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It seems like Uber drivers often don't understand the economics of driving for Uber. Fulltime driving for Uber only seems to make sense for people who have no o
by bayesianhorse 11y ago
It seems like Uber drivers often don't understand the economics of driving for Uber. Fulltime driving for Uber only seems to make sense for people who have no other choice and are very frugal (or negligent) about their car. Part time may make sense for some people with too much "car" and time on hand. Against both of these groups, the desperate and the part-timers, it's hard to compete and make a living...
- Retric 11y agoRepairs are not linear with miles driven. If you average vary low mileage (aka under 6k / year) you can bump that up to ~6k/year on the cheap as many components like tires age even if there not being used. http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-yo... I suspect many city drivers could work for at peak times late Friday and on the weakened without adding a lot of maintenance costs.