[E90joee]

Lol how old are you if you dont mind me asking...Youre responses are subtle and funny...especially the vtech kicking in. Need more drivers like you here in NYC...lately ive been having shitty drivers from asians who cant speak english to a guy accepting my ride and almost ended up driving home before he realized he was supposed to pick me up. Anyways props to you man, respect to what you do...my dad does uber too!

[rexb16]

I've considered doing some driving in my 362i.

[eluded]

New MIT study, comments?

http://ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2018-005-Brief.pdf

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by E90joee

Lol how old are you if you dont mind me asking...Youre responses are subtle and funny...especially the vtech kicking in. Need more drivers like you here in NYC...lately ive been having shitty drivers from asians who cant speak english to a guy accepting my ride and almost ended up driving home before he realized he was supposed to pick me up. Anyways props to you man, respect to what you do...my dad does uber too!

I’ll be 40 in July. This gig is all about customer service and you have to have a positive attitude to do this job, otherwise you would be miserable. As I’ve said I’ve taken many Uber rides myself and even though I always give 5 stars, most of them don’t really say hi and ask how I’m doing, cars are dirty inside/out, etc...

What does your father drive?

Originally Posted by rexb16

I've considered doing some driving in my 362i.

‘Due’ it!

Originally Posted by eluded

New MIT study, comments?

http://ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2018-005-Brief.pdf

Would be interesting to know which market(s) were covered.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

So, I'm supposed to sit in back? I just want a ride, not a chauffeur

You can sit in the trunk. The van gets shotgun.

[E90joee]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

I’ll be 40 in July. This gig is all about customer service and you have to have a positive attitude to do this job, otherwise you would be miserable. As I’ve said I’ve taken many Uber rides myself and even though I always give 5 stars, most of them don’t really say hi and ask how I’m doing, cars are dirty inside/out, etc...

What does your father drive?

‘Due’ it!

Would be interesting to know which market(s) were covered.

Yea i feel in nyc more drivers are just doing it for the money, i had my car in the shop couple weeks ago. After being up at 7am to go to class and then straight to work and get back to my neighborhood around 11pm...i just want to go straight home in peace and quiet. Its already bad enought i had to take shitty subway commute...but this driver maybe around 27 picks me up blasting spanish urban music and then picks up a younger college girl aswell and starts hitting on her the whole ride and tells her to sit in the front with him and bunch of stuff...unprofessional to say the least.

My dad started off leasing at first but then realized for that much money he could just get a brand new car...plus his last brand new car was an 01' honda crv and sold it at 110k miles. I was steering him into an x3 since he wanted an uber black compatible car and due to weather conditions itll be decent in snow with xdrive. He ended up getting a VW tiguan r-line, but when he went to register it with uber and all that they told him the car had to be fully his and no leins on the title. Which is weird because i know toyota finances you and registers you at the dealer ready to go with uber. I guess its stricter in nyc? Im assuming that didnt happen to you when you registered the honda after getting it from carmax? Unless you bought it cash of course.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by E90joee

Yea i feel in nyc more drivers are just doing it for the money, i had my car in the shop couple weeks ago. After being up at 7am to go to class and then straight to work and get back to my neighborhood around 11pm...i just want to go straight home in peace and quiet. Its already bad enought i had to take shitty subway commute...but this driver maybe around 27 picks me up blasting spanish urban music and then picks up a younger college girl aswell and starts hitting on her the whole ride and tells her to sit in the front with him and bunch of stuff...unprofessional to say the least.

My dad started off leasing at first but then realized for that much money he could just get a brand new car...plus his last brand new car was an 01' honda crv and sold it at 110k miles. I was steering him into an x3 since he wanted an uber black compatible car and due to weather conditions itll be decent in snow with xdrive. He ended up getting a VW tiguan r-line, but when he went to register it with uber and all that they told him the car had to be fully his and no leins on the title. Which is weird because i know toyota finances you and registers you at the dealer ready to go with uber. I guess its stricter in nyc? Im assuming that didnt happen to you when you registered the honda after getting it from carmax? Unless you bought it cash of course.

First off, that driver should be terminated lol. Drivers cannot harass passengers. Did she sit up front with him or she stayed in the back and really didn’t care? I actually get concerned whenever a female passenger is flirting with me as I’m thinking it’s a ‘tarp’. Am I being set up by Uber/Lyft? I remember my first week doing this full time I had a girl sit up front and seemed really into me, even though I told her I was married. She seemed bent outta shape when I was dropping her off lol. Maybe I didn’t ask for her number? Who knows.

Uber/Lyft drivers make so much more in the Tri-State area it’s ridiculous. Down here, the car doesn’t have to be registered in your name, however, you have to be on the insurance and you don’t have to own the vehicle outright (liens are allowed and yes I’m making payments). However, having Uber Black has more restrictions so that could be why your father hit a wall.

[E90joee]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

First off, that driver should be terminated lol. Drivers cannot harass passengers. Did she sit up front with him or she stayed in the back and really didn’t care? I actually get concerned whenever a female passenger is flirting with me as I’m thinking it’s a ‘tarp’. Am I being set up by Uber/Lyft? I remember my first week doing this full time I had a girl sit up front and seemed really into me, even though I told her I was married. She seemed bent outta shape when I was dropping her off lol. Maybe I didn’t ask for her number? Who knows.

