When I Took My Zipcar Into the Wilderness
I got banned from using Zipcar last year.<p>I lived in a condo building with an under ground parking lot in SF. A few times I rented a Zipcar and left it parked in the parking lot at my condo building.<p>About 50% of the time, the car would not unlock. In all cases, I successfully contacted Zipcar who informed me the only thing they could do is tow the car (usually 24+ hours later).<p>The parking lot had no cell service.<p>Other times I extended the car’s reservation on the iPhone app, but because there was no cell service, the internal Zipcar rfid didn’t get the updated reservation time; and the car locked me out after the original expiration time.<p>Zipcar probably realized they were losing money due to these issues, and banned me from using Zipcar forever.<p>Also:  Never leave your Zipcar parked very long without cell service... the cellular unit will drain the car’s battery very quickly when it’s constantly searching for a signal...