Free 1 year membership, no application fee and $150 driving credit (at least for Washington, D.C.) using this link

Welcome to the Zipcar Low-Car Diet

Get ready to trim down with the Low-Car Diet Challenge! That is, trim down expenses, pollution, and congestion. With gas prices at an all-time high, it's a great time to start.

Here's how it works. You agree to keep your car keys in your junk drawer for just one month, from July 21st through August 15th. In return, you get a loaded public transit pass, a free 1-year Zipcar membership, some driving time and more goodies that we'll tell you about a little later.

During the month, we'll ask that you check in and let us know how your diet's going. You can send us emails, even video clips, to share your thoughts and stories. We'll post excerpts on our website to help keep everyone motivated! Want to learn more? Check out our Q&A.

If i remember correctly if you join in one city you can use it for any other city as well?

I can use my NYC card to reserve cars in DC so I think it would work

Did you guys have to enter credit card information? Will we automatically get charged after one year?

I applied.

I live in WA state. I'll update this thread once they give me the thumbs up / thumbs down in a couple of days.

From the FAQ:

Can I use Zipcars in other Zipcar cities?

Absatooten lootly (Yes)! As a member you can use any Zipcar in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington DC. It's like having your very own car in each city. There are thousands of Zipcars out there. You reserve and use them the same exact self-service way.

link

Added information to QuickSummary:
Cities listed for the promotion:
* Atlanta
* Chicago
* Philadelphia
* Portland
* Toronto
* Vancouver
* Washington DC

Pick your nearest city

As has been stated -- you can use any of the zipcars world-wide.

g3cK0 said:Wait...so no San Francisco?

Technologist said:Unless things have changed, Zipcar runs a credit check on you.... not a problem; just informing those that don't want a hard hit on their credit report...
NOTE: after thinking about this, i realized that i never gave out my SS number, so they never did a credit check when i first signed up a year ago or more.

it's hard to run a "HARD HIT CREDIT CHECK" without a SS number.

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disposable said:Technologist said:Unless things have changed, Zipcar runs a credit check on you.... not a problem; just informing those that don't want a hard hit on their credit report...
it's not a "hard hit" and it's nothing to be concerned about. if you have a credit card, you are getting regular "checks" to see what you're up to, and there's nothing you can do about it.That is not the same thing.

disposable said:Technologist said:Unless things have changed, Zipcar runs a credit check on you.... not a problem; just informing those that don't want a hard hit on their credit report...
it's not a "hard hit" and it's nothing to be concerned about. if you have a credit card, you are getting regular "checks" to see what you're up to, and there's nothing you can do about it.

you don't have to own a car or have auto insurance to use zipcar so if you want to go down and take off with a $10,000.00 or more vehicle, you are going to have to let them know you can be trusted to bring it back.

this is assuming you have good credit to begin with.

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I'm curious but how do they pull a credit check on your w/o a SS#?!?! I applied for it and it never mentioned anywhere about a credit check besides a basic DMV abstract on my driving record.