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ReadaDream:
This one make sense. No be bolt wey go won kill you with conditions ontop 2k

Josephase:
Who you dey whine? Abeg no jonse my helper

Glithronix:
Good evening, legends.
Been a while I noticed that AC doesn't chill properly during the day until evening time like 7pm upwards it will start proper chilling.
Today's own come worse pass. So, I want to take the car to an ac tech tomorrow for rectification. I no like anything lacking in the car.
I dey go house like this, grossed my 25k already. Make I know what the AC issue be before the AC man go wan rip me.
Much respect, bosses.

humblesteve:
Prof Pope, what secret are you talking about?
Stating price differences between bolt and the airport cabbies or what is it exactly?

Nwokem zuike Biko

Welz:
are you for real? even on indrive you don't mind rider taking all the time in the world as long as you've met your target?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I have never seen any Uber driver that is willing to wait for 1 hour for you online.

If paid waiting was worth it, people for dey readily accept such offers[/color]

humblesteve:
Too poor. This thing about those caps at the airport is true. From Mm2 to Egbeda they charge me 7k but I bet you bolt won’t even charge me 4K

Josephase:
I love how pope reasons, in everything you do jin life always use brain. No be some people that are always toxic to this thread

izzou:
[color=royalblue]So with 85k weekly (Lets keep 10k for maintenance and peg it at 75k)

So with 75k weekly, i will recoup my investment in 30 weeks?

7 months?
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izzou:
[color=royalblue]You are not getting my point, bros

I am not saying it wasn't my choice or that you can't get to Abuja cheaper

I am saying that if they planned on recouping their investment on that bus in 2 years, they would do all they can to meet that deadline

That means if the prices of its parts changes, the fare must change
If the price of fuel changes, the fare must change
If the prices of tyre and Engine oil changes, they will look into the fare

It is not the same for Uber. Even if dollar goes to 1600, the fare remains the same. That will definitely elongate the stipulated time to break even.

That's my point

NB: That bus is about 35 million now[/color]

Itsrm:
It's not a question of much a bolt guy will take for such. Its a question of the amount bolt will charge for such. The comparison is between the amount Taxi cabs charge and what bolt charges. The main point is to show that bolt is still cheap regardless of the increased earnings.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I would really love to see a car owner on Uber giving us a comprehensive analysis on how he broke even.

Because to be honest, with the rising cost in prices of everything this hustle needs, i wonder how it is feasible; I am not saying it isn't oh

Almost every force is against this hustle...I have never heard of prices of parts and oil decreasing, but the fares are the same for most periods.

The fare is even against the hustle[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I am not saying people should leave the hustle.

I am simply saying we should really understand what it takes to break even; If there is somebody that has, he should educate the thread on how he did it.

The ridiculous fares makes it longer to break even in comparison with the rising cost of parts.

I entered this bus last year August to Abuja. I paid 17,100

I entered it last week to Abuja. I paid 23,500.

As long as their fares are dynamic, they can break even as expected[/color]

Itsrm:
The cab that used to take my friend to Luth charges 18k daily. He picks him up in the morning, waits for him and latest by 3pm, he's back. He said the driver buys fuel of 3k and pockets 15k daily. Soft work . Imagine the mountains a Bolt driver will move to net 15k

When I asked why he doesn't use Bolt, he said the road to the place he was staying was bad and quite some distance from the main road. It was very difficult if not impossible getting a bolt driver.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Most people use Baba Iyabo to carry load.

Go to markets, and you'll see people using them to carry goods.
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izzou:
[color=royalblue]People still use them oh

Right while i was waiting for my guest, buses dropped off passengers and they were using Baba Iyabo.

If Baba Iyabo can do 3 trips in a day, he will net what more than 80% of Bolt drivers have been labouring since 6am.

It's good that Bolt is allowing 1998 models. Those kind of cars are what is commensurate with their fares, tbh[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I understand your point, but the truth is that these fares are ridiculously cheap.

My friend's mum came from the SS to Lagos, and i was to take her to her hotel on Airport road. The GIG bus was to drop her at Anthony. I was waiting for her and i negotiated with those old cabs. They said 4k last. I checked Bolt; 1,700.

My aunt came back from Abuja and landed at MM2 around 9pm. Bolt was showing 3k plus to Festac. I was having difficulties ordering so i told her to use those Airport cabs. She paid 9k that night.

Compared to the service, the price is too too low.
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izzou:
[color=royalblue]I understand your point, but the truth is that these fares are ridiculously cheap.

My friend's mum came from the SS to Lagos, and i was to take her to her hotel on Airport road. The GIG bus was to drop her at Anthony. I was waiting for her and i negotiated with those old cabs. They said 4k last. I checked Bolt; 1,700.

My aunt came back from Abuja and landed at MM2 around 9pm. Bolt was showing 3k plus to Festac. I was having difficulties ordering so i told her to use those Airport cabs. She paid 9k that night.

Compared to the service, the price is too too low.
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easytig:
No more lucrative like before but still manageable , imagine only renewing cars paper is now 24k a year, insurance 15k,road worthy 6k, vehicle license 3,5k,if you mistakenly drive with a day old expired paper ,20k fine is waiting from lagos government.engine oil is now pricey at the moment,just serviced my vehicle and I have spent 30k already, battery nko is now expensive, quality ones are 40k and above.all these factors eat into the earnings of partners and drivers.

Felicity001:
The night I left lekki very late it's that small Uber island car picked me up on indriver... Those Suzuki... My 2nd was like shey this motor go carry us reach house so, before him even talk finish I don sitdon for front seat... All my hope was to get home if he like stop for 3md bridge I don't care.

All the Corolla no gree pick my 7k offer.

The car was our saving grace to get home that night.

Even if na korope Uber decides to use tomorrow people will still book it

davit:
I had same issue with my Lexus. Changing the 02 sensor solved the problem. Try get a new oxygen sensor for the bank. I can link you up with the man that sold me the sensor or you look it up on JIji. Peace.

ReadaDream:
I Don even they imagine how they will block it back in less a week, should I decide to use them.

ReadaDream:
After 1 year. Una well done o

ReadaDream:
I hope this is just for cruise sha. Not like you consume this daily?
Abeg oo

GeneralZodd:
I no dey discourage people, I dey educate people on the challenges of hustle. I still do the biz with vast knowledge and experience.

I will welcome anybody that will call me a failure, let me bombard the person with what I have achieved so far.

Felicity001:
No be me talk ooh...

If na Felicity talk this kind talk now you go see where pope191 with him small head like vulture and Jonny the puppet go rush out dey dance Koko bilo ontop my head

Thank God for the young man's life.

Glithronix:
Boss, no mind yeye. That baba na legend, him just dey catch cruise.
Much respect, boss.

ReadaDream:
She's not serious. I don't even like the Courier trips on Indrive. The fare is ridiculously low compared to normal ride. As if normal ride fare is not low enough.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]When person dey somewhere, another place go dey hungry am

There will always be a business that is better than the one you are doing, even if na BBQ you dey do.

Everybody should just have the plan of growing. Whenever you feel you need to migrate to something better, please do

Till then, this is an Uber thread, and it is not the worst hustle in the world [/color]