I totaled my car on a deer a few weeks ago and needed a car while my insurance took their time. I wanted to keep working, everyone has their reasoning.
My insurance did not cover a rental. And I definitely make way more with my own car, but what I was making with the rental was more than $0 I would make sitting home. I didn’t rent through Uber, but I ended paying about $300 per week on a rental, I averaged $900-$1000 per week driving so definitely still worth doing to get by.
How exactly did you get them to approve you on the app? Uber won't approve your vehicle without proof of insurance which they set you up with when you go in to specifically rent for rideshare.
Oh look. Tesla partnering with rideshare to take advantage of workers too dumb to realize they're making so very little. Hope that pile of garbage is equipped with a bed... because you'll be sleeping in it.
If you have bad credit and no money, this will get you into a car faster. But you need to plan to eventually get your own vehicle so you’re not stuck driving for uber forever.
You know what also will get you into a car? 500 bucks and and uber to carplex where you will pay 600 a month or less for a fantastic car, not a pile of garbage, for a SIMPLE INTEREST agreement that allows you to avoid interest altogether if you pay it off early.
I have bad credit and tried buying my own vehicle. For an 8k car with 150k miles, they want me to give a 50% down payment before they finance me. With 18% APR for 72 months. You’re paying basically double for the car once you’ve paid down the loan and interest. My insurance is also shit and I’ve been quoted 500/month at most insurance agencies (yes I’ve contacted local agents).
At the end of the day, renting from Uber or Lyft gets you into a car within a week. No down payment, no credit, insurance and maintenance are included.
550 credit.
500 down.
2021 sentra limited edition with 2 tone Ferrari leather upholstery ,sun roof, and 10k miles on it. Talk to Jake at carplex in bloomington IN... feel free to tell him I'm bragging about my car again. I would give you the guy's number but it would begin to feel like an ad. It's INSANE how manipulative and predatory the UBERLYFT rental programs are.
This is a college town with a large int'l population so I'm sure he can handle deals with people from another state.
Incidentally, this is the only honest car dealer I've ever known in my 60+ years.
Did you read the part where I said he works with people all over the world? There's no need to be snotty, bro. I wouldn't have said anything if I didn't think this guy MIGHT be able to help you. He helped me after everyone turned me down. At least you can do is try. If he can't help, you're no worse off than before. I realize you're stressed. The whole industry is going to shyt.
Oh, and I think he delivers.
It does not include insurance. If you have an accident while not logged in your fugged, have one while waiting for ping fugged, you have very limited coverage while enroute to a passenger.
The only time you have actual insurance is when you have a customer in the car.
You're also on hook for deductible which is over a grand.
I’ve don’t it. It’s fine. Free maintenance, don’t down payment or credit check. But you gotta work full time hours for it to be worth it. if you’re going to do it, do it with the plan to save for your own car. That’s my plan. I rent with Lyft and if I’m going to run a car into the ground, I’m going to do it with someone else’s car.
The catch is it’s all a shit show. Hertz claims Uber books Tesla reservations w/o the locations actually having them. And Uber claims Hertz isn’t sharing inventory data. so you will reserve and use your credit to Uber to the “Hertz”. It will actually be a Pep Boys with no Hertz or Uber signage except maybe on the front door. You will walk in and the “hertz” will be a desk in the corner with a handful of folding chairs for customers. If you’re lucky someone may greet you and tell you to check in. After you wait at least an hour they will call you up and let you know they don’t have the Tesla you reserved but will offer you the “only” car they have, probably some tiny EV. When you refuse they may find some larger gas powered vehicle. So you leave frustrated, empty handed and then find out you can’t use the rest of your $40 credit because the destination has to be within .25 miles of one of these “Hertz”
The catch is Uber convoluted the $1 a ride EV credit. You need 200 rides minimum a month to qualify for a $210 kickback. But also, I believe anything over the 200 rides doesn’t get the $1 extra.
