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by bischofs 1965 days ago
99% of the Ubers/lyfts I've been in are trips to the airport - and most of those cars had worn out suspension, bald tires, or raw wheel bearings. Some even to the point where I wasn't sure the vehicle was going to get me where I was going. It doesn't help that in the midwest the roads are 3rd world quality.

The business model is flawed and I would rather use a company that maintains a vehicle fleet where a mechanic is involved and knows if a vehicle should not be on the road.

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> Some even to the point where I wasn't sure the vehicle was going to get me where I was going. It doesn't help that in the midwest the roads are 3rd world quality.

I suspect you haven't taken an Auto/Tuk-tuk in Delhi/Mumbai/Bangkok. I've never experienced the same kind of fear with a driver-for-hire in North America.