[mikeash]

Sounds like you got scammed. How could he just change the amount for the ride? Isn't there a meter that's visible to both of you that shows what's due? If he insists that you have to pay more than what the meter says, tell him to get bent.

[nickstefan12]

The meter said 100, but after I tried to manually enter a tip other than 20, is when I found out about it "actually being 150". He claimed that he had turned the meter off at one point and was actually doing me a favor he wouldn't have done if he had known I was going to barely tip him. I would have stood my ground (having to give turn by turn to your cab driver for 20 minutes is hardly tip worthy), but being in front of my house I didn't want to cause a scene and was tired from my flight.

The irony is that I actually was about to take an über x quoted at $70, but I decided on a cab last minute (wish I hadnt).

[acjohnson55]

I feel ya on not keeping it real every single time, but sometimes, you gotta be like, look man, it's what I'm going to pay, or it's nothing, you choose.

[rasz_pl]

Sounds like you are a very nice naive person, or/and a total sucker.

You have been scammed, proper course of action would be calling police on the spot (unless you are black).