gocar

[hoover]

Has anybody else seen a gocar? You can rent them in San Francisco, San Diego, Miami and other countries. Go to gocartours.com. They look like they belong here.[IMG]gocartours.com[/IMG]

[aerohead]

hoover,I went online and grabbed an image.
*50cc Moped-based 3-wheeler
*60+ MPG claimed
*35-mph top speed
GoCar Tours scooters | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
It looks like they've been at this for years,renting to tourists.
One is on ebay currently at around $1,200 from a San Francisco rental fleet operator.
I anticipate love/hate comments:
*Internal combustion
*Passenger miles per gallon vs tour bus
*zero emission controls
*Crash safety
*Fair weather-only operation
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*Easy maneuvering
*Easy parking
*Can carry goodies
*Open air experience
*Total flexibility as to itinerary
*Low cost parts/service
Let the members and lurkers begin the bombardment!

[Christopher Jordan]

Originally Posted by aerohead

It looks like they've been at this for years,renting to tourists.

Many years! I saw them on TV {around 2004 I think} and made a special trip to SF to rent one. I enjoyed the experience but the GoCar would not make it up several hills, overheated and died in Golden Gate Park; eventually making it back to the garage when cooled down. Once only for me- fun, but never again. A few years later I took me own 3-wheel EV to SF - no overheating, no pushing up hills, no smoke, etc. About 2011 was an article in the SF Chronicle about GoCars. The comments by residents were priceless!

[Christopher Jordan]

Seeing S.F.'s twists and turns in a GoCar - SFGate

Tourist Trapped: Surviving GoCar - Culture Blog!

What’s Your Least Favorite SF Tourist Experience? - Culture Blog!

Tourist family takes GoCar too far — over Bay Bridge - Crime Scene

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by Christopher Jordan

Seeing S.F.'s twists and turns in a GoCar - SFGate

Tourist Trapped: Surviving GoCar - Culture Blog!

What’s Your Least Favorite SF Tourist Experience? - Culture Blog!

Tourist family takes GoCar too far — over Bay Bridge - Crime Scene

Wow Christopher!
Pretty sobering stuff.Thanks.

[Christopher Jordan]

I had a great time but it was a ''one time" day for me! I almost went towards the Golden Gate Bridge on-ramp (which is not allowed legally). That would have been a thrill :-D !