Getaround ended its US carsharing service, and the drivers hit hardest were the ones using it for work: gig drivers who booked a car by the day or week to run Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart. Hourly carsharing was never built for that. A weekly rideshare rental is, and it usually costs less once you count insurance, mileage and cleaning fees.
Getaround priced by the hour or day and capped included mileage, so a full driving week meant stacking bookings, watching the clock and paying overage on every mile past the cap. A gig driver covers 600-900 miles in a normal week. On a mileage-capped carshare that's a bill you can't forecast. On a $319 weekly rental with unlimited miles, the cost is fixed before you turn the key.
One weekly payment covers the vehicle, commercial rideshare insurance, scheduled maintenance, unlimited miles and 24/7 roadside assistance. There is no per-trip cleaning fee, no hourly meter and no penalty for keeping the car parked between shifts. Every GonzoCar vehicle is a Toyota hybrid already on Uber's and Lyft's approved vehicle lists for Chicago, so there's no inspection scramble before you can go online.
Take a driver running 40 hours and about 750 miles. On an hourly carshare that's dozens of booked hours plus mileage overage plus a separate insurance product. On a GonzoCar rental it's $319 plus fuel — a hybrid burns roughly $60-$110 of gas over that same week. That predictability is the whole point: you know your break-even before Monday, so every fare after it is profit.
Apply in about 90 seconds, get an answer the same day, and pick up in Chicago typically within 48 hours. Bring your license, your first week's payment and $150-$200 toward the security deposit.