Autoshare

Spewing on the glories of autoshare.ca for my uber-engaging Media Studies course at OISE. Autoshare is Canada's first car-sharing network. When I expressed (read complained) about the cost of gas, insurance, and the other never-ending evils associated with owning an automobile in Toronto, my husband turned to me and blankly stated 'So, get rid of the car'. I stopped for a moment. How would we get to Ikea? Make deliveries for our wine business? Weekend jaunts and visiting friends out of town? I hummed and hawed over dumping the costly, carbon-belching beast we had inherited from my uncle but after my first click at autoshare.ca, every doubt I had vanished.

Autoshare is every-single-urban-city-dweller's answer to cutting the costs of car ownership and smugly reducing polluting emissions all from behind the wheel of a nifty Mini Cooper or Mercedes Smartfortwo. It takes some planning (about this much . ) and we have never had a problem getting a car when we want it. (If I can help it, I will never own a car again.) For those of you who know me, if you are interested in signing up, mention my name and receive a 50% rebate on the one time sign-up fee.

I. Am. Hooked.