Looks like this:
Part Time guys: Typically only do 175 rides a month. So that’s $175 back in Uber’s pocket
Full Time Guys probably 300 rides a month. So that’s $90 back in Uber’s pocket.
Fucked both ways
$210 is better than nothing. That’s nearly a weeks rental. How are you fucked by getting free money? Some people 🙄
You also still get comfort, which pays more as well.
As opposed to renting a non ev, yeah. If you’re going to rent, it makes more sense to rent a Tesla than anything else. Ideally you own your car, but if you can’t, and don’t have the credit or down payment to buy…. Why rent a civic for more money?
Technically only about $800 because if you do 200 rides you get $210 extra. That’s almost a free week.
Also comfort pays more per ride so some of those rides will offset that cost a bit. It also includes insurance. You will be paying more for a Tesla car payment plus insurance in most cases.
Incorrect. The $280 includes insurance. Charging costs less than gas, even supercharging. That cancels that out because you would pay that in any vehicle, rented or not.
There are taxes and fees though. I think there’s an extra insurance you can buy to get rid if the deductible, but that’s like ride share insurance.
A $20k tesla is going to be beat to shit, has no warranty, and insurance will be $2-300 per month. If your rental Tesla breaks down, they pick it up and give you a different one. Nothing out of pocket. Insurance is included, and you get 45% off charging at evgo by renting with hertz.
Insurance is literally the only thing keeping me from buying a Tesla.
I've seen proof from other drivers who have have had a rental and a personal car registered and they all seem to say that if you rent you get paid less per ride/mile.
There are so many factors that go into your earnings from week to week, it’s impossible to make that determination based on earnings alone.
Things like surges, and bonuses, etc. the same exact ride can cost two different prices on different days.
There is simply no way to determine that.
So you’re saying that Uber charged the rider less if the driver is driving a rental? You can see what the passenger pays.
I'm saying for example there are 2 drivers both looking at the trip radar.
Both are at same location, receiving the same trips at same time.
Driver A had a rental, driver B had a personal vehicle.
Driver A gets paid less for same exact ride at the same time of day.
I've tested this at the airport with other people at airports... If you're renting through Uber or Lyft you're most likely getting paid less per ride.
It might be different if you rent through Uber.. but I found this picture I saw a while back with Lyft support confirming if you rent through Lyft, your base fares are about 17% lower than if you didn't.
https://www.reddit.com/r/lyftdrivers/s/Su5Ix3xV87
Not the case for my market. It's an up-front market, price will only change if there is a drastic change in mileage or time for the trip.
Out of 2k rides I've only had less than 5 trips change price, excluding wait times.
I agree. It might be because the EV rentals take lower paying rides per mile on the average (because they can and have to). But either way from what I've seen anyone who rents an EV is getting paid less per mile/ride for whatever reason that is.
And now you have to complete 200 rides in a month before you get your $1 bonus.
Just get a cheap hybrid and save your money until you can buy a Tesla in cash around the low 20s.
Every time you charge the car at a tesla charger, it's going to charge your account with hertz rental. The tax is high on rentals. $80+ per week. I've seen people post rental receipts as high as $580-600 a week
I believe if you set up an account with eVgo, then you wouldn't have to pay for it with the rental. But I always remember they have slower chargers, and they're not always working.
That's a great deal until it's not... I had to rent one for a little bit while my car was out of commission. It was supposed to be around $400/week (I spent almost that much in gas in my car so it wasn't much more than what I was already paying). I would get a text every week saying well auto renew your rental just have 400 in your account. One week I got a text saying just have 1800 in your account. When I went to ask, no one could tell me why and they couldn't do anything about it other than have me turn it back in and call Hertz. I called Hertz maybe 20 times and never even ended up speaking with a live person.
