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Chuwaa:
Don't dare it unless you'll be driving your own car. Note that all those high earnings you see posted occasionally is an exception for a small fraction of drivers with highly efficient positioning and fuel consumption. The tales of woes are far greater than the glories. I carried out a study today(supposedly peak day and hours) from Freedom Way to Admiralty and if you see the number of Uber and taxify drivers hanging around the whole place with frustration on many faces. Same at Ikeja GRA.

Like someone rightly said, Uber is not a long term job, Uber is just marking time with drivers, as they use our sweat to fund their cars with AI research. If not for the recent fatal accident involved an Uber AI car, by now the US operation may have wound down. I see them exiting Nigeria if Taxify gives them too much completion like Didi did to them inChina. That exodus will equally be fastracked if the ongoing drivers agitations gains the right traction.

Chuwaa:
Don't dare it unless you'll be driving your own car. Note that all those high earnings you see posted occasionally is an exception for a small fraction of drivers with highly efficient positioning and fuel consumption. The tales of woes are far greater than the glories. I carried out a study today(supposedly peak day and hours) from Freedom Way to Admiralty and if you see the number of Uber and taxify drivers hanging around the whole place with frustration on many faces. Same at Ikeja GRA.

Like someone rightly said, Uber is not a long term job, Uber is just marking time with drivers, as they use our sweat to fund their cars with AI research. If not for the recent fatal accident involved an Uber AI car, by now the US operation may have wound down. I see them exiting Nigeria if Taxify gives them too much completion like Didi did to them inChina. That exodus will equally be fastracked if the ongoing drivers agitations gains the right traction.

GAZZUZZ:
talking about being a boss, someone on this thread claimed to have been emancipated from the bonds of rental, and had bought his own vehicle, I was happy for the individual, and decided to donate 21,000 worth of synthetic engine oil to celebrate with him.
Up till today I am yet to hear from him.

Please if you are the one, kindly disregard my offer, I will hold on to my goods.

nitigriti:
True talk.
I had a surge trip request 1.8x from airport to Ajah yesternight in the heavy rain. I didn't go. Don't want to go and dump car partner's car inside rainwater

vpaymoney:
This is to all old Uber and Taxify drivers in the House. I hail all of you o. Trust all is doing well and I hope you all are gauging your progress as you all go about your daily bread. This hustle or hustling shouldn't just be about daily bread tho' that is the purpose of this msg. pls go learn other good skills if you don't have one already. I am certain, non of the drivers that started Uber/Taxify 2years ago cannot afford a plot of land in ibafo as we speak. But a plumber/ electrician/ mechanics that knows his job and hardworking can conveniently do. Not to discourage any one but admonition. There is no future in driving Uber. Uber as a coy is just using u to build their future while you keep sustaining till you are unable to drive anymore. The health hazard is more on driver's side than two other parties. ( Uber and riders). Guys think your life and use your head. A word is enough. Thanks!

jayooh:
This your elantra looks sweet sha; front n back

mrsage:
They say the devil is in the details.

Let me share some figures I stumbled upon from Nairametrics.

Some Statistics about Uber in Nigeria and Africa

Uber reported that in Nigeria, it has about 267,000 riders who actively utilize the app/service and 7,000 drivers.

Its driver and riders population as at 2017 :

South Africa 12,000/969,000.

Kenya 5,000/363,000

Ghana 3,000/140,000

Uganda 1,000/48,000.

Tanzania 1,000/53,000 respectively.

At just 39 riders available to each driver, Uber drivers in Nigeria have by far the lowest pool of customers where they can draw from in Sub Saharan Africa.


South Africa in contrast has about 81 riders per driver, dwarfing Nigeria by 2 folds.

Ghana which is a far smaller economy than Nigeria even has 47 riders per driver.

Nigeria is the lowest when it comes to the number of riders per driver. 

For current Uber Partners and would be Partners, the data should also raise red flags concerning the viability of this partnership. 

Having access to just 39 riders per driver is not an encouraging sign for several reasons.

For example, it means that with fewer riders, fares will likely remain depressed for longer while the number of rides available for each driver per day will be limited.

iyaegin:
OYO....the drivers making at least 70k weekly would not understand your rant here oga....uber fees have been before now...

