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jackal 02-01-2017 01:57 PM

as someone who gets these fucking cars towed constantly. MAKE SURE YOU PARK THESE THINGS WHERE THEY BELONG. you leave one in my lot and you will get billed $120 for the tow and $50 by the car share company. i've towed 4 evo's and one car2go in the last 10 days...

the tow companies love it and the car share companies don't give 2 shits because they bill direct to the last person who used the car.

Hondaracer 02-01-2017 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ZN6 (Post 8820128)
The good news is that you don't have to care about them, the bad news is no one else cares about them either.

It's that mentality that makes me want to punch most of the drivers of these cars in the face for cutting people off in smart cars. I've seen car2go cut off a semi without care. Fine, people do this too on cars they own for themselves, but not having to care so much about a car that you share with a community amplifies the bad behavior on the road especially when most services charge by the minute.

I think a good portion of the user base don't have cars or have maybe never owned one, similar to a lot of tenants renting places etc

No pride in ownership and can't respect the property.

One upside was someone forgot an umbrella in one I took and it was pissing out where we had to walk to the restaurant so that worked out lol

For a reference for people in terms of what it costs, I drove from Hastings/Renfrew to CRAFT at athletes village and it was like $6.50

Hondaracer 02-01-2017 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jackal (Post 8820164)
as someone who gets these fucking cars towed constantly. MAKE SURE YOU PARK THESE THINGS WHERE THEY BELONG. you leave one in my lot and you will get billed $120 for the tow and $50 by the car share company. i've towed 4 evo's and one car2go in the last 10 days...

the tow companies love it and the car share companies don't give 2 shits because they bill direct to the last person who used the car.

What type of lot is yours?

It's stupid people get them towed when the restrictions make it relatively easy to find a proper spot :/

jackal 02-01-2017 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hondaracer (Post 8820169)
What type of lot is yours?

It's stupid people get them towed when the restrictions make it relatively easy to find a proper spot :/

a private restaurant lot with like 15 spots

Gh0stRider 02-01-2017 06:09 PM

Car2go had a pilot project in Richmond last year. The drivers would leave the cars anywhere. I saw tickets on the cars all the time. Leaving it in alleys, pay zones, beside a yellow curb and no stopping zones. No wonder they are no longer there.

Ch28 02-02-2017 03:03 PM

I've been using EVO and car2go over the past 2 years just based off their promo minutes. Nothing beats parking at PC and then heading out without worrying about parking costs.

inv4zn 02-02-2017 03:32 PM

lol, just as a PSA, grab all your shit before you exit the car.

My GF took a car2go home, got out of the car, and went to the trunk to grab her purse (with her cell phone in it), and the car locked by itself.

Thankfully she was right near her house so she went in and called customer service and they unlocked it remotely - they also said that there should be a 15-second-ish delay before the car unlocks, but that can go by very quickly.

So, to prevent ruining your night if you were on your way out somewhere, take all your shit before you close the doors.

meme405 02-02-2017 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by inv4zn (Post 8820423)
lol, just as a PSA, grab all your shit before you exit the car.

My GF took a car2go home, got out of the car, and went to the trunk to grab her purse (with her cell phone in it), and the car locked by itself.

Thankfully she was right near her house so she went in and called customer service and they unlocked it remotely - they also said that there should be a 15-second-ish delay before the car unlocks, but that can go by very quickly.

So, to prevent ruining your night if you were on your way out somewhere, take all your shit before you close the doors.

But if you realized quickly that you forgot your shit, couldn't you just unlock the car by entering the numbers quickly in the app? Or am I missing something?

I think the problem isn't the doors locking quickly its just people being forgetful or oblivious which leads to them leaving phones, umbrellas, condoms, etc in the cars.

7seven 02-02-2017 09:47 PM

There is a scooter sharing service launching later this year too Loop electric scooter sharing service. Book, Unlock, Ride & Park. wonder how that will work out, I can see a bunch of people on them bombing down bike lanes downtown haha.

Gerbs 02-02-2017 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 7seven (Post 8820466)
There is a scooter sharing service launching later this year too Loop electric scooter sharing service. Book, Unlock, Ride & Park. wonder how that will work out, I can see a bunch of people on them bombing down bike lanes downtown haha.

