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Title: Maven car share review/referral?
Post by: Inaya on June 09, 2019, 01:00:25 AM
My local car share company (competitor to Zipcar) got bought out and shut down. Zipcar's annual fee is not worth it for the 2-3 times per year I'd be using it. I've recently discovered Maven is an alternative in my area and appears to not have annual fees. So the purpose of this post is twofold:

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Maven car share review/referral?
Post by: reeshau on June 09, 2019, 04:18:52 AM
Unfortunately, Maven is pulling out of Chicago.

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/gms-maven-citing-strategy-shift-pulls-out-chicago-new-york
Title: Re: Maven car share review/referral?
Post by: Inaya on June 10, 2019, 11:26:18 AM
Ugh of course it is. Zipcar just isn't that good, but it's the only option around here since competition can't seem to survive in this area. Oh well. Thanks for the info.
Title: Re: Maven car share review/referral?
Post by: chicagomeg on June 10, 2019, 12:03:26 PM
Would Car2Go suit your needs?
Title: Re: Maven car share review/referral?
Post by: Home Stretch on June 11, 2019, 09:57:43 AM
Why not just use Turo? You can rent a car for like $20/day and find one that is within walking/public transit of where you live/work.

Also, if you use a referral link (like this one: https://turo.com/en-us/c/dougd), you get $25 off the first rental, which basically gets you the first rental free if you are renting a cheap car.

As a car nerd myself, I also like that you can get more interesting vehicles for the same price as boring economy cars from a normal rental company.