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$20/day on cabs is cheaper than owning a $50k car.

• dinkumthinkum 4y ago
  $20? Where do you use Uber? In a rural area to go 2 miles?
• potatoman22 4y ago
  Good thing you can buy a car for $5k
• turdprincess 4y ago
  I'm not so sure. AAA estimates that it costs $10,728 to own and operate a new vehicle per year which is driven 15,0000 miles per year. This includes all the costs like depreciation, maintenance, gas, insurance, etc, and works out to be $0.71 per mile. At least in my town, Ubers are more expensive than that. I can't seem to find a trip anywhere for under $15, even if its a few miles away, or like $3 per mile. Longer trips are more economical, but for example, my airport (40 miles away) is quoting me $80 at the moment, or $2 per mile. Also, these prices don't include tip. I think if you lived in a big city with public transportation and occasionally took Uber, it would be more economical than a car. But as a 100% replacement, Ubers appear to be 3 to 5 times more expensive than having your own car. And by the way, that AAA data is from a brand new car. You can easily go cheaper by getting a reliable used car. source: https://newsroom.aaa.com/2022/08/annual-cost-of-new-car-ownership-crosses-10k-mark/ https://newsroom.aaa.com/2022/08/annual-cost-of-new-car-owne...
  • sdenton4 4y ago
    Bikes are essentially free. Prefer bikes, then fail to public transit (there's typically more options than you expect, once you start exploring; also you can often bring your bike...), and only then fail to Uber.
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