Photo: iGo Car Sharing

We don’t doubt that if you live in the metro area of Chicago, you’ve must’ve seen an iGo car around a train station, in your neighborhood, or at the grocery store. iGo Cars have been serving Chicago since 2002 and their membership and availablility of both cars and locations has grown tremendously. The Bonebell, specifically El Maya, has been using iGo Cars for the past several months to good success. The family car may need to be used while he needs to get to a race, a trailhead, or whatever. The notion of two cars in the city isn’t entirely feasible for many reasons, but an iGo membership can be that extension when you need it in a pinch.

Heading to the trails isn’t exactly easy by public transportation – but it can be done. Sometimes, time is your greatest limiter and having a car to go to Palos directly after work, or going to the Des Plaines River Trail without spending an hour on the bike coming from Logan Square, is a very welcome benefit. If you don’t own a car, what’s a person to do. One can consider an iGo Membership. The availability of different rate plans allows for some flexible options to meet your needs. The average cost of renting an iGo car is $7.00 an hour that includes gas and insurance during prime time hours or on the weekend. If you get a ride buddy or two, you can have them chip in to help out and further reduce your cost in hitting the trailheads at Palos. There is a 2010 Subaru Legacy you can rent from downtown even – talk about a test drive to the trails in a car that supports I.M.B.A. that’s also fun to drive!

Pick-up locations for iGo cars have been expanding well into the nearby suburbs such as Skokie, DesPlaines, Wilmette, and Forest Park. This further extends the opportunity for those communities to take advantage of an iGo car that is most always conveniently located next to public transportation. There is also future opportunities for more nearby communities south and west of Chicago to be part of the iGo experience.

Here’s another reason to consider iGo cars – if you join up the remainder of this month until January 1st - you basically get an almost FREE membership. Your sign-up fee is only $25.00 if you join before January 1st, and you get 3 hours of driving credits for free. The 3 credited hours alone practically pays for the sign-up fee. When you sign up – make sure you mention ‘The Bonebell’ as to who referred you. Any additional credit hours we receive, we’ll donate back to a lucky member who signed up during this trial period referring to us to further sweeten your deal.