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Blackbishop:
Am A PROUD RED FAN.

YNWA

pope191:
Lol, no one is asking u to change, let's just keep eyes on the goal without preaching hostility. I see folks here addressing another with disdain and to me it 's feel like, what's the difference btw the I have arrived drivers and the riders, like our ego is our only disease without a cure or what?

Yep u didn't mention me, but the essence of message is always to encode to decode and here is a public forum *smile*. Chucmoore is a good example that motivation can b passed without insults, but like u say, it's ur personality and good or bad is not really in my place to say.

Anyway: lost my mom this morning, kind of seeing the world from a whole new angle. Tempted to go drive, just to distract myself since I live alone, I don't even know what to do. So my nigga, it's really all peace from here.

mrjaydee:
Omo, make one of the ants post dashboard of the past 2weeks.

I wan check something

Seen cheerfulgiver dashboard, that guy dey work oo...

Pls someone else to post oo

Bobbiet:
Good evening pilots.

Is there anything I should know about civic 03 to 05?

I got a balance and carry offer for 3.2 in 20months.

What am I to know about his car and what are the major problems associated with this brand?

pleasureosondu:
till date, na tortoise car I dey still call that car o. That car na legend for my area for Benin City(Upper Mission) those days. As kids, if we dey play ball for road and that car dey pass, we stop all play and wave Mr Basil. Ball Don end b dat cos nobody wan break d glass. Life was too good then.

Conner44:
That your car will go to sokoto and come back no Wahala so far your cooling system and oil pump is working well. If you’re going to delta then you’d not encounter bad roads on your journey so I suggest you take the contract and cash out so far you know your way.

One state in usa is bigger than Nigeria and folks there drive to and from work covering an average of almost 70-100 miles or more daily racking up mileage before selling it off as tokumbo to us here in Nigeria.

Then you’re afraid of taking same car on a 200 kilometer journey just because you feel your car has a small stature?

Even 1950’s Volkswagen Beetle goes from Lagos to east and back that year no Wahala. Come remain 2010 Kia Rio

oluwaseunla:
This instrument cluster looks good .

YeyeGbami:
Wetin i notice about volvo be say if you don’t drive like a speed racer, the fuel consumption no bad. And volvo get effizi

See all the information

Rasaq007:
How is the fuel consumption?

Conner44:
If Nigeria has a dracula policy

Then safe to say that Afghanistan has the van helsing type lol

Nor be everybody been pass GNS/GST without rubber neck that year sha and Nigerians naturally shy away from reading novels or books. we will overcome

Today I need ibuprofen for headache from reading this thread

Pearl1910:
Bolt took over even before they started showing riders destination to drivers.
Drivers ported to Bolt because they stood a chance of earning more.
Riders ported to abolt because they spent less on same trip compared to Uber.

The driving factors here is price a rider pays and what a driver stands to make. If Uber was cheaper for riders and more lucrative for drivers, drivers will not mind using uber. Highest na to ask Rider where they r going, for me that's not a big deal cos I still do it to confirm what I see while using Bolt

What made Bolt takeover was the no cancellation fee and then cheaper fare for rider, more money for driver. Not forgetting Bolt was generous with bonuses on both sides.

Long pick up on Uber is a side effect of Drivers not using the App anymore, so if they want to solve their problem of customer migration, they should look at d root cause not focusing on the symptoms.
If they want to serve a small niche of the population that's fine, then fare may not be the problem, but u and I know that in this Nigeria, u will not flourish doing that, cos d people that have d money will rather drive their cars or employ a driver 90% of the time.
Reason why they discontinued the higher Uber Categories. Bolt too tried that premium service but drivers complained they weren't getting trips on it. U hardly see individuals using Bolt corporate because it is more expensive. How many people will see 1k and 1,200 for same trip and choose 1,200? Why do u think Indriver is growing? Why did Uber remove their pricing from Google map??
So my brother price is d king in this business.

Uber has started small small to give juicy bonus to drivers. 30trips Monday to Thursday 7k. This is to lure drivers back with high earnings. But if u pursue d riders with higher fares, it's counterproductive. Except Bolt too will increase fare, which I doubt.

Crvrider:
I think its different strokes for different folks. I once carried a lady on Indriver who said she preferred bolt to uber because of her perceived conviction that bolt is cheaper.

seyicodes:
Thank you very much boss for your response.. I don't know or have Mr Uche contact email. Please can you assist me with Mr Uche email address .. I don't know why they blocked me oo.. I am always friendly with most 9f my client .. I am not rude to them at all except 1 who said I should switch off my music because I am playing Naira Marley music.

Pearl1910:
Uber!!!
Always getting it wrong.
Charging Drivers and Riders the highest, how do they expect to grow? The only advantage they had over Bolt was Customer Support and App Stability. Bolt has so far covered this gap.
The only solution now is reduce fare reduce commission and do aggressive marketing.

