Wheels in L.A.
We gave away our car before leaving for our thru-hike and have been fortunate to not to have needed our own since arriving back to Los Angeles. For the last two months, we've had an unbelievable streak of car-sitting for generous traveling friends, so Lauren has been using their cars to get to work.
I've been doing quite well on my new bike, although riding a fixed gear is like learning to ride a bicycle all over again.
Tonight my friend Austin reminded me about Flexcar. Here in Los Angeles, an annual membership of $35 gets you access to car rentals on a micro level, just $5 per hour. Their locations map shows that I live just one block from two available flexcars ( a "sports car" and a "wagon").
All this convenience, and I don't even have to worry about gas, insurance, maintenance or parking. Pretty sweet deal. I'm going to have to check this out.
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UPDATE: When I checked the cars in person, the "sports car" was a Mini Cooper, and the "wagon" was a Scion Xb.
Totally, USC has a couple flexcars... I've thought of this... but with our running team, it hasn't really been an option... it really depends on 'how often' and 'where'... I think it's great, though!
ReplyDeleteBen, I checked these out a few years ago when we were in LA. Great concept! Let me know if you end up using them. I'd love to know if it works.
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