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If Uber were cheaper than the depreciation and running costs of a car, what would be left for the driver (and Uber)?
by adrianN 10mo ago
If Uber were cheaper than the depreciation and running costs of a car, what would be left for the driver (and Uber)?
- cjbgkagh 10mo agoThe depreciation would be amortized to cover more than one person. I only travel once or twice per week, it cost me less to use an Uber than to own a car.
- zmmmmm 10mo agoa big part of the whole "hack" of Uber in the first place is that people are using their personal vehicles. So the depreciation and many of the running costs are sunk costs already. Once you paid those already it becomes a super good deal to make money from the "free" asset you already own.
- robotresearcher 10mo agoMy private car provides less than one commute per day, on average. An Uber car can provide several.
- __turbobrew__ 10mo agoWhile your car in sitting in the parking lot, the uber driver is utilizing their car throughout the day.
- FuckButtons 10mo agoIf you’re using uber to and from work, presumably you would buy a car that’s worth more than the 10 year old Prius your uber driver has 200k miles on.