That's going to be so much fun lol

The_Situation 02-02-2017 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by meme405 (Post 8820460)
But if you realized quickly that you forgot your shit, couldn't you just unlock the car by entering the numbers quickly in the app? Or am I missing something?

I think the problem isn't the doors locking quickly its just people being forgetful or oblivious which leads to them leaving phones, umbrellas, condoms, etc in the cars.

He said his gf exited the vehicle to go to the trunk to get her phone and purse but the car locked before she got to the trunk

flagella 02-03-2017 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by meme405 (Post 8820460)
But if you realized quickly that you forgot your shit, couldn't you just unlock the car by entering the numbers quickly in the app? Or am I missing something?

I think the problem isn't the doors locking quickly its just people being forgetful or oblivious which leads to them leaving phones, umbrellas, condoms, etc in the cars.

Why are condoms even in that list? Phones, umbrellas, I get it. You get in the car and toss it somewhere oftentimes. Do you carry a bag of condoms around and toss it in the car every time you drive?

Hondaracer 02-03-2017 05:37 PM

Used Evo last night for the first time, pain in the ass finding parking for them compared to the car2go

Car2go's Nav showing you parkades in which you can park downtown is infinitely helpful

eclipseman 02-04-2017 11:25 AM

I've been using these services for the past year or two. Definitely great. Wife and I walk downtown (about 1-2 hrs), grab lunch then take a car home.

Also, in case anyone missed it, car2go will be replacing all their smartcars with Mercedes 250 CLAs and GLKs.

The_Situation 02-04-2017 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hondaracer (Post 8820694)
Used Evo last night for the first time, pain in the ass finding parking for them compared to the car2go

Car2go's Nav showing you parkades in which you can park downtown is infinitely helpful

? Evo car has that as well. It's the blue P circles that are on the map on the evo app

The_Situation 02-04-2017 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by flagella (Post 8820499)
Why are condoms even in that list? Phones, umbrellas, I get it. You get in the car and toss it somewhere oftentimes. Do you carry a bag of condoms around and toss it in the car every time you drive?

Some people use the cars to have sex in.

SSM_DC5 02-04-2017 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inv4zn (Post 8820423)
lol, just as a PSA, grab all your shit before you exit the car.

My GF took a car2go home, got out of the car, and went to the trunk to grab her purse (with her cell phone in it), and the car locked by itself.

Thankfully she was right near her house so she went in and called customer service and they unlocked it remotely - they also said that there should be a 15-second-ish delay before the car unlocks, but that can go by very quickly.

So, to prevent ruining your night if you were on your way out somewhere, take all your shit before you close the doors.

Note for gf, put the key back after getting the purse. :yuno: putting the key back signals the car to think you're done with it.

flagella 02-04-2017 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Situation (Post 8820840)
Some people use the cars to have sex in.

Ya, takes some real fucked up people to have sex in a publicly shared car and leave a used condom in it.

hud 91gt 02-04-2017 08:18 PM

I only tend to use them when planning to have a few drinks. Then cab home.

I find parking them DT is a huge pita.

Gh0stRider 02-04-2017 09:49 PM

HAHAHAH...saw this on fb

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...82&oe=591490C2

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...92&oe=59118B36

FN-2199 07-02-2017 12:11 PM

For existing EVO members: use code FIFTEENRFZ for free 15 minutes of drive time!

Not sure when the expiry is, but this is from the YVR Food Fest

Edit: Expires August 1, 2017

mr00jimbo 07-02-2017 04:51 PM

I see a lot of these carshare cars being towed in the "no stopping between 3 and 6" zones. I guess people think somebody else will get it by then, or...

jackal 07-10-2017 02:00 AM

since my first post in this thread in feb about having these things towed, i've had to have 8 more towed including 2 tonight 1 evo and one of the new cla250 car2go's.

people need to understand the rules about using these fucking things. i don't care if you come in and buy something worth $2 or $200. you can't just abandon a car in a private lot for 10 hours hoping someone else will get in a drive it away.

6o4__boi 07-10-2017 07:34 AM

^ lol those people are in for a treat

iirc they're on the hook for the tow, associated fees + administrative fees from the car share

mos_skeeto 07-10-2017 08:43 AM

I used to rent a parking spot downtown and a car2go parked itself in the single lane entrance and exit of the parking lot. No one could get in or out lol.


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