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Living La Vida Mota!


By Jason Kerluck


Students can enjoy the freedom of the open road with
If you ve spent any time in post secondary could most use this means of getting around. Student Car Share. Photo courtesy of Dan Abramovici
education, you know the one thing you don t SCS is happy to announce it is available to Photography.
have a lot of is spare cash for a car. Students those 18 and over, opening a whole world of use. Tis sense of community is a large part of
have it hard enough with tuition and housing possibilities for students. what SCS stands for.
expenses without having to worry about Getting started with SCS is easy. SCS users won t only be customers, but
insurance, gas, and maintenance. Membership is just $50 a year, with a $25 could work for SCS. As SCS grows into Quebec
When I was in college, I got around either application fee (non refundable) to get going. and across Canada, they will need passionate
on foot or by public transit. And while the And at only $8/hour with a daily maximum advocates. And who could ft the bill better
two-foot express got me where I had to go, it of $56, you can grab some friends and go than graduates who loved the service as
took a long time to get anywhere, even when I shopping, or take that special someone out students. Currently SCS employs over 100
used public transit. I was also limited in what on a date in style! Te best part is that the $8 people. Graduates are even encourages to join
I could carry and groceries were a pain! Sure I covers your insurance AND YOUR GAS! Te SCS by opening their own satellite ofces.
could take a cab, but what if I wanted to drive insurance even refects on your own personal Te fact is there are more graduates being
around for a while and pick up some friends . insurance history, allowing students to save pumped in to the economy and not that many
that would get pretty darn expensive! What s a money in the future on insurance when they jobs being created. states Lende. Running
student to do? get around to buying their own ride. their satellite SCS ofces, these young
Te answer has arrived at the University We have a tremendous opportunity individuals experience entrepreneurship
of Windsor, brought to you by Student with students through Student Car Share to frst hand.
Car Share (SCS). A partnership with KIA impart a sense of social responsibility and SCS launched before the current school year
and Discount Car and Truck Rentals has pride of ownership without the expense, says on August 30th, so if you are a student, head
now made bringing four wheels to students Michael Lende, Founder of Student Car Share over to StudentCarShare.ca to get started.
possible. Yes, it s true that car sharing services in Toronto. SCS ofers a hip, afordable and Jason Kerluck has written about nearly
have been around for a while in many larger environmentally savvy way to get around. anything powered by electricity or gas for
cities, most of those have been limited to Te sharing aspect revolves around the fact nearly a decade! If your company would like
people 21 and over. Tis made car sharing that SCS users are expected to return the car to be featured in this column please email
unavailable to students the very people who clean, on time, and ready for fellow students to [email protected].




























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