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Am I the only one who on hearing investors and top enterpreneurs saying oh I love Uber sound like saying oh I am rich and love my Rolex? Sometimes the talk abou

Am I the only one who on hearing investors and top enterpreneurs saying oh I love Uber sound like saying oh I am rich and love my Rolex? Sometimes the talk about comparing expensive limousines to taxis seems so absurd.

rdouble 14y ago
The last time I was in SF, I found that using Uberx and Uber Taxi was only a dollar or two more than taking a cab.
- jorts 14y ago
  Yea, I used it yesterday. It's not that expensive, the app is awesome, and their responsiveness is also great.
- ajju 14y ago
  UberX is $1 more per mile than a taxi. Also, the minimum fare is $10 for UberX vs $3.50 for a cab. Uber Taxi charges a fixed 20% tip and $1 booking fee. Sources: https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco http://www.sfmta.com/cms/xcust/indxtxcust.htm http://www.sfmta.com/cms/xcust/indxtxcust.htm
larsberg 14y ago
Uber is awesome, even the taxi version of it (which I primarily use unless taking the wife on Big Dates). For only a little bit more than a usual cab (which basically comes even to a large-ish tip), you get: - Improved safety. You know the name of your driver and your trip is logged. Many of my wife's friends like this aspect a _lot_. - Cleaner. At least in Chicago, many cabs are a stinky filthy mess. In Uber, with the ratings, such cabs would be out of the rotation pretty quickly. - No standing in the sleet. - No fumbling with cash or the argument over "broken credit card reader". Cabbies in Chicago make less on credit cards, so on most of my non-Uber trips where I want to use credit, the driver and I basically come down to a lying competition about me not carrying cash (lie) versus his machine being broken (also a lie).
timjahn 14y ago
You and me both! I love the idea of Uber, but I can never seem to justify paying the insane extra expense when I can easily take the alternatives for much cheaper. Then again, I guess I'm not super rich.
- jonknee 14y ago
  A five mile trip in SF by taxi would cost $16.70 plus tip while Uber would cost $24.50 tip included. An extra five bucks to have a hassle free experience does not seem that extravagant, especially considering what it costs to live in SF. Certainly not "super rich" territory, it's more on the order of staying at a 4-star hotel instead of a 3-star hotel. A nice perk, but the super rich guy is getting an amazing sweet you didn't even know existed.
  - timjahn 14y ago
    I live in Chicago.
  - aetherson 14y ago
    I note that in your example, it's $7.80, not $5. There are other companies in the same general space as Uber ("hail a cab with your smartphone") that focus more on the lower end of the market.
    - jackowayed 14y ago
      It's ~$5 when you add tip to the regular taxi ride.
  - billpaetzke 14y ago
    I live in LA and found it (uber black sedan) to be 1.5 to 2x the normal city taxi rate. So I use the taxi magic app, and works great like uber. Although, most drivers prefer you pay cash unless it's a high fare.
    - maguay 14y ago
ripter 14y ago
I love Uber. I also don't have a car and use public transit 90% of the time. You know how you have a budget for your car loan/repairs/title/gas/insurance/parking? I have one for Taxis/Public Transit, and it's a lot less than what I used to pay for my car.

rdouble 14y ago

The last time I was in SF, I found that using Uberx and Uber Taxi was only a dollar or two more than taking a cab.

jorts 14y ago
Yea, I used it yesterday. It's not that expensive, the app is awesome, and their responsiveness is also great.
ajju 14y ago
UberX is $1 more per mile than a taxi. Also, the minimum fare is $10 for UberX vs $3.50 for a cab. Uber Taxi charges a fixed 20% tip and $1 booking fee. Sources: https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco http://www.sfmta.com/cms/xcust/indxtxcust.htm http://www.sfmta.com/cms/xcust/indxtxcust.htm

larsberg 14y ago

Uber is awesome, even the taxi version of it (which I primarily use unless taking the wife on Big Dates). For only a little bit more than a usual cab (which basically comes even to a large-ish tip), you get: - Improved safety. You know the name of your driver and your trip is logged. Many of my wife's friends like this aspect a _lot_. - Cleaner. At least in Chicago, many cabs are a stinky filthy mess. In Uber, with the ratings, such cabs would be out of the rotation pretty quickly. - No standing in the sleet. - No fumbling with cash or the argument over "broken credit card reader". Cabbies in Chicago make less on credit cards, so on most of my non-Uber trips where I want to use credit, the driver and I basically come down to a lying competition about me not carrying cash (lie) versus his machine being broken (also a lie).

timjahn 14y ago

You and me both! I love the idea of Uber, but I can never seem to justify paying the insane extra expense when I can easily take the alternatives for much cheaper. Then again, I guess I'm not super rich.

jonknee 14y ago
A five mile trip in SF by taxi would cost $16.70 plus tip while Uber would cost $24.50 tip included. An extra five bucks to have a hassle free experience does not seem that extravagant, especially considering what it costs to live in SF. Certainly not "super rich" territory, it's more on the order of staying at a 4-star hotel instead of a 3-star hotel. A nice perk, but the super rich guy is getting an amazing sweet you didn't even know existed.
- timjahn 14y ago
  I live in Chicago.
- aetherson 14y ago
  I note that in your example, it's $7.80, not $5. There are other companies in the same general space as Uber ("hail a cab with your smartphone") that focus more on the lower end of the market.
  - jackowayed 14y ago
    It's ~$5 when you add tip to the regular taxi ride.
- billpaetzke 14y ago
  I live in LA and found it (uber black sedan) to be 1.5 to 2x the normal city taxi rate. So I use the taxi magic app, and works great like uber. Although, most drivers prefer you pay cash unless it's a high fare.
  - maguay 14y ago

ripter 14y ago

I love Uber. I also don't have a car and use public transit 90% of the time. You know how you have a budget for your car loan/repairs/title/gas/insurance/parking? I have one for Taxis/Public Transit, and it's a lot less than what I used to pay for my car.