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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by izzou(m): 5:49pm On Apr 21, 2020
Felicity0001:

Changing the tool depends on the owner/partner.

Like sexy rightly mentioned, the only people that complains abiut the price are drivers on rental and those on HP reason being that their work hours has to be double to make a living and have a savings, otherwise, the business is a good one.

We are still saying the same thing na

The period to recoup your principal on a Corolla is more than a year, which is very bad

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by izzou(m): 5:50pm On Apr 21, 2020
sexylassie2:


Are those partners with fleets complaining?, I think it those partners with one car that is complaining

The most a partner with fleets in uber will complain of is bad drivers


That's what I said in the beginning angry

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 5:51pm On Apr 21, 2020
chinyce:



Exactly same feelings. That car has been over hyped, over priced, over emphasis.

Our car dealers can can research for us best vehicle for these kind of business. Toyota corolla is not it anymore.

Kia/hyundai

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Felicity0001: 5:55pm On Apr 21, 2020
izzou:


That's what I'm saying na angry

The time to recoup your principal on a corolla is more than a year. Which makes it not feasible anymore
I still dont think it not viable even with the long time on RIO.

Business generally takes time to recoup capital, multinational business take less than 5yrs b4 profit.

But with yearly comprehensive insurance I believe its still viable.
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 5:57pm On Apr 21, 2020
izzou:


We are still saying the same thing na

The period to recoup your principal on a Corolla is more than a year, which is very bad
Objectively there not many businesses where this is feasible
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:01pm On Apr 21, 2020
Felicity0001:
@Dru23, a quick question pls... From experience with yiur a mantra and Honda cars which one of these cars is prone to faults and in terms of cost of maintenance which is cheaper?

I will Rephrase the question like this ... .. But first Elantra 07 upwards are good cars. I don't want to discourage anyone from buying Elantra .....but when you say prone to faults under normal usage... NONE....

But when it comes to uber or ehailing usage the elantra cost me more to fix ,especially ball joint ,linkage ,bushings etc .. Have spent more on maintenance on the elantra, but the elantra has a fantastic engine ,almost as good as the civic.... You have to give the Elantra engine credit for that..... When I usually buy elantra from private sellers in the USA, some are sad to sell the car , the car has gotten their college kids through school......

But the civic , parts are cheap and easy to work on . The transmission is the only concern I have .. But from experience it should not be a major issue at all to worry about..

Plz keep in mind have been a fan of the civic since Uber was in their 2 year of business in Nigeria... My first 03 civic had rust and was buried under snow when I bought it.. The civic was a machine ,it was rugged till the day I sold it I don't recall buying shocks or doing major repairs... but one thing is that use the correct oil and transmission fluid when needed... ......

Now , when the civic started shorten oil , this was before I started selling oil or knew anything about types of oil .. The previous manager I had was using 5k naira and engine had a bit of sludge. So my mechanic advice me to sell the car before it's start smoking badly .. The car was sold within 1 week to my client in Abuja .. So before I sold the car to him, I did oil change ,brakes ,and change the spark plug.... So afterwards I ask my mechanic will this car make to Abuja ,he said oga don't worry it will make ... The car made it to Abuja true true, the driver that drove it even got into an accident because of over speeding.. The car had over 250k miles when I sold it off



PS .... Just like with any other cars , plz find a specialist that only fixes a particular car .. The guy that fixes my car only does Honda cars only, nothing but Honda products.... Sorry story long ....lol
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:05pm On Apr 21, 2020
[quote author=radautoworks post=88700633]
Objectively there not many businesses where this is feasible ]/quote]


Very true , unfortunately there is so many learning curve you go through before finally master it .. So many adjustments needed before u get it right ....
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Blackbishop(m): 6:09pm On Apr 21, 2020
I will go with madam Radauto on this Kia and Hyundai also Mazda is a good product.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:09pm On Apr 21, 2020
radautoworks:

Objectively there not many businesses where this is feasible

Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by shollywendy1(m): 6:09pm On Apr 21, 2020
Carshoppers Rio too should be considered.
Very strong and rugged. Not expensive. He( carshopper) is in best position to explain better.
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by izzou(m): 6:12pm On Apr 21, 2020
radautoworks:

Objectively there not many businesses where this is feasible

I know

So what your opinion? grin
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:16pm On Apr 21, 2020
chinyce:



Exactly same feelings. That car has been over hyped, over priced, over emphasis.

