I-Go Car Sharing???

Question

I'm moving to Chicago soon and was interested in getting rid of my car and doing the I-Go car sharing. My question is who are the majority of the people who use this service and what do you usually take the cars out to go do? It's paid for hourly right?

I want to see if it would be a smart idea to let go of my car...

Thanks!

Answer 1

I like the idea of car sharing, but I find it is more expensive than just renting a car.  And the rental cars are brand new versus car sharing clubs where the cars are much older.

Plus most of them ask for a refundable membership fee of up to $500 up front (probably to cover insurance deductible) and they don't "pick you up".  When I rent the cost is about the same as the car share per day and I don't worry at all about insurance, it is covered on my gold card.

It is hourly, and that is the one advantage; if you just need a car for an hour or two a day, then the car share is cheaper, but it is a lot of trouble to go through.  For me it is better to just plan a bunch of errands for one day and rent.

It is still a smart idea to get rid of your car; just for the money you will save on insurance, depreciation and maintenance if nothing else.