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Hertz rentals for Uber has gone up.
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What market do you drive in?
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Yup you got a pay cut...
That hertz rental is getting mighty awfully close to what i'm paying to rent a taxi...
I can get a taxi for 48 work hours (4 12 hour shifts) for $264
Normally i do 3-4 shifts a week and i'm at $198 or 264 in car rentals...
That hertz rental is getting mighty awfully close to what i'm paying to rent a taxi...
I can get a taxi for 48 work hours (4 12 hour shifts) for $264
Normally i do 3-4 shifts a week and i'm at $198 or 264 in car rentals...
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I make good money sharecropping in a taxi...
Start at 20:30ish to 21:05 (depending on when cars get returned) I virtually always pay off my rental/my average gasoline use by 00:00 Am and by 07:30 i'm at +$110-$200 (usually around +$150) Then i turn around and head for the shop.
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I'm assuming that includes insurance with zero deductible?
So the expenses are aligned with the taxis yet the pay is about 5 to 6 Times LESS THAN< a Taxi? What about insurance? Is there zero deductible or will they let you pay off any "damage" over a period of time like a taxi company would or does that need to be paid fully before re activating you?
I'm glad some people are able to make it doing this.
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There's a reason It says "Taxi" under my name and not UberX...
I have 2 sedans that are uberX elegible for Orlando and i'm still renting a taxi cause the pay is so much better.
A 2010 Ford focus
2003 dodge Neon (I kid you not this vehicle is STILL uberX eligible in Orlando)
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I had an accident in a company taxi...
Hit and run at a red-light..
Needed towed, like $2,500 in damage, no other driver to go after,
Not only did they not charge me a deductible,
Not only did they not charge me for the tow,
They also gave me $21.60 off my daily lease because i spent 3 hours dealing with OPD, safety, and the tow company.
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wow nice. Driving for uber as anything but a side gig (I drove enough yesterday to buy a 32" tv for the bedroom without feeling guilty about it) is nuts. There is just not enough money in it.
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Pay $264 cash upfront for only 48 hours? Is that 48 online hours? How is it tracked without an app?
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Yeah it includes insurance but with a $1000 deductible
I drive in the San Francisco market mostly. Sometimes I drive in the Modesto market but it doesn't pay well there.
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Today at a Boston Uber office, the rep said the dropping of Enterprise may not be permanent, that Uber may reassess later.
I don't quite believe that.
I don't quite believe that.
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So that's Jame's Rivers insurance with $1000 deductible, not the rental car company?
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Well let me splain this to you...
I said before 4 12 hour shifts, that got missed...
Sunday i walk in and sign out a cab for 12 hours, it's due back 12 hours later (I owe $66 at the end to the company)
Wednesday i walk in and sign out a cab for 12 hours, it's due back 12 hours later (I owe $66 at the end to the company)
Thursday i walk in and sign out a cab for 12 hours, it's due back 12 hours later (I owe $66 at the end to the company)
Friday i walk in and sign out a cab for 12 hours, it's due back 12 hours later (I owe $66 at the end to the company)
So yes... but no...
the TOTAL owed on 4 twelve hour shifts is $264. Which is 48 hours of time with the car...
4 12 hour shifts across the course of a week is a lot of working time i have the car for... A LOT... It's enough to make a living on to be quite honest with you.
4 12 hour shifts is usually in the $1000+ range (excluding september... september sucks)
Take $264 out for rental, like $80 or so in gas, and 40 or so in tolls..
1000
-264
-80
-40
$616+ in profit for 48 hours or $12.83ish an hour in profit
Question about Hertz... can you rent the car in one city, drive for Uber in that city, and then drive out of state to another city for a weekend and drive for Uber and then return to originating city? I have an upcoming trip and if I can work while there that would be great but I'll have to use my rental.
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You can with lyft i hear...
Uber however you cannot, it takes so long to switch markets that any trip less than 30 days your better off not switching.
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Maven Gig also provide rental vehicle for ridesharing;
The weekly rate starting from $189/week, includes unlimited miles, maintenance, insurance.
Available in San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Boston and Washington, D.C. now.
Good luck!
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