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pleasureosondu:
I think we're making significant progress in this thread, particularly with regard to managing riders with entitled mentality. Interestingly, all experiences mentioned here had amongst others, one thing in common- non violent in nature which is an important aspect. If you anticipate that you've got a problematic rider especially before you start the trip, the rule is simple: tell the gaddamn fella to get the Bleep outta your car. Again, this isn't pride but your dignity. A rider wants to be respected but they ain't ready to respect the
driver simply because they're paying( CheerfulGiver's experience is proof). I believe that if the lady had said something like,
Oga, Abeg no 2k I get, I'm think that Mr CheerfulGiver will reconsider and embark on the trip. But no, madam felt it's right and it's final. Personally, I've observed that some riders see drivers as a nobody in the society. More like errand boys. On top your car o. Attitude matters.

Here in the FCT, we have entitled mentality folks but they get it under control. The reason is based on the fact that most people are usually connected to top political figures. This means that an uber or bolt driver may not have a direct contact to the President but he will have friend, who knows another friend that knows another friend and this friend knows the President. This rule also applies to riders. The effect? There's an unseen but existing checks and balance system amongst drivers and riders in the FCT. It's very difficult to hear someone say, "do you know who I am "? especially within the city itself. In fact, most drivers are part timers as they are already under the government's payroll. They just drive to pass time and some riders are aware of this. Thus, the unseen but written rule is simple, Respect me and I'll return the favor but mess me up and.............

Again, drivers are the boss in e-hailing. Some riders here already affirmed to it like the man who complained that drivers ain't interested in driving to his location for Pick up. Maybe Bolt should also train riders on courtesy courses.

Make una no vex for the bulk write up but I just had to speak up.

While I totally understand your position especially in regard to the bolded, I completely disagree.
It's not really about dignity, it's a fragile ego, it's insecurity.
I don't know the rider, he doesn't know me, there's no way or manner in which he can talk to me that will make me feel "small" or become "small". It's not possible in this life or the next.

Again, it's not about dignity. I say this because almost all the time the Interaction is between u and another person, 4 people max. 4 people who you may not even recognize if you met them the next day, so where is the shame coming from? If a scene is created and people gather then I can understand the feeling of embarrassment but just 1-4 INSIDE YOUR car, C'mon.
I'm wary of rude people, for one reason only, and that's the fear of them becoming aggressive or that they create a scene. I guard my public conduct very intensely. This is also not to say I haven't had to bounce people from my car o, I've done that once. She was becoming violent and wildly hysterical. I dropped her at the junction before her destination... In hindsight I suspect it was an act so she won't pay. The other time, the rider was going on about how I'm just quiet and cold, I politely told her it'll be better for us to end the trip as it wasn't working for either of us. During the week, i think Tuesday I politely told the rider I couldn't continue the trip because of the bad road. It was that ikorodu sagamu road. Before I accepted to go on the trip I had impressed it on this guy if the road was at least ok. He said it was, only for us to see gulleys. The thought of doing the comeback trip convinced me it wasn't worth it.

However, like I said, I completely understand your perspective.
But, It's a fragile personality that feels insulted by such things. And this is fact, you can research it.

BAZ001:
Hope no be fake transfer rider or he uses his app to request olosho up and Dan ?
Might not be him but olosho or very bad road

na short trip, like 3 streets apart. 3 guys 1 girl, so I asked who be Kehinde. One of the guys answered. Turns out I had picked one of them from festac before, he recognised the car. They were going to do paranran for someone's birthday.

XGhost:
Na man o
I could have sworn it'd be a "Jazebel".
...fingers crossed. I must ask him how far this rating

Very uneventful trip, I was expecting some sparks

XGhost:
I'm curious

Na man o
I could have sworn it'd be a "Jazebel".
...fingers crossed. I must ask him how far this rating

Johnnybegood12:
you got it wrong because we were looking for the reason why they always accept and not show up to is pu.
So the problem could be in his communication skill, that's why I strike and bolded those text.
Hopefully u get it.

I get it... I thought you were referring directly to what you highlighted. Apologies

I'm curious

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Comprehensively insure your car

Install a good tracking system. And give your car to anybody.

The way you guys hold on to this guarantor stuff, one would think it's a better option.

If a driver gets involved in an accident, you'll still spend money to arrest the guarantor. In the end, the police will witness an agreement that the guarantor would pay small-small. Let's not forget that you will still give the police money too.

Just insure the car comprehensively. It's better than requesting 1000 guarantors..

My opinion[/color]

When it's time, I don't need anybody's guarantor... Give me you last two partners numbers dasall

Johnnybegood12:
At the strike and bolded is the reason why u are still not getting the first response pearl1910 gave u

Entitlement mentality

I think your quote and response applies more to you than the rider.
Fact that he wrote oga doesn't mean he implied that he's your superior. It's our manner of speaking. How many times have you called your contemporary bros or boss? It's how we converse informally which could also be interpreted as a form of camaraderie.
It's an insecurity problem that makes you so quickly interprete something so simple to be a slight on your person.

