Detroit 'amazed' by service that lets drivers borrow a car whenever they want

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | Source: Detroit Free Press

Even Detroit is starting to discover the magical community car called Zipcar in Ann Arbor.

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Drivers like Al McWilliams increasingly concern the auto industry.

McWilliams is part of a growing community of people who don't own a car and don't want to. He has no monthly car payment. He doesn't pay for insurance or gas or parking fees.

But for $125 a year and less than $10 an hour, McWilliams still has all the wheels he needs and the gas to fuel them. He just whips out his ZipCard and heads for one of two lots in downtown Ann Arbor to use a Toyota Matrix or Scion xD.

"I'm saving $5,000 a year easy, plus gas," said the single 29-year-old founder of Quack Media, a multimedia marketing service based in the college town.

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