December 27, 2004 06:40 AM
Cutting Auto Costs With Car Sharing
Excerpt: Car sharing, a concept that's been around in the U.S. since the late '90s, is gaining in popularity in major cities where it's expensive to own a car or traffic is bad enough to make people rethink their transportation options.
Some people consider driving a car enjoyable; others look at it as a necessary evil. Either way, it's a big expense, and one that's growing all the time between the initial purchase cost, maintenance, insurance and rising gas prices. In urban centers, there's also the cost of parking, which can be hundreds of dollars a month.
But for most people, a car is a must. After all, every once in awhile, you need a car to get around even if you can do much of your travel on public transportation. It's not very cost-effective to rent a car every time you need to go to the grocery store or want to go out of town for the weekend.
That's where car sharing comes in so handy.
Car sharing, a concept that's been around in the U.S. since the late '90s, is gaining in popularity in major cities where it's expensive to own a car or traffic is bad enough to make people rethink their transportation options. According to the Car Sharing Network (www.carsharing.net), just under three dozen cities in the U.S. and Canada currently offer some form of car sharing to at least some degree; Boston has the largest network with about 4,200 members sharing 131 vehicles.
READ FULL STORY ...5 Tips: Buying A New Car - Jan 15, 2005
Reinventing The Wheel (And The Tire, Too) - Jan 03, 2005
Largest Used-Car Dealer? You'll Be Surprised! - Dec 27, 2004
Holiday Car Shopping - Dec 22, 2004
8 Top Auto Maintenance Myths - Dec 19, 2004
Buy a New 2004 or a 2005? - Dec 17, 2004
Bargains On Stranded Cars - Dec 02, 2004
Tips For Saving Fuel - Nov 26, 2004
Leasing Demystified - Nov 26, 2004
• Structured Settlements
www.setcap.com - cash for structured settlements, sell annuity, lottery winnings, and more.
• Personal Finance: Finance News Today provides money saving tips, news, and articles on personal finance issues like insurance, real estate, college planning and much more.
• Compare all our 0% Credit Card UK against our 0% balance transfers and cash back deals.
• Browse through our Credit Cards deals and apply online.
• financial tip - financial tips article and more.
• Arizona llc - incorporate a arizona llc. they offer solutions for limited liability company asset protection in arizona and california. incorporation services are provided online with 24 hour filings and expedited approvals. www.paralegal-plus.com for cpa lawyers.
• Credit Repair
repairmycreditnow.com/Credit_Repair_Advice.htm - repair my credit now credit services offers credit repair, restoration and education through our exclusive "v" phase process â„¢.
• Citibank Home Equity Lines of Credit: Rates as low as Prime - 0.50% variable APR for Life, currently 5.50% variable APR.
• Day Trading - day trading signals for active stock and options traders.
• Ken Langone - ken langone: make my day
• Credit Repair - repair my credit now credit services offers credit repair, restoration and education through our exclusive "v" phase process â„¢
• Online Option Trading - oexoptions is an oex online stock option trading company offering a free 15-day trial for all new customers.
• fix bad credit
Want to See Your Ads Here? Claim Your Ad Space at Personal Finance Weblog by Writing to Webmaster. Starting at $25/month, see your text ads in more than 2,000 indexed pages at PFBlog, the Best Personal Finance Blog, or MM Money, MM's Daily Personal Finance Readings. Full Rate Card Available Here.
