DGS49
Diamond Member
A bit of mental masturbation, if you please...
Consider a person who wants to start driving for either Uber or Lyft, and wants to purchase a used car for, say, $15 thousand or less, that s/he will use exclusively for this purpose.
Consider also, that in order to be a "successful" driver (i.e., to get the best customer reviews) the car should be reasonably comfortable and safe. The car should be big enough, I would think, to carry a couple passengers and luggage, without being overloaded. It should be reasonably economical and at least theoretically reliable.
The obvious choice is a Prius, right? Toyota reliability, great fuel economy, and reasonably comfortable. Easy to find for under $15k.
I am also thinking that a Mazda5 would be a good choice. Or a VW Jetta Sportwagen - gas or Diesel.
Just about any car would do, of course. But the exercise here is to come up with an ideal car for this purpose, recognizing that most of the trips will be short and quick, so there will be a lot of wear & tear on brakes, suspension, and steering gear.
Consider a person who wants to start driving for either Uber or Lyft, and wants to purchase a used car for, say, $15 thousand or less, that s/he will use exclusively for this purpose.
Consider also, that in order to be a "successful" driver (i.e., to get the best customer reviews) the car should be reasonably comfortable and safe. The car should be big enough, I would think, to carry a couple passengers and luggage, without being overloaded. It should be reasonably economical and at least theoretically reliable.
The obvious choice is a Prius, right? Toyota reliability, great fuel economy, and reasonably comfortable. Easy to find for under $15k.
I am also thinking that a Mazda5 would be a good choice. Or a VW Jetta Sportwagen - gas or Diesel.
Just about any car would do, of course. But the exercise here is to come up with an ideal car for this purpose, recognizing that most of the trips will be short and quick, so there will be a lot of wear & tear on brakes, suspension, and steering gear.