Humilem:
I am willing sell the photographed 2005 Toyota Corolla. It has a 5 speed manual transmission. I will have to ship vehicle to Nigeria from Toronto, Canada. Vehicle in very good condition. Synthetic oil always. Engine, A/C, shocks, interior and exterior are in very good condition. If you're interested please reach me via my email which can be accessed by clicking on my moniker. Thank you.

Spunkalator:
Bro i understand, uber fares are low, but people are making up to 100k weekly. I drive on only uber and I meet up my weekly rental, plus make money for myself, so...

GAZZUZZ:
My partner says I should start calling it daily tips, so here we go.

daily tips.

I have noticed a cycle, young mean struggle to find 600-800k, buy a vehicle they assume they can manage and be fixing small small while using it on the platform.

Sadly I have met with a lot of you and I see the frustration on your faces, it's almost the same cycle over and over again.

So here are some tips for aspiring Young men with limited funds

Avoid cars that are electrically abused: if you open an engine bay and you see wires flying upandan, please close bonnet and run.

Avoid cars with abused air-conditioning systems.
If pipes have been welded in multiple joints, condenser has been swapped with a different type compressor of a peugeot put in a corrola, try and avoid the car, fixing such vehicles will set you back over 100k in most cases . And there's no room for manage, it will just be a cycle of repairs till you get frustrated.

Avoid cars with accidents that affected the chassis.

avoid cars with rust!!!

avoid strange unpopular brands, (they come with strange unpopular problems! ) Renault, suzuki, Citron,
chevrolet, NISSAN these cars are not bad, but also not good

About engines, if it's a Nigerian used car, ensure you do a research on the availability and price of engine and transmission, put it at the back of your mind that you might be replacing 1 or both of them in a short time.

When you finally do buy that car.

Ensure the fans do not run steady, they should be automatic, ensure the Thermostat is present, all this to ensure better fuel economy.

Don't jump into synthetic engine oil if there is no history of such use, first observe what happens on the first cycle of mineral engine oil, if it shortens after a 3000-5000 km duration. If it does, prepare your mind for an engine overhaul or replacement. But in the mean time keep trucking, topping up oil never hurt any one.

buy and install good tyres, don't inflate above 35psi,

Check suspension parts, replace defective parts.

The use of coolant (original coolant not that useless 2k Abro) is expensive, but long term will save you a lot of money.

Finally before you pay for that car, find a tech, or a friend that has some mech/tech knowledge to help you look at it.

finally the best buys are usually not sitting in car stands, but are cars driven daily, so when you see an advert on jiji or Olx and they tell you I go to work with it every day, meet me in xx office to come see it, it is most likely a better buy than one sitting in a car lot waiting for a buyer.

omonla10:
once ur money is beyond 1k, na to wait for transfer alert.. Thank God I use gtb mobile app.. No excuses.

Update has been slow on this thread for d past 1 week.. Shows guys are making money steady...

tpnatuzzi:
Please great patners, can anyone help me with any format of agreement between a driver and its partner. Can be sent to my email @ temitopealuko29@gmail.com thanks and God bless.

Humilem:
#dru23

Law number #1: Never Outshine the Master

Judgement
“Always make those above you feel comfortably superior in your desire to please and impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite — inspire fear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.”

I know you don't subscribe to the above so called law number 1 with the kind of arrogance and sometimes ignorance that you have displayed on this forum. If you have some core values it leads to consistency in your ways. Without core values actions are based on the expediency of the moment.

greenbackboogie:
Still available

BayoManuels01:
Can a servant be greater than his master? Na ur footstep I dey follow na

Odogwu Ifeanyin!

GAZZUZZ:
I will give this quick lecture on fuel consumption and sludge, how they relate.

Newer cars from 2002-date have variable valve timing systems, these systems work with oil flow/pressure to determine timing settings. You will notice most engine covers with inscriptions like VVTI IVTEC, CVVT etc... its all same technology every one just wants a special name tag.

Now here's the snag.

You buy a happy toks car, it's a sprinter.... 0-60 in 10secs ( it's a bloody Corolla) 6months later it stops sprinting, 1 year later it's a log of wood and engine vibrates when ac is turned on, finds it difficult to climb hills and fuel consumption has almost doubled.

