Need a Lift? Fort Greene Beckons Zipcar
One Fort Greene resident just launched a PR campaign to try to get Zipcar, a car sharing service, to bring a few cars to the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill area because the Prospect Heights and Brooklyn Heights garages are too far away. Now, we know that some of our readers think that Brooklynites should be driving…
One Fort Greene resident just launched a PR campaign to try to get Zipcar, a car sharing service, to bring a few cars to the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill area because the Prospect Heights and Brooklyn Heights garages are too far away. Now, we know that some of our readers think that Brooklynites should be driving less — but according to the Zipcar website, their company agrees. Zipcar users tend to decide against purchasing a car (or sell the one they own), drive less, and use other forms of transportation “With each Zipcar replacing over 20 privately-owned vehicles,” the site reports, “we’re changing the urban landscape.” If you’re interested in brining Zipcars to Fort Greene, sign this petition — if enough people sign on, the company is likely to respond.
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zipcar has to be the worst car rental company i have ever dealt with. their cars are filthy and they are deceptive and make up their own rules. I have never rented a clean car they smell and have animal hair on the seats and garbage in the cars. If you return the car even a minute late they charge you a 50.00 late fee. they also charge your card in increments where the invoices are confusing if you have a 80 buck rental they will charge your card 4 or 5 different payments on one rental. they say they pay for gas but in the ny cars the gas card id always missing and then you pay out of pocket they tell you to fax in the receipt but when i faxed the receipts they said that i was faxing too many receipts and closed my account. My son has asthma and i had to clean the car from the animal hair and they told me after they closed my acct they would only reopen it if i didn’t fax anymore receipts. I was angry with them but no one seemed to care. The office on 32nd and bdway has rude managers who don’t care about customers. Joel Johnson general manager there and Jessica O member services manager there are not helpful at all. Jessica told me that if my son has asthma don’t put him in the car. The weekend rates are horrible around 165 bucks a day and you have to reserve far in advance. Don’t expect a clean car or a gas card in the car. The cars have major mechanical issues and are unsafe to drive. A few cars have broken down on me with my kids in the car and i had to change a tire on the highway cause roadside assistance told me it would take hours to come. I got no compensation for the mishap or even an im sorry. Jessica told me that no one asked me to change the tire. So then I called the so call corporate office and dealt with Peter director of member services who claims that he takes complaints seriously his number is 6179954224 since they don’t like to deal with their customers I am giving the number. Anyhow he told me he was keeping my acct closed because i expect too much wanting clean cars and expecting them to fix every problem. the funny part is they never fixed any problem. they tell you fax receipts call if there is damage to the car or there is a breakdown but when i follow the rules they penalize me and closed my account. I am warning everyone to use the service at your own risk just remember that you are not insured and you end up paying a lot for rules that they make up along the way. the cars are disgusting inside so just see for yourself. Remember the names Joel Johnson from 32nd street and definitely Jessica she is rude and could care less about kids. She was the one who closed my acct to begin with. People need to know the truth don’t let them fool you cause at the end you will pay way more then what they advertise now I am taking them to court for treating me like crap and closing my acct just cause they felt like it. People like zipcar can’t treat us like animals when we are paying for the rentals. see for yourselves that everything i am saying is true.