FuckEveryday:
I don't think a Kia can survive interstate travels, but just weigh you options and if you must embark on the journey, charge handsomely. Kia repairs are not so cheap.

komodapson:
Wow... You've really done a great job. I love Volvo also, especially interior V50 2010 model. Are their reasonable mechanics that can handle it when repairs come knocking, how affordable are the spare parts, lastly if I may ask, is it foreign used/Nigerian use...

I'll love to read comments from anyone who use Volkswagen &Audi

Felicity001:
How has the fuel consumption been?

What's the size of the engine and what yr is this car?

Btw this car and the HC-06/07/08 which is better in terms of ground clearance?

Why did you chose to raise it other than increasing the tire height or size together.

What is your take about the AC system, comparison with the HC-06, any difference?

Kindly talk little about the electrical aspect of the car, sound system and any other info you might think it's worthy to know.

Finally, its been 3months down the line, what have your riders been saying about the car? The interior, sound system and comfort (room space) and also police and other law enforcement agencies.

Your input sir.

Thank you

Modify: to add up, if you where to make another chose with other Volvo for the job which would you go with, S40, S60 or S70?

And again, did you miss the Corolla or HC? If yes why?

IFEBARBIE:
you can add pad, it should give it like 1.5 - 2 inches lift

spartacus11:
Bro whats the average cost of this ride, since parts is cheaper than the corolla

volvo S40 what year?

Automatic or manual

Johnnybegood12:
Thanks a bunches.
I already paid for the car today.

Johnnybegood12:
Thanks a bunches
But is it a good buy at 650k
Considering its manual car

Johnnybegood12:
Good morning everyone

Pls I need ideas from experienced drivers here, Below is my situation.
So November 2019, I resigned from my monthly pay (50k) job at vi to face my business, and I have legit been grinding since then up till now, I gathered about a million naira as at April this year to buy a Nigerian used car that can be used for e-hailing, but due to unforeseen circumstances I could not achieve my plans then.
But as at now, I am close to buying a car for this hustle and I will still be doing my business cos it's mainly weekends I use for my business.
Now the issue is I have a low budget of 700k, and AV seen a car for 650k but it's a manual car and not our regular brands.
It's a Skoda Octavia....
Sound engine
Clean interior
Good gear selection
First body and very clean.
I just want to knw if the car is a good buy and if it can withstand the heat from e-hailing, also availability of parts & general advice
Thanks

geezyk:
One thing I've come to realize about this hustle is that you can always push yourself to do more, I have a mantra that I follow, "Do You" from the first day I started the hustle I said I won't use more than 6-8hrs on the road, but then I leave home late in the morning, account no dey gree balance.

Started leaving home early, and set a target for myself, anytime I net 10k I'm heading back home, from wherever I am I set destination back home, but mouth come wide again, I wanted more, started aiming for 15k net, did it for over 2 weeks. Omo when the end result came ehn, I'll just suddenly become tired on the wheel, my leg joints nearly wreck, I had to rest for 2 weeks, I jejely reaumed to my 10k net and close up shop, leave home 8am sometimes 2-3 pm I'm home, and keep myself busy with other things.

You can make the dashboards of everyone here if you're willing to put in the time and effort, but some of us are not cut of out of the same clothes as others.

We have different goals and aim of doing this hustle, like Felicity001 said you might be aiming 1m while I aim 200k, we all have different goals, everyone has their time to work with. So there's no reason to beef the very hardworking ones like cheerfulgiver, pearl and goatkanu, or mock we the lazy gang, as we all move at our own pace.

Sometimes life's troubles is what pushed most of us into this hustle as no one would willingly want to become an uber driver without something pushing them towards it, but as you are now a driver, put that your big ego at home and work for your money, as that's the only thing that should keep you motivated.

I pray we all meet our goals of being in this hustle and move on to better things, make I go find my daily 2k.

Blackbishop:
Baba no mind them. Taiwo head different from kehinde head. Abeg bro just do you

Itzlinda:
Boss how much is profit from this amount?

Pearl1910:
Feli Feli...there is a thin line between being worthy, feeling deserving of something and being ungrateful.
Let me ask u, don't u thank a CEO for giving u a job? Even when u have gone through all the recruitment huddles and u r qualified and found worthy of holding that position??
Don't u thank someone for giving you a contract that made u blow and changed your life.
Look, irrespective of how u look at it. If someone gave u an opportunity that helped you grow in life, u still have to thank the person even if u were only doing a job or a business transaction. He could have given it to someone else.
Our newest car owner here paid for his car in full even with down payment but I am sure he is grateful for the opportunity, trust and confidence the owner of the car had in him. Yes, the owner has gained but u have also benefitted. It's a win win.

Pearl1910:
At this stage of this discussion, any contribution should go a step higher.
No one is comparing ehailing with IOCs. Who wouldn't like to work in Mobile, Chevron, Shell n co Or good government jobs?

