Car2Go Shutting Down Service in Calgary Oct 31 2019

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Then it sounds like virtually every automaker has the same "not much of a hassle" process.

From everything I've read, they literally just eye-ball it, check a few of the easier things (tires, brakes, etc.) and pass along any less obvious issues to the buyer. This is generally speaking, not necessarily what Mercedes does.

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Then it sounds like virtually every automaker has the same "not much of a hassle" process.

Except Tesla. They just dumped the CPO program and sells cars as is. Basically auction level quality for their used inventory.

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It's going to cost them a fortune to 'certify' all those heavily abused POS' haha.

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From everything I've read, they literally just eye-ball it, check a few of the easier things (tires, brakes, etc.) and pass along any less obvious issues to the buyer.

Contradiction detected.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Contradiction detected.

What I meant was they aren't going to do it - hence the air quotes haha. It was supposed to be a joke but apparently it didn't land!

[ExtraSlow]

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What I meant was they aren't going to do it - hence the air quotes haha. It was supposed to be a joke but apparently it didn't land!

That was so far above my head.

[mr2mike]

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Reminds me of the story of the guy in Britain who realized his M3 was thrashed by Clarkson on top gear.

Did he at least sign the dashboard or is there just a pencil in the glove box with Clarkson's teeth imprint in it?

[Cagare]

Well that escalated quickly

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-...can-operations

[jaeden]

I guess I can't blame Nenshi, Notley, Kenney, Trudeau or Brian Boitano for this.

[Xtrema]

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I guess I can't blame Nenshi, Notley, Kenney, Trudeau or Brian Boitano for this.

You probably can blame Elon tho for flipping the auto industry upside down.

[Cagare]

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You probably can blame Elon tho for flipping the auto industry upside down.

Blame millenials or generation z for not getting driver's licenses maybe?

[Thaco]

so now that they're shut down across north america, where can i get a cheap smartcar haha

[schocker]

This makes me feel a lot better about them leaving now that everyone lost it.

[Manhattan]

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You probably can blame Elon tho for flipping the auto industry upside down.

Leaving North America but staying in Europe makes me think the differences in attitudes towards car ownership and density of neighborhoods. North American cities are more spread out and people more likely to already own cars vs the opposite in Europe.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Good riddance as far as I'm concerned - I always had issues with their GPS service and just used Uber for the most part anyway.

There's also now way more street parking DT.

[Manhattan]

They sure did jam up downtown parking. Mostly just street parking though. Miss having them as cheaper option to and from the airport though.

[ExtraSlow]

The parking being more open now has little to do with car2go and everything to do with the massive vacancy rate.

[Xtrema]

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They sure did jam up downtown parking. Mostly just street parking though. Miss having them as cheaper option to and from the airport though.

Cheap option period. My usual trip from Chinatown to 17th ave is around $5. Taxi is $10. And scooter is $6 or $7 depends on how jams the sidewalks are.

[TomcoPDR]

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The parking being more open now has little to do with car2go and everything to do with the massive vacancy rate.

How vacant is dt nowadays? For all you office dwellers here.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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How vacant is dt nowadays? For all you office dwellers here.

It's very quiet now that everyone is burning their holidays before Christmas, but it doesn't feel that vacant on a normal day IMHO. +15's are packed when it's cold out and you can easily wait 10-20 minutes for food at lunch hour if you go to a popular spot. Street parking is always full and all the good/cheap parkades are full for the most part unless you want to pay $400-500+ a month. What you don't see is how empty some office buildings are though, my understanding is some of them are half full or so if they were built during the busier times. My building is full to my knowledge, but I have heard buildings like Brookfield and The Bow are struggling to find tenants. I'm sure it was busier in 2013/14 with $90-100 oil but in my opinion it's not as dead as some people would have you believe. I go for a long walk every lunch hour that I don't have to work through, and I could barely walk through the CORE Mall today because of all the xmas shoppers.

[pheoxs]

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It's very quiet now that everyone is burning their holidays before Christmas, but it doesn't feel that vacant on a normal day IMHO. +15's are packed when it's cold out and you can easily wait 10-20 minutes for food at lunch hour if you go to a popular spot. Street parking is always full and all the good/cheap parkades are full for the most part unless you want to pay $400-500+ a month. What you don't see is how empty some office buildings are though, my understanding is some of them are half full or so if they were built during the busier times. My building is full to my knowledge, but I have heard buildings like Brookfield and The Bow are struggling to find tenants. I'm sure it was busier in 2013/14 with $90-100 oil but in my opinion it's not as dead as some people would have you believe. I go for a long walk every lunch hour that I don't have to work through, and I could barely walk through the CORE Mall today because of all the xmas shoppers.

Pretty much how I feel too. Seems to feel pretty busy in the +15s but I'm sure some buildings are fairly empty.

For our office they recently renovated our floor to pack us in more densely with smaller cubicles so I'm not sure if thats a sign they were running out of space or what. Kinda salty because the new desks are tiny as fuck, feels very call-center like almost with no personal space.