Comments on: Zipcar Replaces Flexcar Around Decatur

By: David

David — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:31:43 +0000

As a former Flexcar member on the “membership plan” the hourly rates are $4.50 across the board. The daily rates have gone up over Flexcar however. Overall, Zipcar promises to be more expensive than Flexcar ever was. It’s not even close to the middle of the month and I am already over $120 in the hole after two rentals.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:21:17 +0000

I could be wrong, but when I checked this last week, the rates for Zipcar were closer to $15/hr in Decatur. More than double the Flexcar rates.

By: Creative Loafing Atlanta » Fresh Loaf » Blog Archive » Zipcar replaces Flexcar around Atlanta

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:29:52 +0000

[...] all about passing on the good news reported on other notable blogs such as Decatur Metro, even if we’re a little late in the game. If you’re already a member of Flexcar, the [...]

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:02:19 +0000

Just to clarify: the $5/hr rate was only available to “Frequent Flexers” who paid a $30/mo fee for a minimum for six months. That plan is still available under a different name for those who wanted to remain on the former plan. Flexcar never had “no membership fee” but there were various promotions where the fee was waived or offered in driving credit.

The rates in the Atlanta market are currently either $9 or $11/hr; I know the marketing materials suggest otherwise but I’ve not seen anything available at the advertised price. The signs were replaced everywhere in the metro area last week with the exception of the on-street polls in Decatur, which require special hardware for the new signs to fit. That’s why you see the new logo only in places like the lot on Church St (which is not currently home for an actual Zipcar) and at East Lake MARTA.

For those driving the $11/hr vehicles like the Toyota Solara convertible on Sycamore, you’ll notice that there’s very little signage on (or in) the vehicles themselves compared to Flexcar. BMWs and Volvos should be arriving in the summer.

Zipcar is currently offering $50 in driving credit for new members (or $25 for Flexcar members upon Zipcard activation).