, the fines can be steep. Had a callback out of town today, and with tolls included, the train would have been cheaper. But it was a beautiful sunny day and I was driving to countryside I hadn’t visited approaching it from the north. To have a car to pick up and drop off a half mile from my residence, made it feel like an old fashioned outing.