Name: Flexcar
Tagline/Pitch: “The nation’s first and best car sharing company.”
Nearness Of Logo To Volkswagen/Farfegnugenability: Pretty friggin’ close. Especially in the how-to graphics on the site, which is always a plus. Everybody knows that the dirty little secret of all these car share joints is how they cop the Apple/VW chic, and Flexcar is unabashed in its attempts to let you know that they, like, totally love The Shins, too.
Availability: Not bad.
Achilles Heel: It’s a national chain, doesn’t have non-profit status, nobody we know uses it. (Which may actually be a good thing.)

Name: Philly Car Share
Tagline/Pitch: “Our wheels. Your freedom.” Plus, lots of Priuses in the fleet, so you get to feel like the mom in Weeds.
Nearness Of Logo To Volkswagen/Farfegnugenability: They’re Farfegfuckinseparatedatbirth! How has PCS not been sued for this logo? Plus, the Prius thing. Prius Prius Prius. It’s like the Volkswagen that your conscience wants! Add this to PCS’s non-profit status and it’s like you’re already inside the brain of that boring person you know who buys everything at Whole Foods.
Availability: Ubiquitous!
Achilles Heel: Depending on who’s working the phones that night, you may be screwed if you break down; aforementioned Whole Foods crunchy backlash; battles of the bandses that are either fixed or just tasteless.

Name: UCarShare
Tagline/Pitch: “Sustainability in motion.” Um, thanks, President Gore.
Nearness Of Logo To Volkswagen/Farfegnugenability: Not very Farfeggrüven at all. Something tells us this whole operation is either an elaborate tax write-off or the story of one CEO’s erotic obsession with the PT Cruiser.
Availability: Only two locations in Philly proper.
Achilles Heel: Owned by UHaul and something tells us these cars probably smell like burning hair.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 at 12:37 pm.