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deedee44:
You're confusing him

Bigleaf1006:
That's what I was driving at. Rental business model isn't entirely bad and it's proven to work often times, I even know a company that rents out about 1500 cars.

Asides mechanical issues to the old cars we all use here and considering our peculiar environment which can be overcome by a sane, tactful,honest and hard-working mind.What i think the major impediment to wide range successes in this business is the wrong mindset many of us- partners and drivers bring into the trade.

Everyone by default will instinctually seek ways to exploit a system to their advantage if such opportunities arise.Many of us see e hailing as a gold Rush,others see it as a major means of livelihood,others are downright criminals.

The bottom line is many of us have the wrong attitude and are absolutely bad business people.

mrjaydee:
Get off my dick guy... everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion.

Go suck a dick

Felicity0001:
Absolutely true.

Chuwaa:
Long overdue

mrjaydee:

You will spend more on the maintenance of a civic and at the end the civic has no second hand value.

drmikeadams:
. What are many of us doing wrongly?

Carshopper:
... and people that have been put through on ehailing how did it end ...

It more than just putting him through or even having d advantage

Bigleaf1006:
With the contemporary e hailing business model in Nigeria. You are partially right.However I feel many of us are doing it the wrong way.

There are also car rental companies abroad that people use for e hailing and it works but here the reverse seems to be the case.

mrjaydee:
I might be wrong, but I think the original plan for ehailing is to drive (you own the car) at your leisure time and make extra cash.

The only way to "enjoy" this uber buisness is if you own the car and you drive it yourself. There is this peace that comes with it. I have been fortunate to drive my own car and I tell you its rewarding cos
1. No pressure of 25k weekly remittance
2. You drive the car with care cos it's your own
3. You go online when you need money or bored
I can go on and on.

I dont think "in the abroad" they operate the way we do which is to give the car out for rental. I stand corrected I'm speaking from my own experience as a driver for a year plus on uber/taxify.

P.S Corrolla is not hyped, its underrated!

temi4fash:
Thanks

Please check the no again.

Both nos are the same

GAZZUZZ:
dru23 I like this one

Bigleaf1006:
I heard that hiring a truck from the port to anywhere in Lagos goes for as high as 800k presently? I was wowed

Blackbishop:
I appreciate you boss

deedee44:
His in-law can simply put him through, he has an advantage

temi4fash:
Please share his contact please or user ID

Also your mechanic too please

temi4fash:
Hello Boss,

How were you able to resolve this??

ofime123:
That very correct I have done this ehailing for a year now and I can say. That is okay if you are driving yourself.

If I wanted to invest 3 or 4 cars in this business I will have done that long ago. Haven said that am wotking towards going into haulaging next year. I just hope this pandemic shit is over as soon as possible.

I will I will be starting with one truck that can covey 20ft CONTAINER. AND strickly within lagos. This is what one of my inlaw is doing for 4 years now and his cashing out big time.

So I will like us to also look into this line of investment. Because breaking even with ehailing do not seem possible.

ofime123:
The cash flow aspect is the more reason I don't think of leaving transport business. But I don't just like the ehailing is structure.

Note. There is good money in ehailing but I don't just feel like investing huge money in it. I prefer monitoring one truck than to monitor 4cars and driver wahala. And you make more money in haulage than ehailing. That my opinion though

Bigleaf1006:
Every business has got it's peculiarities, same haulage that your inlaw is doing well at is same others have lost out,same ehailing many are complaining about is same others are doing well at with multiple cars.

Transportation business in naija is still one of the best passive income earner out there, even people managing okada or Keke still makes money.

You are better off in e hailing fleet business if you have other sources of income like a business or even paid employment. It shouldn't be your only source of income even with say 3 cars.The key thing is the cash flow it avails you and trust me ,there ain't too many businesses out there that guarantee that

P S* if properly managed of course!!

BAZ001:
I just went of Nairaland for 4days and it's been struggling to catch up with gists here.
From
More Black Americans die than white Americans
To
Trump and Obama ,
Then footba - fergie and wenger (Liverpool / man utd ),
Crude oil price (Brent oil or Texas )
Then
Corolla and civic
Different topic on this thread, I begin to wonder and surprised at some people IQ and level of intelligence.
This lockdown has brought out the best in some people ( They shouldn't be driving uber , they should be in CBN,NNPC, health sectors & top management running affairs of Nigeria ) people wasting away their talents.

Let me see the next topic before I go on break again

Carshopper:
Yes it does.. and shows that Corolla will NEVER remain the best for the job...every car can deliver same end game results all things equal (moral of the story

madgoat:
What oil and transmission fluid will u recommend?

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.

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?

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.

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

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.

radautoworks:
Objectively there not many businesses where this is feasible

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?

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!