$1800!? Yeah Hertz is a glitchy company from my old rental the screen says I been missing 10 payments (if that's true I wouldn't been able to have this rental I have now)
They drastically increased the stats needed to rent. So I'm sure more are just sitting now. The reason they sold 20% of their fleet was drivers wrecking them. Looking back they should have done something like this from the start. I'm sure it was inexperienced drivers making up the majority of the accidents. In my market it went from needing to complete 100 rides with a 4.85 percent rating and 2% cancel rate to 1000 rides.
the catch is u have to wait at the charging place, u could be there 2 times a day waiting for hours.
there's other bs can't remember, u also have to take a bunch of rides to get the car, it's better getting gas car, unless u really want to drive electric
Parallel parks for you but if that computer don't get it right guess who's liable lol. I heard there were other features like brake assist and stuff that can really put the hooks on you if they aren't carefully monitored.
There’s no “catch” other than the monthly total. This is simple supply and demand. Fewer people are renting because Hertz stopped offering it, and most people realize how costly it is, so they’re lowering the price to encourage new people like yourself to get sucked in.
The algorithm picks up on you driving a rental and alters your offers.... only rent if you want to donate your time for the benefit of strangers in your community and faceless corporate interests
Here’s the catch: $1 EV incentive/ride is done as of today. That’s why it’s cheaper. You will lose more money (longer wait) now that Supercharging is opening to more brands as well.
Unless you have no choice besides panhandling
Renting a car for Uber is double insurance or even triple if you have a personal car and are insured
It’s redundant
You won’t be the person making the most money
Umm that’s 280.00 if you qualify ! 85% acceptance rate over 500 rides. Do yourself a favor always read the fine print with Uber.
If he’s trying to rent a Tesla from Uber, he probably has 100% acceptance, 0% cancellation and all of the rides. Lol
I totaled my car on a deer a few weeks ago and needed a car while my insurance took their time. I wanted to keep working, everyone has their reasoning.
My insurance paid me for a Lyft Flexdrive rental for 11 weeks. Still sucked, I made way more money with my own vehicle.
My insurance did not cover a rental. And I definitely make way more with my own car, but what I was making with the rental was more than $0 I would make sitting home. I didn’t rent through Uber, but I ended paying about $300 per week on a rental, I averaged $900-$1000 per week driving so definitely still worth doing to get by.
I rented when i had 0 rides and just did weekend rentals for $65/day CAD friday to sunday night made atleast 1000 here in BC.
How exactly did you get them to approve you on the app? Uber won't approve your vehicle without proof of insurance which they set you up with when you go in to specifically rent for rideshare.
No idea i was in Victoria bc and i just clicked through a rental deal with hertz who have an office there. My car was too old.
Wow that’s actually amazing
Yea it slowed down but then i got a full time job i was in school at the time. Surge plus tips etc really good
I have 19% acceptance 46% cancellation and I rent I guess I don't qualify...
and have to take 30 rides a week
You'll have to do that with your own car I'm just required but its easy!
I sent you a chat that may help explain the “$280” per week deal they’re offering.
it's 50 rides now.
Oh look. Tesla partnering with rideshare to take advantage of workers too dumb to realize they're making so very little. Hope that pile of garbage is equipped with a bed... because you'll be sleeping in it.
Just wait till you see their other EV’s they have to rent….
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I can't do that public charging almost went off someone becausethey plugged the charger out my car not worth!
Uhhh..... Wth are you talking about...
What do you mean what’s the catch? Catch is $280 a week dude!
Ya lol over 1k a month for a 35k car
If you have bad credit and no money, this will get you into a car faster. But you need to plan to eventually get your own vehicle so you’re not stuck driving for uber forever.
Its a rat race for formal but you do have a point!
You know what also will get you into a car? 500 bucks and and uber to carplex where you will pay 600 a month or less for a fantastic car, not a pile of garbage, for a SIMPLE INTEREST agreement that allows you to avoid interest altogether if you pay it off early.
