Uber in your Benz?
#1
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Uber in your Benz?
Just curious if anyone out there on the inter web has done any driving for Uber or Lyft? I've heard you can make a lot more money per fare if you have a luxury car.
Bueller? Bueller??
Bueller? Bueller??
#2
Super Member
I'd imagine the hassle is not worth it and luxury cars need luxury priced maintenance. There is no way the money you make will surpass the taxes, fees, maintenance, time spent, fuel costs, and insurance in the long run. And imagine the risk of someone damaging your interior, paint, or the long list of why driving for these ride share apps sucks.
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jtjbt20x (09-21-2023)
#3
It's also important to remember that in large parts of Western Europe - E-Class, C-Class, Vito vans, etc. make up 90%+ of the taxi fleet. And based on my last trip to Berlin, those cars are driven literally in to the ground, but they keep buying them both second hand and brand new. Hell I even saw CDI W220s and W221s (short wheel base though) being used as Taxis in Munich and Stuttgart. It's just not a big deal there like it is here, where we've maybe consumed a bit too much of the MB marketing kool aid.
Have u seen how the Dutch treat their E-class ambulances?