Our car dealers can can research for us best vehicle for these kind of business. Toyota corolla is not it anymore.

Dealers main job is to sell cars .. To find the best car for the job, you need to talk to people that have been doing the business for long....Have had civic for over two years on uber , so I can give a better judgement on the car not dealers.... Just like with anything else, I always tell people to do their own research... this is what works for me , it may or not work for you depending how serious you take it
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 6:19pm On Apr 21, 2020
OJURONGBE1:
Hi everyone ,it feels good to be back on this thread after 4 months absence.
Deactivated my previous account(Freshprince91) when my Ford Mondeo wanted to kill me .
It plunged me into debt and i was sad ,empty and clueless but it feels a little better now .
Missed everyone (POPE ,IZZOU ,NDUBUIS, JAYDEE ,GENTLE LIFE ,ANGRYIGBO MAN, COOLADEX, NORTHBIRD, and all the wonderful driverprenuers like Luxurydriversng usually put it)
FELICITY, Baba i appreciate your gesture last week .Anyone who's had a negative impression about this fella should perish that thought ,he's humble and kind . My friend attested to it last week. Bless you bro!

Welcome back bruh
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 6:19pm On Apr 21, 2020
chinyce:



Exactly same feelings. That car has been over hyped, over priced, over emphasis.

Our car dealers can can research for us best vehicle for these kind of business. Toyota corolla is not it anymore.

You can NOT ask the fox to watch the hen house
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Felicity0001: 6:19pm On Apr 21, 2020
@Dru23... Hmmm...that is an episode up there but it fine though.

A business person has to stick with what works best for him/her.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 6:20pm On Apr 21, 2020
Blackbishop:
I will go with madam Radauto on this Kia and Hyundai also Mazda is a good product.

Mazda is a big NO.
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:22pm On Apr 21, 2020
sexylassie2:


Are those partners with fleets complaining?, I think it those partners with one car that is complaining

The most a partner with fleets in uber will complain of is bad drivers

Unfortunately I have to agree with you on that

Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Felicity0001: 6:25pm On Apr 21, 2020
Blackbishop:
I will go with madam Radauto on this Kia and Hyundai also Mazda is a good product.
But there's this notion about these brands of car, their engine are prone to knock and dont last like Toyota or Honda

When I was in portharcourt there's thia friend of my that uses Kia for hustle, he changed full and half engine twice in the space of 12 months me kon dey reason weather village people dey involve for d matter o grin
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Blackbishop(m): 6:28pm On Apr 21, 2020
radautoworks:


Mazda is a big NO.

Why ma?
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Blackbishop(m): 6:31pm On Apr 21, 2020
Felicity0001:

But there's this notion about these brands of car, their engine are prone to knock and dont last like Toyota or Honda

When I was in portharcourt there's thia friend of my that uses Kia for hustle, he changed full and half engine twice in the space of 12 months me kon dey reason weather village people dey involve for d matter o grin

Boss all car comes to maintenance.
Was your friend using the right oil?
Does your friend use the right mechanic?
Does he buy the Original parts?
Does he pay attention to his car?

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Carshopper(m): 6:31pm On Apr 21, 2020
shollywendy1:
Carshoppers Rio too should be considered.
Very strong and rugged. Not expensive. He( carshopper) is in best position to explain better.

The issue of which car is suitable has been thrashed over and over again.

The only thing I know is that NEVER invest over 1.5m to buy a ride for Ehailing... it will not come back as you calculated.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:38pm On Apr 21, 2020
Felicity0001:
@Dru23... Hmmm...that is an episode up there but it fine though.