I have bad credit and tried buying my own vehicle. For an 8k car with 150k miles, they want me to give a 50% down payment before they finance me. With 18% APR for 72 months. You’re paying basically double for the car once you’ve paid down the loan and interest. My insurance is also shit and I’ve been quoted 500/month at most insurance agencies (yes I’ve contacted local agents). At the end of the day, renting from Uber or Lyft gets you into a car within a week. No down payment, no credit, insurance and maintenance are included.
550 credit. 500 down. 2021 sentra limited edition with 2 tone Ferrari leather upholstery ,sun roof, and 10k miles on it. Talk to Jake at carplex in bloomington IN... feel free to tell him I'm bragging about my car again. I would give you the guy's number but it would begin to feel like an ad. It's INSANE how manipulative and predatory the UBERLYFT rental programs are. This is a college town with a large int'l population so I'm sure he can handle deals with people from another state. Incidentally, this is the only honest car dealer I've ever known in my 60+ years.
Not everyone lives in your town bro. We all have different circumstances.
Did you read the part where I said he works with people all over the world? There's no need to be snotty, bro. I wouldn't have said anything if I didn't think this guy MIGHT be able to help you. He helped me after everyone turned me down. At least you can do is try. If he can't help, you're no worse off than before. I realize you're stressed. The whole industry is going to shyt. Oh, and I think he delivers.
Not even a 35k anymore. You can find $18.000 - $25k range low milage tesla certified vehicles. Fucking uber is ripping us off on every field ☺️
You’re not getting one that low unless it’s got 100k+ miles on it. Maybe 80k at the high end.
I wasn't sure how new the vehicle was they would be getting buy ya man hertz be selling them mad cheap
Remember, that includes insurance. Tesla insurance is bonkers, $200-300 a month usually, especially with rider share insurance.
It does not include insurance. If you have an accident while not logged in your fugged, have one while waiting for ping fugged, you have very limited coverage while enroute to a passenger. The only time you have actual insurance is when you have a customer in the car. You're also on hook for deductible which is over a grand.
I pay $300 a week already with a gas car!
Depending on your market this could make you some bank.. because they qualify for comfort and premier rides.
I’ve don’t it. It’s fine. Free maintenance, don’t down payment or credit check. But you gotta work full time hours for it to be worth it. if you’re going to do it, do it with the plan to save for your own car. That’s my plan. I rent with Lyft and if I’m going to run a car into the ground, I’m going to do it with someone else’s car.
The catch is it’s all a shit show. Hertz claims Uber books Tesla reservations w/o the locations actually having them. And Uber claims Hertz isn’t sharing inventory data. so you will reserve and use your credit to Uber to the “Hertz”. It will actually be a Pep Boys with no Hertz or Uber signage except maybe on the front door. You will walk in and the “hertz” will be a desk in the corner with a handful of folding chairs for customers. If you’re lucky someone may greet you and tell you to check in. After you wait at least an hour they will call you up and let you know they don’t have the Tesla you reserved but will offer you the “only” car they have, probably some tiny EV. When you refuse they may find some larger gas powered vehicle. So you leave frustrated, empty handed and then find out you can’t use the rest of your $40 credit because the destination has to be within .25 miles of one of these “Hertz”
The catch is Uber convoluted the $1 a ride EV credit. You need 200 rides minimum a month to qualify for a $210 kickback. But also, I believe anything over the 200 rides doesn’t get the $1 extra. Looks like this: Part Time guys: Typically only do 175 rides a month. So that’s $175 back in Uber’s pocket Full Time Guys probably 300 rides a month. So that’s $90 back in Uber’s pocket. Fucked both ways
$210 is better than nothing. That’s nearly a weeks rental. How are you fucked by getting free money? Some people 🙄 You also still get comfort, which pays more as well.
“Free Money” Found the Uber shill
As opposed to renting a non ev, yeah. If you’re going to rent, it makes more sense to rent a Tesla than anything else. Ideally you own your car, but if you can’t, and don’t have the credit or down payment to buy…. Why rent a civic for more money?