Let face reality...
IOCs take 26yrs max for entry level and experienced hires are taken if u have experience or masters, from abroad preferably. How many people do they even recruit yearly sometimes less than 20. For example, one year Schlumberger took 12, yes only 12 people for Technical Graduate Trainee, that's even because they were expanding. Out of thousands of engineering and geology graduates with 2.1 and First class. How many get into Mobile, Shell, Chevron etc. You know it's not by intelligence alone, people that get these few jobs are connected, lucky and fortunate too. So if one kept trying till he gets older than entry level age he has to move on to other fields.
To get a good govt job today u go sort minimum 500k sometimes 3m for NNPC or CBN plus connect to get in.
To get good corporate job at this our age it's either u have d experience or u have a good Masters degree or MBA from overseas or strong professional qualification like PMP, CFA, ACCA, ICAN, CIBN, CMA, IRM, CBAP, CIPM, CCNA CISM, CISA etc
Guess what u may still have all these and still not get the job.
Now do u have 15m to do MBA or masters abroad? Cos that's the closest way of getting these high paying jobs if u weren't lucky to get in as fresh graduate and get the experience in that line from the beginning.

We all want those pecks and luxury, but few people look at the route and take on d challenges to get there, many are willing but are not rich enough to fulfill those dreams. But when reality comes and boyhood dreams didn't workout, u quit wishful thinking, face life, work it out where you find yourself with the tools available.

Nobody says u shouldn't desire working in big companies or drive forever...it's ur wish if u do by the way, but u can keep applying to these jobs u desire if u r fortunate to get it we will celebrate with u or u can take d hustle serious and with proper planning, in few years earn as much as those companies would pay u.

U r talking about impact an Uber driver can make in life... beyond having the finances to help family, friends, neighbors and people around. If u grow ur business and provide a car for another man to earn a living and provide for his own family, my brother, that's a great impact to life and the society. What other impact is more than investing on another soul apart from salvation.

Felicity001:
This guy self always bursting people's bubbles

I just wonder how someone in his right senses would want to compare the earning of a university graduate with say 2.1 at least to that of a uber driver who drives for an average of 12hrs daily to earn an average of say 400-500k monthly.

For goodness sake how does that corollates?

We are not talking about contract workers here. Do you guys have an idea what a Exxon Mobil, Total or oil servicing companies like Halliburton pay their fresh graduate at all?.. And you wanna compare the special treatment, working environment, career, circles of friends, opportunities and all other allowances to that cheerful who thinks he can earn 700k monthly? How many years can he drive to earn 700-800k monthly? How feasible is that?

When I was FME with Hauwei my monthly salary alone as a contract worker was 369k... Vehicle allowance was 250k, sum that up! Within 6months I was able to buy a car, a plot of land and do other things... I started my farm from savings... You think to have about 20acres of farm without any government assistance for naija na beans? Other earnings never join ooh... Every month at least I can tell you I get nothing less than a million naira and you want to compare a uber driver to that or to my school mates we all graduated together that works with Mobil or total earning 1.250m as start up salary? And one motivational speaker wants to show his colleagues just one driver's dashboard so they can resign maybe because they're earning 100k? One driver's dashboard ooh among hundreds of them... How many drivers can earn such amount monthly?

Every job comes with its own challenges just as every course in school does so you just need to figure out your own course to know if you can include an extra course or department to have 2 degrees.

What opportunities abides for an average uber driver with 10yrs of driving experience? Is it political appointment, or ministerial appointment? Or Will Uche give him, cheerfulgiver or Pearl a holiday trip to the Bahamas or Paris? Hell no! Even during festive period how many drivers has gotten a free ride with his family to a resort or a bag of rice from uber or bolt? And some persons are making comparison. What nonsense!

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was once a teacher, from one appointment to another he became president.
Attiru Jega nko?... Now he's a member of a political party...hopefully he'll become either a governor, minister or a president later.
How about fmr CBN Govs and the present Gov of CBN Godwin Emefiele were they not bankers?

So what future does an average uber driver has? Even his friends are also uber drivers or keke drivers and some persons are coming here to talk about earnings. Is life all about earnings? How many lives can an average uber driver impact... Him don bath?

Can you imagine??!!

Pearl1910:
There are good jobs, but they are few compared to the number of youths searching.
If all of us wait for 400k job we go old. But ehailing is bringing that 400k to guys easily.

Moreover your wife has been working for 3yrs now to earn that. Any serious and dedicated person on ehailing for 3yrs should be a boss.

I have done this business case over and over from different perspectives, as at Entry level or an Associate level, Ehailing earnings can only be rivaled by Oil companies, Big IT firms, Investment Banking, or International organisations.
No bank in Nigeria today pays entry level 300k.

If na money they motivate u, then pursue the money. If na career, follow d career. If na responsibilities, just pursue whatever gives u peace. Like me, many people are just business minded irrespective of certificate and level of education, at the end of the day, we went to school so we can get a job, and earn a living. The most importantly thing is at the end we can earn a living, pay our bills and live a fulfilled life.