Now here's a bit of what happened (Nigerian 20w50 sludge context)

The timing settings are set to a retar.ded position when inactive or without any instruction from the ecm. With sludge in the mix, it is almost always in 1 position. The OCV (oil control valve)has oil strainers that keep dirt out of the device, and once engine develops a sludge issue oil flow stops. Engine will not throw a rod, but timing setting become epileptic, or get stuck in a retar.ded position, making the engine very in efficient.

Pics below show what the OCV oil strainers will look like when engine has mild, sludge, and when it is clean.

So take out time and clean your OCV strainers, you will get better fuel mileage.

greenbackboogie:
Still available

iyaegin:
Your head like druhill oya come and fight me...

GAZZUZZ:
you wan learn market?

Stake2odds:
Your DL might be fake or expired, post the license number be (top left) let me check it for you

Paradigm777:

Guy u wicked!
I dey inside church dey laugh and pastor dey think sey I dey follow msg

Paradigm777:

Guy u wicked!
I dey inside church dey laugh and pastor dey think sey I dey follow msg

GAZZUZZ:
be careful noni

Meanwhile what brand do you use? If it is not toyota,
you are safe.

Corolla03dud:
Thank you very much, full synthetic all the way! Thanks

Corolla03dud:
Well, the title may be overambitious, but I just got this 03 Corolla LE with over 233,000 km for uber and I'll like to make it the best it can be, man needs to eat. Been fixing minor stuff, but the major now is the engine. Owner is forming 'busy' to tell me the exact oil weight he used but I want to return it to manufacturer spec 5w30. But I suspect sludge build up already (oil cap has sludge under and engine cover has some seepage around it). Engine drives better after I put plugs closer to manufacturer spec but I feel vibration at 3rd gear now and more vibration at reverse). Also, I could see some oil signs around the plug when I took them aout after about 3weeks of usage for some reason, is that a seriously bad thing? Also, I had blue smoke after second oil change to 20w50 (ddnt know about oils then). But there was no smoking when I bought the car this Jan. Oil shorts now too. So my plan is to first change to full synthetic 5w30 mobile, see if smoking stops. If not, then look at gasket and oil seals (pls who has an idea of the price?). For the sludge I am hoping synthetic oil will help a lot, but I'm reading stuff about scraping oil pan and valve. Please any advice /assistance is appreciated, please I can't afford to loose an engine in this hard time, wey schl fees don reach sef. Thanks.

medd422:
Anytime u see my post, pls stay away, desist from quoting me. I hate everything you represent

medd422:
I don’t believe in d experienced driver thingy. It’s all about how long u can be on the road and luck. A driver posted 18hrs daily work and I come dey fear for him life. Nothing in dis world will make me drive 18hrs a day unless my daughter is on life support machine and I need money to keep her alive(GOD FORBID). I’ve been driving uber for more than 2yrs, started as a driver renting cars and today, I own a car all from d proceeds of driving uber and offline trips. I work on a target. I do 10k daily from Monday to Thursday and 15k daily from Friday to Sunday. Some days, it doesn’t take me more than 3hours to make my 10k and some days, luck will just shine and I’d meet those clients that prefer offline and need u for the whole day. 20 to 25k is sure on those days. God will do what he says he will do

medd422:
I don’t believe in d experienced driver thingy. It’s all about how long u can be on the road and luck. A driver posted 18hrs daily work and I come dey fear for him life. Nothing in dis world will make me drive 18hrs a day unless my daughter is on life support machine and I need money to keep her alive(GOD FORBID). I’ve been driving uber for more than 2yrs, started as a driver renting cars and today, I own a car all from d proceeds of driving uber and offline trips. I work on a target. I do 10k daily from Monday to Thursday and 15k daily from Friday to Sunday. Some days, it doesn’t take me more than 3hours to make my 10k and some days, luck will just shine and I’d meet those clients that prefer offline and need u for the whole day. 20 to 25k is sure on those days. God will do what he says he will do

thebigkendo:
So I commissioned my Uber app today , between 6pm to 9:30pm.. 3 cash trips.. #5200, went back home to sip origin.. I should do this more often

chucsmoore:
Wow. Certainly buying in bulk, who no like better thing. Hit me up when they arrive.