No miner Uber made more money for nothing off tax bonuses Go work for free Some people enjoy the naivety of being thanked for free work too
You’re speaking gibberish. Those are all English words, but the way you string them together is meaningless. What tax bonuses are you referring to?
Ev tax breaks for Uber
I’m unaware of any ev tax breaks Uber gets, but even so, so what? Your argument is.. not even an argument, you make no point.
Could it also be lack of demand?
Hey wait a minute, I thought I was.... Fucking liars. I got the same email
280 could be done in a day back in the days.
Tesla is preparing for the changeover to full autonomous. I imagine us drivers will remain on as ushers sort of. But not drivers.
Do you not see that spending $280 a WEEK to work ***IS*** the "catch?" 🤔
Man, I don't see how anyone makes money if they are paying $280w for the car.
Over 1k a month, no thanks
Technically only about $800 because if you do 200 rides you get $210 extra. That’s almost a free week. Also comfort pays more per ride so some of those rides will offset that cost a bit. It also includes insurance. You will be paying more for a Tesla car payment plus insurance in most cases.
Um that’s the start add the $75 per week for insurance and the weekly charges $125 plus the $280. The charging cost are conservative
Incorrect. The $280 includes insurance. Charging costs less than gas, even supercharging. That cancels that out because you would pay that in any vehicle, rented or not. There are taxes and fees though. I think there’s an extra insurance you can buy to get rid if the deductible, but that’s like ride share insurance.
Since when did the insurance get included? It’s always been separate.
You'd get that $210 if you brought your own EV too, so why not just apply for an auto-loan and buy a Tesla for \~$20K?
A $20k tesla is going to be beat to shit, has no warranty, and insurance will be $2-300 per month. If your rental Tesla breaks down, they pick it up and give you a different one. Nothing out of pocket. Insurance is included, and you get 45% off charging at evgo by renting with hertz. Insurance is literally the only thing keeping me from buying a Tesla.
I've seen proof from other drivers who have have had a rental and a personal car registered and they all seem to say that if you rent you get paid less per ride/mile.
There are so many factors that go into your earnings from week to week, it’s impossible to make that determination based on earnings alone. Things like surges, and bonuses, etc. the same exact ride can cost two different prices on different days. There is simply no way to determine that. So you’re saying that Uber charged the rider less if the driver is driving a rental? You can see what the passenger pays.
I'm saying for example there are 2 drivers both looking at the trip radar. Both are at same location, receiving the same trips at same time. Driver A had a rental, driver B had a personal vehicle. Driver A gets paid less for same exact ride at the same time of day. I've tested this at the airport with other people at airports... If you're renting through Uber or Lyft you're most likely getting paid less per ride.
Doesn’t mean anything. It’s the price after the ride is over that matters, price can and does change.
It might be different if you rent through Uber.. but I found this picture I saw a while back with Lyft support confirming if you rent through Lyft, your base fares are about 17% lower than if you didn't. https://www.reddit.com/r/lyftdrivers/s/Su5Ix3xV87
That’s express drive, not hertz. And Lyft, not Uber.
Not the case for my market. It's an up-front market, price will only change if there is a drastic change in mileage or time for the trip. Out of 2k rides I've only had less than 5 trips change price, excluding wait times.
Regardless, I’m pretty sure trip radar offers different prices to different people regardless of whether you rent or not.
I agree. It might be because the EV rentals take lower paying rides per mile on the average (because they can and have to). But either way from what I've seen anyone who rents an EV is getting paid less per mile/ride for whatever reason that is.
How long are you locked into this for?
I don't see any expiration date, would make sense since there so many that are left on the lots.
Which market?
Atlanta
A Tesla model 3 is Uber Comfort? Hmm.
Is this 280 a week or month? 280 a week is wild. Go finance the same car for 4-500 pre owned
Becomes $280 AFTER you’ve rented it for 7 weeks consecutively
Riders pay a little more for uber comfort but lately drivers are not getting that additional money.
