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If the maintenance of cars out weighted the profitability for the driver there would be no Uber drivers at all.
by blackflame7000 7y ago
If the maintenance of cars out weighted the profitability for the driver there would be no Uber drivers at all.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> If the maintenance of cars out weighted the profitability for the driver there would be no Uber drivers at all. This assumes drivers that correctly allocate the source of maintenance costs among all uses of the vehicle in assessing cost/benefit of driving for Uber.
- blackflame7000 7y agoNo, it assumes that when a driver can no longer make ends meet since they are paying more in maintenance than they are earning, they will no longer have money for gas to be an Uber driver, thus quitting.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> No, it assumes that when a driver can no longer make ends meet since they are paying more in maintenance than they are earning, they will no longer have money for gas to be an Uber driver, thus quitting. So, it assumes no new supply of drivers misjudging costs, and no drivers with multiple income streams that fail to recognize the source of maintenance costs and that Uber is losing money. It's basically a “no one will buy lottery tickets or engage in other less-than-break-even gambling for non-entertainment purposes” argument, except that gambling venues are usually required to publish their net payout stats, while Uber isn't.
- cameronbrown 7y agoCar maintenance is something that's done already, i.e. by people who want to actually use their own car? I still maintain Uber is something for free here.