Shifting Gears on Uber
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Shifting Gears on Uber
Sometimes, the math just doesn't work.
As an Uber Select Driver, sometimes Uber X (AKA regular Uber) doesn't always cut it.
So I will be there for the elite. No, not the elitists though they do have many interesting stories as well.
Let's look at the math. 3 hours of driving. UberX pays .73/mile. Uber Select pays $1.43.mile. To quote Jon Lovitz in "A League of Their Own," that would be more now, wouldn't it?
Up here in North Scottsdale, people have more and pay more, but there's always someone who likes to get a steak for $1.99
But the real challenge is more miles, less pay and if you figure 500 miles/week, that's 25K miles a year on a brand new Genesis. The car gets old pretty damn fast.
Now, if you do 3 Uber Select trips/day, that's roughly $40 per airport trip, a total of 60 miles. More money, less hours and a car that puts on 15K miles a year.That's more like it.It won''t get old and rickety too quickly.
Now, I know you're saying: Less trips, less exciting stories. Come on. There's a story in every ride. If it's there, I'll find it. I already have many waiting to be told.
Early to rise, earlier to relax. Just makes sense.
So for the UberX people, I love you guys.I really do and you'll always find a ride.
But for the Uber Select folks, I await your tales.
Enjoy the complimentary water, the New York Times and Direct TV, live in your back seat.
Getting there is always half the fun. I'm the other half.
Shifting Gears on Uber
Sometimes, the math just doesn't work.
As an Uber Select Driver, sometimes Uber X (AKA regular Uber) doesn't always cut it.
So I will be there for the elite. No, not the elitists though they do have many interesting stories as well.
Let's look at the math. 3 hours of driving. UberX pays .73/mile. Uber Select pays $1.43.mile. To quote Jon Lovitz in "A League of Their Own," that would be more now, wouldn't it?
Up here in North Scottsdale, people have more and pay more, but there's always someone who likes to get a steak for $1.99
But the real challenge is more miles, less pay and if you figure 500 miles/week, that's 25K miles a year on a brand new Genesis. The car gets old pretty damn fast.
Now, if you do 3 Uber Select trips/day, that's roughly $40 per airport trip, a total of 60 miles. More money, less hours and a car that puts on 15K miles a year.That's more like it.It won''t get old and rickety too quickly.
Now, I know you're saying: Less trips, less exciting stories. Come on. There's a story in every ride. If it's there, I'll find it. I already have many waiting to be told.
Early to rise, earlier to relax. Just makes sense.
So for the UberX people, I love you guys.I really do and you'll always find a ride.
But for the Uber Select folks, I await your tales.
Enjoy the complimentary water, the New York Times and Direct TV, live in your back seat.
Getting there is always half the fun. I'm the other half.
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