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Earn passive income by sharing your car in Chicago

Make money when you’re on vacation, out of town for work or just not using your car everyday. If you don’t need to drive, share your car with Avail and earn extra cash. The most popular vehicles on Avail can make $6,700/year when shared continuously. Plus, you get paid for monthly mileage overages, and we pitch in for routine maintenance costs.

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5333 N Sheridan Rd

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1890 Maple Ave

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1501 Sherman Ave

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1250 N Dearborn Pkwy

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1212 N Lake Shore Dr

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1 E Scott St

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5000 S Cornell Ave

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2960 N Lake Shore Dr

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2555 N Clark St

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1933 N Halsted St

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2316 N Lincoln Ave

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755 W North Ave

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527 W Webster Ave

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360 E South Water St

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111 W Wacker Dr

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210 N Wells St

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1135 Westgate St

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4501 N Damen Ave

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520 N Kingsbury St

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540 N State St

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1 W Superior St

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1210 W Arthur Ave

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7474 N Rogers Ave

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1 E 8th St

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75 W Harrison St

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150 W Roosevelt Rd

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1212 S Michigan Ave

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720 S Wells St

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2301 S Prairie Ave

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322 E Illinois St

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456 E Illinois St

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301 E North Water St

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911 N Rush St

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680 N Lake Shore Dr

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4607 N Sheridan Rd

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4652 N Clarendon Ave

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1330 W Fulton St

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1 N Halsted St

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365 N Halsted St

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180 N Jefferson St

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1301 W Madison St

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1035 W Van Buren St

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Car sharing made simple

We manage all the little details so that the money you earn is truly passive.

Make easy money.

Park for free.

Offset the costs of car ownership! Earn up to $25/day, depending on your car class, when your car is borrowed.*

Park for free while your car is listed for

sharing.

You’re guaranteed to earn at least $50 for every 7 consecutive days your car is listed with Avail.**

Learn more about how and when you get paid.

Share your car worry free

Allstate insurance coverage is included on every

trip.

Drivers are pre-screened and must meet eligibility requirements to borrow a car.

Check out your car whenever you need to use it, as long as it’s not already booked for a trip.

Cars are inspected after every borrower. We’re here to help if an issue arises.

How car sharing works

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Check that your car meets our qualifications to be accepted.

Create an account. Pick a convenient Avail location to share your car and list it for at least 5 consecutive days.

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Remove your possessions from your car, head to the lot, park in an Avail space and drop your keys in the key box.

We share your car with drivers. You earn money.

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Avail Car Care Plan

Avail’s Car Care Plan is available to all owners free of charge. We’ll handle everything for you while your car is listed for sharing to help make the process as easy as possible.

If your car is shared and borrowed regularly, Avail will facilitate regular maintenance and share costs for most routine maintenance. Owners must take their cars for a third-party safety inspection to be eligible for the Car Care Plan. A passed inspection will get you covered maintenance for an entire year, while you are actively sharing with Avail.

Owners who list their car for a year can save up to $780 on routine maintenance costs. Learn more about the Avail Car Care Plan and how to get started.

Edgewater

2604 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

North Milwaukee

4164 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

Skokie

5220 Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL 60077

Brickyard Mall

6811 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

Cicero

2501 S Cicero Ave, Cicero, IL 60804

Forest Park

25 South Harlem Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

Avail Car Care Plan

Avail’s Car Care Plan is available to all owners free of charge. We’ll handle everything for you while your car is listed for sharing to help make the process as easy as possible.

If your car is shared and borrowed regularly, Avail will facilitate regular maintenance and share costs for most routine maintenance. Owners must take their cars for a third-party safety inspection to be eligible for the Car Care Plan. A passed inspection will get you covered maintenance for an entire year, while you are actively sharing with Avail.

Owners who list their car for a year can save up to $780 on routine maintenance costs. Learn more about the Avail Car Care Plan and how to get started.

Edgewater

2604 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

North Milwaukee

4164 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641

Skokie

5220 Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL 60077

Brickyard Mall

6811 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60707

Cicero

2501 S Cicero Ave, Cicero, IL 60804

Forest Park

25 South Harlem Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

You sign up. We take it from there.

