You can now live Car Free in OKC - well sort of

[metro]

A new car sharing company has started up in OKC. I'm glad to see OKC finally get one, wish it was located downtown or MidTown as it would make more sense, but Paseo area is probably a decent fit. I guess you'd have to ride a bus and wait for an hour to the carshare place in Paseo. Still glad to see the concept in OKC, hope it survives long enough for the streetcar system to open.

http://timecar.com/home

[Platemaker]

I wonder if it wouldn't be a better fit (for now) in the Paseo for the simple fact of population size.

[Kerry]

Your thread should be call "You can live Car-Ownership Free in OKC". You still need to use a car.

[okclee]

Has anyone tried TimeCar? If so how was it?

http://www.timecar.com/home

[metro]

I've noticed they have been putting up billboards on Classen

[Thunder]

This looks stupid. Its cheaper to rent from Enterprise than this crap.

[jpeaceokc]

It's cheaper if you only need a car for 2-3 hours instead of all day. I thought it interesting that although the pickup site is named "Paseo" it is actually on the campus of OCU, and I don't think that area is referred to as Paseo.

[RadioOKC]

Enterprise does have better weekend offers, especially now that it's fall. You can do a $10 a day rate Fri-Mon. I do see value in this for weekday use and quick runs. What is really cool is that
insurance is included as well as fuel exc.

Chris
www.radiookc.com

[BBatesokc]

One or two of those 'rent my car' sites now have users in OKC too. Tends to be cheaper - but probably a different set of headaches too.

[Plutonic Panda]

Not sure how much weight their poll will have but they are currently asking people on Facebook where they should locate next.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...e=1&permPage=1

The options are:

Downtown OKC?
Tulsa, OK?
Stillwater, OK?
Dallas, TX?
Little Rock, AR?
Houston, TX?


Vote by adding your comment on the photo linked above.

Well I posted. Campbell Sadeghy. As many people voted for OKC hopefully they will really give thought and build here. I love to see new opportunities like that available in OKC!

[Plutonic Panda]

They have locations here already, just not Downtown. TIMECAR.com | OKC Locations

I've been begging them to come downtown since I came back.

It seems kinda strange that aren't downtown since they have locations in OKC. But, I guess the downtown residential areas are pretty new though.

[HOT ROD]

looks to be an OKC based company, so hopefully they will open a location or two downtown (maybe one in midtown, one in deep deuce should do it) and maybe 2-5 cars per location to start. I'd think they'd get a lot of business downtown, particularly as NEW residents continually move in; who may not want to own a car but surely could probably rent a car for a few hours to shop or go to amenities outside of the downtown core.

I wish them success.

[BBatesokc]

I know a couple that now lives downtown and they have gone 'car free' since moving - about a year ago. They are from NYC, so it was a no-brainer for them. One works close enough to bike/walk to work downtown (Devon) and the other takes a bus to college and a part-time job. They get their errands and grocery shopping done on the weekends and rent (as mentioned above) from Enterprise on the weekends (or another Hertz offshoot lot off Meridian) for $34total and get a compact car from Friday-Monday. Apparently the special is offered virtually year round if you save a previous emailed offer and just continue to click on the link to make an online reservation. If you just go to the Enterprise site or call on the phone, many times of the year the offer will not be available.

They rent 3 out of 4 weekends a month (or less) and have to usually put $40 gas back into the car. Making the rental $74, or about only $2,664 a year in car, gas, and car insurance. You can't beat that if your lifestyle can adapt. Of course, if the Enterprise link or special stops then their budget will go up. They always considered just having a cheap used car for the weekends but for now they can't beat their current routine.

[kevinpate]

I used to use that same enterprise deal, a lot. Came in handy when I was going to McAlester for a long Friday and then on to camp for the weekend. Or if I was going one direction for a camp on the weekend and my lovely was going in another, or I needed to be at two different events on the same weekend and she needed to stay at the first event. Saved a whole lot of wear tear on my mostly in-metro tank size vehicle. And, since a rental was typically just moving my gear and me, a tiny ride was adequate. Often the gas savings compared to my large and comfy but not so efficient rides was significant enough a rental cost me nearly nothing compared to driving the tank hither and yon. When I took one to Mac, the reimbursement was enough to cover ride, gas and a soda/snack or three as well.

I still use rentals for many road trips, though now I mostly roll single week days. I find more and more I travel via Budget, reserving online and picking up/returning via the local Sears or their counter at Will Rogers.

[BBatesokc]

That is what we do too. Rent when we need a car. Though in Seattle, we had Zipcar so it was easier. For me, I rented once a month at ~$10/day to drive long distances and overnight trips.

We need downtown access though to either a rental or a service like Timecar.

Fortunately there is an Enterprise downtown (1615 Broadway) and their locations offer pickup/dropoff service.

[betts]

I just got a flier in the mail today that said "Something new is coming to Deep Deuce." A quick google of the address revealed that it is Timecar. I think we're the perfect location for it.

[shawnw]

Awesome!

[Frustratedoptimist]

This is awesome. Damn you, OKC public schools and my inability and unwillingness to home school. Downtown OKC gets better every month.

[Frustratedoptimist]

Thanks, I'll check it out, Sid.

[HOT ROD]

Now in Downtown OKC (Deep Deuce):

TIMECAR.com | Home

[Plutonic Panda]

TIMECAR is a membership-based car sharing service that provides 24/7 access to vehicles on an hourly and daily basis across Oklahoma and Texas. It's an alternative transportation service that's better for the environment. As a member, you reserve a car on the web or over an automated phone system. You unlock the car with a smartcard (a swiping device), drive where you want, and return the vehicle to its designated parking spot. Car share members pay an hourly or daily rate and are not charged additional fees for gas, insurance, maintenance or permanent parking, like they would with car rental or ownership.

Wow, that's pretty. . . really cool haha.

[BBatesokc]

Is the location map working for everyone else? I get some error saying the site is not authorized to use the Google map, blah, blah, blah and the then the map goes blank.

[Just the facts]

I get an error message as well, and then the map goes blank.

[BBatesokc]

Looks like they are trying to use the Google map embedded feature without licensing it for commercial use. oooooops!

[zookeeper]

Car-sharing company brings hourly vehicle rental service to Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce

Car-sharing company brings hourly vehicle rental service to Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce | News OK

Great article! Fills a solid need there. As you say in the article, even Seattle has the ZipCar, if they need something like this to help with urban transportation, we surely do.