Felicity001:
Hahaha... My oga dem ni born my generation well if I no use the Almighty mobile 1 ooh i don already budget money for that one for 1yr down... U know say I do my I.T very well even with our oga at the top so I no go Bleep up at all... Our consignment? Ha! na only BAZ001 go fit respond to that question ooh

As for my Jamaican rice? That one insurance cover me for that one na na small tin for mama... Mama radautoworks na operation feed the nation na nothing dey happen

So you de eye c180 and when I listed it as one of the cars I was considering then you de look me side eye.

Lucky for you I don't drink, just dispatch 1 red wine let me use to pour libation for the ride

truthsayer009:
Please i have a question regarding Bolt drivers because i am so fed up with them.

- Why would a driver accept a request & switch off their phone.

- Some will accept your request and set "Driver has arrived" and then refuse to pick their calls or respond.

WHY? WHY?

I mean if a driver isn't going my way, all he needs is for him/her to tell me and I will cancel.

Is Bolt forcing drivers to accept rides or what?

Once he "arrives" he wants to cancel. Just cancel and move on, for your own time and sanity

yusufdayo1:
why are the questions not answered

The person he's directed the questions to didn't say he uses or has used one before. He's a mechanic and what he said is he has fixed some before. So he's not exactly in the position to answer accurately.

Cc pearl1910

MARKone:
I was getting mesmerized reading your post, till I got to the part you said all Honda cars have leg problem, really?! That means all you gloriously wrote up there about the Camry might be false.

Me too

Pearl1910:
Delete delete no dey cast this kain thing...

Lwkmd

XGhost:
Abeg who get uche for im WhatsApp?
Help me tell him I'm not interested in this 14k guaranteed bonus he started giving me yesterday. He should give it to lazy drivers dem.
After 7 trips I didn't need it again

Same leg today, so I decided to get creative.
I de saloon now... Pearl

Abeg who get uche for im WhatsApp?
Help me tell him I'm not interested in this 14k guaranteed bonus he started giving me yesterday. He should give it to lazy drivers dem.
After 7 trips I didn't need it again

FuckEveryday:
If suggest you get a Nigerian used car of about 1.4m, and put the balance of about 600k ($1k) on Royal Q.
Work with the car, while the other one works for you. You earn in Naira, bot earns in $
At the end of the month you both smile

I totally agree. Corolla is not the only car that can be used for the hustle. Sadly a lot of people don't know, as I've come to learn.

Conner44:
Oga if you like that civic and you wanna use it for ehailing then buy it and use it for ehailing. Apart from it being a hatchback (just like Toyota Matrix) there is nothing else wrong with the looks of the car.

A rider will spend approximately a few seconds waiting/looking at the EXTERIOR of your ride when you are about to pick them up but they can spend roughly an hour or more on the INTERIOR of that same ride after they have embarked on their trip. Even when the trip ends they pay you while still INSIDE your ride and once they exit the car they walk away because your transaction has been finished while sitting inside your car.

If I were you I’d focus on the INTERIOR part of the ride being top notch ie. good seats, cold Ac, clear sound system and no odors than to be bothered about if your car looks ugly or not.

For what it’s worth in my own opinion I dot see that blue hatchback civic as being an ugly car looking like a toad. In fact I will consider it over many other popular choices on the roads today.

I second this opinion.
What you MUST do is make sure the interior is never caught UNFRESH.
AC MUST chill badly.
car MUST always smell nice. DO NOT go cheap with the air freshener.
You yourself MUST ALWAYS LOOK AND SMELL GOOD.

This low rating thing was also said about the saloon civic wayyy back when Dru was the only proponent of the car, but how is that going now? In my experience some people are that fickle and will rate you low irrespective, but that's a negligible number of riders.
I dropped my rented corolla and bought the 04 civic saloon for 450k, used it for a year and bought the car I'm driving now. You can use it as a means to a better car and you get to save whatever extra that's left after buying it.

Felicity001:
In every 10 drivers on rental only 1 or 2 have been able to maintain or drive the same car for 1yr without a change of car or partner. It's a known fact,

You can't please humans no matter how much you try. Lay on the ground they'll will still tell you you're not well flattened for them to walk through. So tell me, what is the probability that a driver will have a car for at least 12months to be able to save up and buy his own afterwards?

I'm not saying the analysis is not good, it is but how viable can it be?

Man proposes God disposes, let's pray not to be unfortunate in life because a single problem can wreck once savings of 12months in one day.

Mind you, most cars on rentals have 3rd party insurance... Pray not to knock somebody down.

Despite all of these things its is best to seek opinions, carry out a good feasibility and have at least 3 options then decide which best suit you as an individual.

