Cars at College
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting story about Zipcar, Flexcar and college. These companies allow users to rent cars for one day or even a few hours. They’re easy to find in big cities, but now they are partnering with colleges like Michigan and Arizona State. They’ve also lowered the minimum age to rent to 18, so most college students are eligible. Schools are hoping fewer students will feel the need to have cars on campus, alleviating some of the parking space congestion.
Parking on most college campuses is scarce and/or expensive.
So what about you? Will you be taking your car to college? Does the ability to have a car on campus affect how you rank a school? Have you discussed car options on campus visits or with your parents?
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August 26th, 2007 at 7:29 am
At first I thought I HAD to have a car at college but the more I think about it, the more I don’t need a car. My top pick college is a city school so a car would not only be expensive there and hard to park but everything is in walking distance - goodbye freshman 15!
August 30th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Lets not forget car sharing and other ways of getting from A to B. But this seems like a great idea, but don’t other car hire companies also offer car hire for the day?
I also agree with Allison, in a city you don’t really need a car. There is usually great public transportation and even consider taking a taxi which might work out less than the cost of hiring a car, and far more convenient, no forms to fill out or waiting in line!