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Voting at 18, Drinking at 21, Car Rentals at 25

The only car service I can remember using is the limo we rented for high school prom, and I'm one year shy of being legal to rent a vehicle, but since moving to San Francisco one of my guiltiest pleasures has been taking taxis everywhere I go. This in spite of the fact that the city's got phenomenal public transportation, and you gotta pay almost three bucks just to step into a cab (that's where the meter starts). It's a total splurge expense, but whether I'm coming home with four too many pints of Anchor Steam in my stomach or exhausted post-yoga, since giving up my car in November, taxi rides are one of my deepest, darkest eco-inefficient secrets. Luckily, in town we've got quite a few Ford Escape hybrid taxis roaming around and more are being added to the local fleets all the time, so my guilty pleasure doesn't have to be so guilty.

-Toshio... off to hail a cab to dinner and a movie (Reno 911!: Miami)...

Posted by: tmeronek on 02/26/2007
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Michele  on February 26, 2007 at 08:51 AM 1
A few years ago on a trip to Florida I rented a Toyota Prius straight from a Toyota dealer. So you can really do it anywhere.
Jeanine  on February 26, 2007 at 12:24 PM 2
Heather should tell her SF coworkers to take BART to SFO or OAK. They'll need $2 for airBART if they fly out of the latter. Remember, using mass transit is better than cars anyday!
Kevin Wright  on February 26, 2007 at 07:32 PM 3
We used Eco-limo on our last trip back from O'hare to LAX this December and it was great. We had a very late flight that was three hours later still due to weather/mechanicals. The driver was extremely understanding as he had been tracking the flight from his home in Venice (near LAX) and didn't end up waiting at the airport the whole time. Our ride was a brand new black Prius with limo tint. The service that night was wonderful (I worked as a chauffeur for 5 years, I know) but they had problems later with my credit card (they wrote the number wrong) and charged me for $30 more than my quote. I asked why and they said it was because of the delayed flight they had to add some wait time, which was 100% fine with me, but I just would like to know first, not see it on my bank statement three weeks later.
Karen Brinkman  on March 16, 2007 at 03:30 PM 4
I think, as does my husband, that they have the driving and drinking ages backwards. If kids learned their drinking tolerance for a few years BEFORE they learned to drive, then maybe there wouldn't be as many drunk driving accidents among college age students. Just a thought.
cricketgal  on June 03, 2008 at 06:51 AM 5
I think it's right to have legal rules for renting a vechile. http://vacationrentalhotspots.com/florida/destin-vacation-rentals.php
los angeles car service  on June 23, 2008 at 03:59 PM 6
well, there's always an exemption to the rule... __________________ www.unitedcarservice.net
anna  on January 09, 2009 at 02:05 AM 7
It is always good to have rules and regulations even for things like car rentals. http:\\www.safarilimo.com
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