A business person has to stick with what works best for him/her.

And yes I know my civics very well ....below is my very first civic on uber ....bought the car with 167k miles and sold it with 275k miles.... The kind look I will give somebody that tells me to get any other car ,apart from a civic...

I always back up whatever I say or do .. The taste is in the pudding....

Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:45pm On Apr 21, 2020
Blackbishop:


Boss all car comes to maintenance.
Was your friend using the right oil?
Does your friend use the mechanic?
Does he buy the Original parts?
Does he pay attention to his car?

Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:47pm On Apr 21, 2020
Carshopper:


The issue of which car is suitable has been thrashed over and over again.

The only thing I know is that NEVER invest over 1.5m to buy a ride for Ehailing... it will not come back as you calculated.

Very true.. When elantra was becoming to expensive to buy , Omo I had to look for alternative....

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Blackbishop(m): 6:53pm On Apr 21, 2020
dru23:


Very true.. When elantra was becoming to expensive to buy , Omo I had to look for alternative....

A good business look for a reduction in expenses and maximize income.
When you think of getting a car
First consider price and how rugged on Nigeria roads.
Second cinder availability of spare parts.
Third do you have competent auto technician who can handle it.
Like someone here using Mercedes Benz for Uber, as an Auto technician when it gets to some certain area in Benz I consult with my bosses in the field. No master of all.
Consider this and set a price range and don't follow the crowd. You will be good..

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by shollywendy1(m): 6:58pm On Apr 21, 2020
Carshopper:


The issue of which car is suitable has been thrashed over and over again.

The only thing I know is that NEVER invest over 1.5m to buy a ride for Ehailing... it will not come back as you calculated.
Exsctly wat izzou was saying. Its not worth it
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 7:00pm On Apr 21, 2020
Blackbishop:


Why ma?

They're poorly built, have terrible resale value and high maintenance costs.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 7:02pm On Apr 21, 2020
Felicity0001:

But there's this notion about these brands of car, their engine are prone to knock and dont last like Toyota or Honda

When I was in portharcourt there's thia friend of my that uses Kia for hustle, he changed full and half engine twice in the space of 12 months me kon dey reason weather village people dey involve for d matter o grin

Any car will knock if it's not maintained. The post 2008 are actually surprisingly well done
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Carshopper(m): 7:02pm On Apr 21, 2020
shollywendy1:

Exsctly wat izzou was saying. Its not worth it

Depends how u look at it...
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Felicity0001: 7:09pm On Apr 21, 2020
Blackbishop:


Boss all car comes to maintenance.
Was your friend using the right oil?
Does your friend use the right mechanic?
Does he buy the Original parts?
Does he pay attention to his car?

Oga mi i don't have answers to all of these questions but the truth is if its a Toyota or Honda or maybe nissan brand one wont have such problem even with same condition of usage and maintenance
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by mrjaydee(m): 7:11pm On Apr 21, 2020
OJURONGBE1:
Hi everyone ,it feels good to be back on this thread after 4 months absence.
Deactivated my previous account(Freshprince91) when my Ford Mondeo wanted to kill me .
It plunged me into debt and i was sad ,empty and clueless but it feels a little better now .
Missed everyone (POPE ,IZZOU ,NDUBUIS, JAYDEE ,GENTLE LIFE ,ANGRYIGBO MAN, COOLADEX, NORTHBIRD, and all the wonderful driverprenuers like Luxurydriversng usually put it)
FELICITY, Baba i appreciate your gesture last week .Anyone who's had a negative impression about this fella should perish that thought ,he's humble and kind . My friend attested to it last week. Bless you bro!

Sure guy... good to have you back
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Felicity0001: 7:18pm On Apr 21, 2020
dru23:


Very true.. When elantra was becoming to expensive to buy , Omo I had to look for alternative....
Izzuo I think you have your answer here couple with what carshopper said.

So go for a car not too expensive so you can recoup your investment within 18months

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