Be it HP or rental I don't see any being good but only your own because your own and my own no be d same thing

To me the only HP purpose I would prefer is me making a choice of the car and selecting the car myself. Why would you be the one to select a car and still be the one to place a price tag on it? O wrong na.

This is one sided bros... When you guys talk you always speak like the drivers are saints and landlords are demons. You forget it's a business, contractual obligations were set from the get go but drivers will start telling stories along the line. Some as soon as first week. All that most owners demand is their weekly rent paid as at when due but greed won't allow drivers. Make Una de talk the two sides abeg.

Pearl1910:
Any oil without this seal they fear me to use o.

Yeah I feel you, and honestly I had same concerns initially but my older brother has used the oil with his XC90 since he got the car last year without issues, same for his wife's RX350. So me sef transitioned from coastal synthetic blend to NordKapp full synthetic.

And it doesn't have the logo but it's written on the jug

brosiye99:
Please, where can I get this Oil. I am interested. What reviews do you have on it? If its good, I would prefer this to Mobil 1 extended which I Use but its crazy expensive.

9 Olowu street.
https://www.partboyz.com/product/nord-kapp-5w-30-fully-synthetic-engine-oil-5l/

YeyeGbami:
Did mine 1200 at mobil Ikorodu Rd.

But that's where I did it in may for 1500 o

BAZ001:
Which Mobil oil our very own pail oil or the unaffordable Mobil 1?
If it’s xhp e go pain me ooh cos I for don buy one carton since , keep for house.

You can do NordKapp full synthetic, 12k per 5ltr jug

Pearl1910:
It's now every 4months, at a reduced price.

Oh... Beht why na.

It's actually at a higher cost now.
3 times a year at 1500 is 4500 per year
Twice a year at 2k is 4k per year

Abeg why am I being asked to go do inspection barely 4 months after I did it. No be every 6 months e suppose be?
Last inspection was in may.

ThatNiccur:
Truth is, you can also rev your engine with cruise control when you push that stick up gently, your vehicle accelerates and maintains the km/h at whatever point you stop, same thing happens when you push the stick down, your vehicle decelerates. Cruise control can only work on highways and on major roads where you can do 40km/h and above. Also, stepping on the brake pedal at any point, deactivates the cruise control, so you need to resume once you go above 40km/h to reactivate it.

Simple.

Depending on the traffic, I either tap or hold the - sign to slow down, same for + to speed up. I can also accelerate if I need to speed up instantly and once I take my foot if it goes back to the set speed. I have a cancel button if I want to use engine braking and a refresh button that takes the car back to the previous set speed. If you can read the traffic ahead of you well, it works like a treat.

CheerfulGiver:
Lol. My point exactly. People hate what they don't understand.

When I was driving the corolla, I took it into one of the "big" auto shops for diagnosis and it had a cruise control error, dude was like nobody uses that here so I shouldn't bother, told him he's found someone who does use it here.
3rd mainland, against traffic, I fit put leg on top dashboard if I like sef. Unfortunately, people cannot stay in lane in Lagos

FuckEveryday:
Bruvvvvv!

This is even ride sharing o...I'm just watching videos of anoda one dat does doordash n UberEats...his own problem is the fact that he doesn't like dealing with people, so food delivery works better for him.
And he's making similar amount as the one doing ride share.
My own is how cool there cars are...this one is driving a 2018 Elantra
Great fuel economy and extremely good roads in dat Pennsylvania and he $16.7 per hour for 6hours...How about the ones in New York and other highbrow cities

NIGERIA IS FVCKED!

It's cool o, however they have their own peculiar cons.
Taxes, bills, rent. Imagine someone lives in a $600 or 1k a month house. That's 25% of his pre-tax income on rent alone. Pay this pay that. Before you know...
If you live in New York you'd most likely be paying more.

The goal was 700k for the month but offline to Abeokuta tomorrow. More fine-tuning next month.

...it's a faceless forum, hola at cheerfulgiver o.

But why is there surge when the app is supposed to be inaccessible? Abi no more curfew?

See ozo now... Which Kain wahala be this

kanuisagoat:
Funny enough I like these kind of trips provided the rider will not waste my time at PU. I pick you, end the trip under 3 minutes, collect my N500 naira and reposition

They are never quick. They'll come out late, ask you to wait for another person that's still coming, one random girl will casually stroll out 5 minutes later. When you finally move they'll want to buy okpa from one woman on the next street, then the girl will drop at the bus stop too

izzou:
[color=royalblue]At least, he should save other victims in the future by dropping details of the said guy

Post his number and account details. Very simple.

Uber11 is a free spirited guy. He trusts so easily. That's a good trait, but it's not for Nigeria and Nigerians [/color]

Yeah I agree with you.


To everyone, Let's also be gentle with our comments, he's in a bad situation already, let your comments be words that uplift and not deflate him further