Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: car sharing

[Richard Pendleton (111rmp]

Great info on car sharing.  This is something I am interested in.  What is
the system for reserving a car when needed?  Online?  Email listserve?
Calendar?  

-Richard.
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Richard Pendleton
Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm Cohousing
111rmp [at] gmail.com
603-924-7491
www.peterboroughcohousing.org

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> From: CAROL AGATE <carolagate [at] me.com>
> Subject: [C-L]_ car sharing
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> Does anyone have a community car that everyone shares? If so:
> 
> How do you handle the insurance? Is one person the owner who ostensibly
> just allows others to use the car?
> 
> Does the community own the car, and, if so, what kind of insurance do you
> get?
> 
> How do you pay for maintenance and insurance?
> 
> Does the entire community support the car or only those who use it?
> 
> Do people pay for each use?
> 
> How do you make sure the tank is kept full?
> 
> If it's paid for only by those those who use it, is there a distinction
> between households that have a car and use it as a backup and those who
> use it as their only car?
> 
> And any answers you can think of for unasked questions.
> 
> Carol Agate
> Cornerstone Village Cohousing
> Cambridge, MA
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> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:32:04 -0400
> From: "Lautner, Patricia" <Patricia.Lautner [at] umassmed.edu>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ car sharing
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> At JPCohousing in Boston we have two shared car programs.
> 
> 1) Two households share one car (I'm one of the households).  I "own" the
> car.  The primary driver from the other house is listed as a driver on my
> insurance.  I have a credit card that we keep hidden in the car.  We use
> that card to pay for gas and anything else car related only - that is, the
> card is never used for anything else.  We have a notebook in the car and
> record mileage plus driver name.  At the end of each month, I take the
> book and tally the mileage.  We split the gas based on use.  I also record
> usage monthly on a summary tab (excel sheet - I'm happy to share with
> anyone) so that over time (i.e. months or years) I can see which household
> has used the car by what percentage.  Whenever there is a major repair
> (i.e., muffler, tires, etc) we look at the summary percentages and split
> the cost based on that percentage.  However, some things we always split
> 50/50 - these are costs that have to get paid regardless of car usage
> like: excise tax, inspection, and insurance
>  .  For both households this is our 'second' car.  I think this would
> easily work if three households participate - we did that for a while
> without any problems.  Also, we often lend the car to other members of the
> community.  We don't 'charge' but often notice that the tank is filled or
> the interior was washed after lending the car.  Nice.
> 
> 2) There is another car we call the Jip car (a cute alternative to the
> popular Zip Car program available in many cities.)  One person owns the
> car and carries the insurance.  The key is kept in the common house.
> Anyone can sign the car out and use it.  If they fill the tank, they turn
> in the receipt.  Otherwise the owner usually fills the tank.  The owner
> takes care of maintenance, inspection etc.  He tallies the costs I think
> annually and charges each user based on some formula.  I'm not sure the
> formula - it seems looser then option 1 above.  But it's very cool.  I've
> used that car in a pinch 2 or three times last year and when I got my bill
> I owed $27.  Best deal in town!
> 
> In example 1 above, I originally owned the car.  Household two simply paid
> me half the book value and then we considered the car 'shared'.
> 
> In example 2, the Jip car was donated by the owner for this purpose. (Only
> in cohousing....)
> 
> Patti
> JP Cohousing
> Boston
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CAROL AGATE [mailto:carolagate [at] me.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:07 PM
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_ car sharing
> 
> 
> Does anyone have a community car that everyone shares? If so:
> 
> How do you handle the insurance? Is one person the owner who ostensibly
> just allows others to use the car?
> 
> Does the community own the car, and, if so, what kind of insurance do you
> get?
> 
> How do you pay for maintenance and insurance?
> 
> Does the entire community support the car or only those who use it?
> 
> Do people pay for each use?
> 
> How do you make sure the tank is kept full?
> 
> If it's paid for only by those those who use it, is there a distinction
> between households that have a car and use it as a backup and those who
> use it as their only car?
> 
> And any answers you can think of for unasked questions.
> 
> Carol Agate
> Cornerstone Village Cohousing
> Cambridge, MA
> 
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