Uber/Lyft drivers make so much more in the Tri-State area itÂ’s ridiculous. Down here, the car doesnÂ’t have to be registered in your name, however, you have to be on the insurance and you donÂ’t have to own the vehicle outright (liens are allowed and yes IÂ’m making payments). However, having Uber Black has more restrictions so that could be why your father hit a wall.

Lol she ended up sitting upfront with him...i felt like she had no choice but to talk to him i felt bad for her..he was calling her sweetie and beautiful the whole ride..i kid you not he changed the music from uban spanish to some smooth jazz when she was with us and then back to spanish when she left..guy was a clown.

Ah maybe thats why! In some areas you have to register with the taxi limo commision..but if youre out further from the city you dont...its all about them making money i guess.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by E90joee

Lol she ended up sitting upfront with him...i felt like she had no choice but to talk to him i felt bad for her..he was calling her sweetie and beautiful the whole ride..i kid you not he changed the music from uban spanish to some smooth jazz when she was with us and then back to spanish when she left..guy was a clown.

Ah maybe thats why! In some areas you have to register with the taxi limo commision..but if youre out further from the city you dont...its all about them making money i guess.

Hope you gave him 1 Star lol. I try not to blast music unless the passenger requests it. And yes, Uber and Lyft bank it and they are still greedy, though the laws in NYC area are very strict. I was back at Carmax the other day just looking at f10 528i’s. They are underpowered pigs but they would get me higher rates. Hmmm....

[Bt12]

Is it sad I’ve taken an uber once?

[Needbmwpartzz]

What was your worst fare and why?
Also do you enjoy driving for these companies?

[allinon72]

Hopefully you are considering the taxes associated with being a 1099 employee.

[lebreeze]

Why would I care what my uber (passenger)rating is?
Does it really matter?

[1MOREMOD]

Do you ever gas them out after burritos?

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by Bt12

Is it sad I’ve taken an uber once?

No but use my Lyft code CJ6902 for a $10 credit!

Originally Posted by Needbmwpartzz

What was your worst fare and why?
Also do you enjoy driving for these companies?

Picked up an older fellow who selected Lyft Line. Two seconds later I received another request and mentioned that I have to pick up another passenger a block away. Old Man Warner wasn’t having it. Telling me I shouldn’t let the other passenger in the car and to just take him home. I calmly explained to him that he selected Lyft Line which means there’s a chance you will have share rides/car pool and he still refused to be cooperative. Knowing this wasn’t goin to end well he wanted me to cancel his ride as he had no clue how to do it so I did. Then he throws a fit as to why I canceled? Even the other passenger couldn’t believe Old Man Warner. He was irate so I told him to request another Lyft, no Line and he’ll be good to go. Because his ride was cancelled I did receive the $5 fee, however, it was such a hassle.

I enjoy driving for them, however, they need to reward drivers that have a higher than normal rating.

Originally Posted by allinon72

Hopefully you are considering the taxes associated with being a 1099 employee.

Correct, as well as every receipt (gas, Civic, food expenses, etc...) that I’ll be writing off.

Originally Posted by lebreeze

Why would I care what my uber (passenger)rating is?
Does it really matter?

I picked up a passenger a few weeks ago with a 4.5 and I was concerned. Is he a dick? Does he smell? Turns out we had great convos and he tipped well. Some drivers are assholes.

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Do you ever gas them out after burritos?

With or without hot sauce?

[1MOREMOD]

Don't matter just light them out.

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Don't matter just light them out.

Sometimes all of a sudden I gotta do a number 2 and sucks when I have a passenger. I want the ride to end and then I’ll turn off the apps as soon as Inleave him/her to drop off the kids at the pool.

I pass gas when nobody is in the car. Passengers have told me that they have been in cars when said driver couldt stop farting.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by F30lolz

Passengers have told me that they have been in cars when said driver couldt stop farting.

Did you get the hint?

[aozer]

Originally Posted by eluded

New MIT study, comments?

http://ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2018-005-Brief.pdf

1100 drivers is hardly statistically significant.

[wdb]

I believe the numbers. It's easy to see $100 in your bank account and forget about the $20 gas, $20 depreciation, $20 insurance, $20 wear&tear, it actually took to earn it.

My dad started a consultancy late in his working life, after the company he was with went belly up. He kept meticulous records. Time spent on bids, meetings, travel, billing, mileage, not to mention the work the client was requesting. When all was said and done he was earning under $2/hour. He shut it down and picked up a job driving for a ticket agency for 5 times that.

My wife went through the same kind of thing. She decided to pick up a bit of extra cash by working per diem for an in-home health agency (she's a nurse). I added up the costs for her and she realized that it was pretty much a wash -- if you didn't count her time. Buh bye per diem.

[TrevorM3]

it's spring break, i look forward to some very interesting stories!

[F30lolz]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

it's spring break, i look forward to some very interesting stories!

Had 4 ppl in the car and some chick sat behind me wasted as hell, started touching the back of my neck and I’m like ok.

Nothing else OT worthy to report ATM.