Leave your keys with us and come back to a clean car and easy money. We manage the details from borrower screenings through key exchange and payment processing to make sharing seamless.

We keep your car and keys secure
We list your car to be borrowed
We pre-screen drivers
We hand off and collect your keys
We collect and manage payment
We cover select maintenance for qualifying cars
We keep your car and keys secure
We cover select maintenance for qualifying cars
We collect and manage payment
We list your car to be borrowed
We pre-screen drivers
We hand off and collect keys

Is your car ready to earn?

All cars shared on Avail must meet these guidelines:

An automatic transmission

Model year 2014 or newer

A gas-powered or hybrid engine

No visible damage or major maintenance issues

Less than 125,000 miles

No open recalls

A valid, up-to-date registration

Insurance coverage that meets your state minimum requirement

Note: Electric vehicles are not eligible for sharing at any location. Subcompact vehicles are not eligible for sharing in the Avail Plus program.

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Read our reviews

Quotation Mark

I signed up to share my vehicle and I am blown away by how well they treated my car while I was gone. My car is clean, sanitized and running as well as it did before. I trust them and would definitely and WILL be working with them again.

– Daryl W.
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I love Avail! Both as a renter and as a vehicle owner. They go above and beyond for both services and are always friendly, quick and helpful!

– Jaycie S.
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Awesome car rental company with wonderful customer service. I especially like that I can rent my car out there when I leave town for extended periods of time. They always take great care of the cars & customers. Highly recommend!

– Kimberly T.
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I can’t say enough positive things about Avail. My car has been borrowed around a dozen times now and it’s always been returned in spotless condition. […] I recommend their service to anyone.

– Emily F.
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I love Avail car sharing. […] My car gets washed, vacuumed and all around cleaned before I pick it up. On top of that, if it gets used I get paid. I feel safe using it because it’s affiliated with Allstate insurance. If something happens, I know I’m covered.

– Charlotte L.
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Avail always takes care of me and my car! Love this service.

– Erika V.
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I signed up to share my vehicle and I am blown away by how well they treated my car while I was gone. My car is clean, sanitized and running as well as it did before. I trust them and would definitely and WILL be working with them again.

– Daryl W.
Quotation Mark

I can’t say enough positive things about Avail. My car has been borrowed around a dozen times now and it’s always been returned in spotless condition. […] I recommend their service to anyone.

– Emily F.
Quotation Mark

I signed up to share my vehicle and I am blown away by how well they treated my car while I was gone. My car is clean, sanitized and running as well as it did before. I trust them and would definitely and WILL be working with them again.

– Daryl W.
Quotation Mark

I love Avail! Both as a renter and as a vehicle owner. They go above and beyond for both services and are always friendly, quick and helpful!

– Jaycie S.
Quotation Mark

Awesome car rental company with wonderful customer service. I especially like that I can rent my car out there when I leave town for extended periods of time. They always take great care of the cars & customers. Highly recommend!

– Kimberly T.
Quotation Mark

I can’t say enough positive things about Avail. My car has been borrowed around a dozen times now and it’s always been returned in spotless condition. […] I recommend their service to anyone.

– Emily F.
Quotation Mark

I love Avail car sharing. […] My car gets washed, vacuumed and all around cleaned before I pick it up. On top of that, if it gets used I get paid. I feel safe using it because it’s affiliated with Allstate insurance. If something happens, I know I’m covered.

– Charlotte L.
Quotation Mark

Avail always takes care of me and my car! Love this service.

– Erika V.

Frequently asked questions

The passive income you earn can help offset the cost of car ownership (use our car cost calculator to see how much your car costs you annually). Additionally, car sharing through Avail happens on your schedule and ensures no disruptions to your workday or routine. We’ll clean and inspect your car after every trip and even share routine maintenance costs for things like oil changes, tire rotations/replacements, brakes and fluids. Best of all, you’ll get paid fast at the end of each booking after your car is dropped off.

When your eligible car is borrowed, you’ll earn a fixed amount each day based on your car’s class. Standard cars, mid-size SUVs and vans earn $20 per day and large SUVs earn $25 per day. Even if your car is not borrowed during its sharing period, you will still get guaranteed earnings from Avail (more on that below). If your car is borrowed and you earn a fixed daily amount, it will count toward your guaranteed earnings. If your car is borrowed frequently during your sharing period, you can earn more than your guaranteed amount. If your car is not borrowed at all during its sharing period, you will still make your guaranteed earnings.