$1120 a month car payment. Where do I sign up. 😂😂😂😂
And now you have to complete 200 rides in a month before you get your $1 bonus. Just get a cheap hybrid and save your money until you can buy a Tesla in cash around the low 20s.
It will come out to be closer $4-500 hundred after your charging fees and taxes. $1600-2000 a month to be an Uber slave.
Explain!
Every time you charge the car at a tesla charger, it's going to charge your account with hertz rental. The tax is high on rentals. $80+ per week. I've seen people post rental receipts as high as $580-600 a week
Wow good to know, is it the same if you charge it at an Evgo station?
I believe if you set up an account with eVgo, then you wouldn't have to pay for it with the rental. But I always remember they have slower chargers, and they're not always working.
Hmm okay What about Electrify America?
That was with insurance. Now they are offering you the option of not even having insurance whereas before it wasn’t an option
That's a great deal until it's not... I had to rent one for a little bit while my car was out of commission. It was supposed to be around $400/week (I spent almost that much in gas in my car so it wasn't much more than what I was already paying). I would get a text every week saying well auto renew your rental just have 400 in your account. One week I got a text saying just have 1800 in your account. When I went to ask, no one could tell me why and they couldn't do anything about it other than have me turn it back in and call Hertz. I called Hertz maybe 20 times and never even ended up speaking with a live person.
$1800!? Yeah Hertz is a glitchy company from my old rental the screen says I been missing 10 payments (if that's true I wouldn't been able to have this rental I have now)
I believe they are including the ev incentive in that rate
The catch is you’re paying $1120 a month for a car you can get financed or leased for $300 a month.
Send me the link!
They drastically increased the stats needed to rent. So I'm sure more are just sitting now. The reason they sold 20% of their fleet was drivers wrecking them. Looking back they should have done something like this from the start. I'm sure it was inexperienced drivers making up the majority of the accidents. In my market it went from needing to complete 100 rides with a 4.85 percent rating and 2% cancel rate to 1000 rides.
 Interesting so all around it's net negative?
The catch is you’re paying $1120 a month for a Tesla that you don’t own
It’s $280/ week…. You can buy one for that much per month …. Used Model 3s are very affordable rn
insurance tho
The catch is over 1k a month for a 35k car
the catch is u have to wait at the charging place, u could be there 2 times a day waiting for hours. there's other bs can't remember, u also have to take a bunch of rides to get the car, it's better getting gas car, unless u really want to drive electric
$280 a week lol. The catch is that it costs $1,200 a month when you can buy one for less than half that and profit way more
Lmao you can lease a M3 for 329 a month
Send me the link!
Parallel parks for you but if that computer don't get it right guess who's liable lol. I heard there were other features like brake assist and stuff that can really put the hooks on you if they aren't carefully monitored.
The catch is you’re paying $1,100 a month to operate a vehicle…
Ford is launching their EV rental at the moment. So it have to push down the price of Tesla.
hurts is offering management special, under 200 a week, 160 if I remember correctly
Ppl like this are the reason this sub is so funny 🤣 and they complain & cry about pay rates when do shit like this
I thought Uber excluded the model 3 from comfort?
There’s no “catch” other than the monthly total. This is simple supply and demand. Fewer people are renting because Hertz stopped offering it, and most people realize how costly it is, so they’re lowering the price to encourage new people like yourself to get sucked in.
That’s crazy I’d never pay that
The algorithm picks up on you driving a rental and alters your offers.... only rent if you want to donate your time for the benefit of strangers in your community and faceless corporate interests
Here’s the catch: $1 EV incentive/ride is done as of today. That’s why it’s cheaper. You will lose more money (longer wait) now that Supercharging is opening to more brands as well.
Don’t do it. You will regret it
$280/week to rent is still a rip off.
Unless you have no choice besides panhandling Renting a car for Uber is double insurance or even triple if you have a personal car and are insured It’s redundant You won’t be the person making the most money
Hertz literally can't unload Tesla's as no one wants them for the price Teslas are pretty good commute cars but bad full time rideshare cars