Guaranteed earnings
You’ll earn a guaranteed $50 for every 7 consecutive days you share your eligible car. That means you’ll earn $100 for two weeks of sharing, $150 for three weeks and $200 for 28 days.

You don’t have to share your eligible car in 7-day increments, though. No matter how long you share past the 5-day required minimum, your guaranteed earnings will be prorated accordingly ($7.14/day).

Here are a few examples of how this works:

Example 1: If you list your eligible car to be shared for 5 days and you earn $20 from borrower trips during that time, you’ll make a prorated guarantee of $35.71.

Example 2: If you list your eligible car to be shared for 7 days and earn $0 from borrower trips during that time, you’ll still earn $50 in guaranteed income.

Example 3: If you list your eligible car to be shared for 28 days and earn $400 from borrower trips during that time, you’ve surpassed your minimum guaranteed earnings, and you’ll earn $400.

Guaranteed earnings are paid out per eligible car and are set automatically per sharing period. If you share for 28 consecutive days, you can expect your automatic payment to be sent on day 29.

No! As long as you live in the United States, you can share your car on Avail. If you’re not local to Chicago or Denver, we can help you choose where to share and how to transport your vehicle to one of our locations. Please email us at share@availcarsharing.com.

You must be able to share your car for a minimum of 5 consecutive days. There is no limit on how long you can share.

Create an Avail account and schedule your car to be listed for sharing for at least 5 consecutive days. Then, remove your personal items from your car, park in a designated Avail parking space and leave your keys in our key box — we’ll handle the rest. We facilitate sharing, insurance, cleaning and customer service, so the money you earn is truly passive.

Avail shall not be responsible for items left, stored, or transported in or on the car at the time of sharing.

We’ll make your earnings available in your Avail account each time after your eligible car is shared and at the end of your sharing period if you haven’t already met your guarantee. Owners who list their eligible car to be shared for more than 28 consecutive days will receive their guaranteed earnings payout on day 29, and again at the end of their sharing reservation or after the next 28-day period if they share for multiple months.

You can then transfer the funds from your Avail account to your bank account at any time.

Every trip on Avail is covered up to $1 million in insurance from Allstate, along with roadside assistance and 24/7 customer support.

You may choose to have a qualifying third-party inspection to be eligible for complimentary routine maintenance coverage, including oil and filter changes, transmission and differential fluid changes and some wear and tear items such as tires and brakes. Coverage will be based on mileage accrued while the vehicle is listed on the Avail platform. Those who choose not to receive an inspection can still share their car, but won’t receive any routine maintenance coverage.

You’ll be responsible for scheduling an inspection with Pep Boys and driving your car to and from the appointment, as well as paying the $49.99 fee. You’ll need to tell Pep Boys you are receiving an inspection for Avail and email your completed inspection to inspection@availcarsharing.com.

Currently, third-party inspections can only be performed by Pep Boys. We’re working to add more partners and expand ways to receive a qualified inspection.

Yes. Go to “Reservations” in your Avail account to change your sharing dates.

Someone like you. They may be local or from out of town. No matter where they’re from, we always pre-screen the drivers who borrow with Avail. Additionally, every driver on Avail must be 21+, pass a motor vehicle record check and have a valid U.S. driver’s license.

If you need your car while it’s listed for sharing, you can check it out for a day or more, as long as your car isn’t already booked for a trip at the same time.

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*In addition to the guaranteed earnings, owners will earn a fixed amount each day their eligible car is booked on the Avail platform based on the car’s class. Standard cars, mid-size SUVs and vans earn $20 per day and large SUVs earn $25 per day. This fixed daily earnings counts toward the guaranteed amount. If the car is not borrowed during the sharing period, owners will still earn the guaranteed amount. If the car is frequently borrowed during the owner’s sharing period, the owner can earn more than the guaranteed amount.

**Owners who share at neighborhood locations are guaranteed to earn at least $50/week when their eligible car is shared for 7 consecutive days. If you list your car for the minimum sharing length of 5 consecutive days, you’ll earn a prorated guaranteed amount of $35.71.

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