Well..you do have a point. However...if the category of the car service being further break down...how is the fare going to be? I don't think that is going to look good.. 

Exactly. Uber/Grab is NOT a taxi. Yet the drivers here and those I have met sound like taxi drivers. In other words, Uber/Grab is a global 'illegal' taxi service? Or are they just glorified taxis?

I would expect standard from Uber/Grab. If they just want to drive their Axis/Myvi/Saga then they should not complain about the low minimum fare. There is just no quality to ask for more money, you know?

Not a bad idea but categorising it further. It would be like GrabBike in other countries. Extremely dirt cheap transport.

I like that idea. Maybe the government should regulate it like so - you can't have more Uber/Grab drivers than taxi drivers or 1/3 Uber/Grab and 2/3 taxis. Or 40/60.  Maybe then we would get some quality.
Out of everything I wrote, the only thing you can question on is my lack of desire to sit in 1.0 or 1.3l cars? I am not being picky. The gist of my 'rant' is

1. Malaysians will be Malaysians regardless and it's proof that Uber/Grab drivers are no better than taxi drivers (e.g. forcing customers to sit in the front because they fear taxi drivers)
2. Because of the price war, Uber/Grab quality has become so poor. Where is customers 1st? That was the stand out quality from taxis, no?

"earn some extra bucks" - that's not what I notice

1. 90% of drivers I meet on Uber/Grab drive for more than 6 hours - 60% of those drive 12-14 hours
2. Based on the above, almost all are full time drivers. Then why don't you just drive a taxi and make it a full time career?

If it is 'to earn some extra bucks', then I would expect more quality Uber/Grab drivers and also quality passengers - are you getting quality passengers? Or are you getting foreigners (Africans and South Asians)?

IF Uber/Grab drivers THINK they are offering a better service than taxi drivers, they need a reality check. Malaysians will be Malaysians.

Other things:-

1. Uber/Grab offering some MLM scheme by getting everyone to drive -- is that the best they can do? It sure cheapens their brand and service
2. Why have Uber/Grab not offered carpooling in Malaysia?

Well said. Except I don't rate poorly because of the car model. I do rate poorly if Uber/Grab drivers have a dirty car cabin and are reckless drivers or don't help with the boot. Again, no better than taxi drivers.
Exactly. If we keep going on price war model, it won't last.

I have done a couple of searching for the terms of "age" and "driver age", and I couldn't find any info regarding what I wanted to ask. So, here are a few of the questions I wanna ask.

I'm currently 20(only turning 21 by June next year) and I'm only gonna drop my P license by July, 2016. I'm obviously under the minimum age requirement of 21. I have too much free time on hand and I wanna try Uber to earn extra pocket money. I told some of my Uber drivers the same story. They suggested that I can try my luck and go for it. Bring the necessary documents and all to Uber Malaysia HQ and apply to be a Uber Driver myself.

What's your take on this? Would I have the chance? Are there any extra info that I should know beforehand(that I probably wouldn't know)? I'm actually a frequent Uber rider myself too.

Is it normal for drivers to filter riders? such as refuse to accept the ping for low rating riders? or riders that are more than 10 minutes away?

which one better ? grab ? uber ? haha

last time when driving uber, i encounter 3 uber's rider/cust using this app to fetch their workers!!

all is foreigner, nepal, bangladesh. Not 1, but 3-4 ppl per trip. their smell omg is sooo bad, i had to buy febreze and open the window to let air flow.

I had done my own calculation, i am driving part-time, Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. The money I earned, just barely able to cover my petrol (inclusive of my non-uber petrol), car maintenance, mobile phone charges (as you need use data and sometimes call/ sms customers) and tolls (not all tolls is can claim, for example, you go airport, most of time you come back empty car, unless u wait at airport, but then you not sure how long you will get request). So, assume you drive full time, I guess you may just get what you earn currently, or even less (not sure, need full time driver to validate), whether will able to cover your car installment, I don't know

Last advice, getting new car and driving full time? Not advisable. Reason, Uber are currently competing with Grab, slashing fares (Previous payout rate is much higher) and you got no say on it. The commission they took, currently 25% of the fare for all new drivers (used to be 20%), not sure if or when they will increase again. Plus, monthly fluctuation in petrol price will impact your cost, but your fare is fixed. They may further slash the fare, the consumer will gain, at expense of drivers. I know many drivers had stop driving altogether as it is not worthwhile. But, there are some can't because they purposely get a new car for this purposes, and they now become "slave", in addition to the cost mentioned above, now got to pay for car installment. In summary, Uber do not have driver interest at all, it behave more and more like those taxi owners/ company, you driver is just a contractor, all they care, every trip u made, they make cut of 25% without need of anything or cost, just cost of the apps. So, they just want you to do more trip. Worth it or not, you decide yourself.

Try topping it up with additional services. Use Uber to get contacts and expand your network. Providing coding, web design, interior designing, resume writing services, preparing business proposals, translation skills, tuition, insurance, financial planning etc. Opportunities are out there, use it to your advantage.

TBH, income from Uber is peanuts. The real benefit is in the business opportunities that follow.

i wonder can i get a uberx to thailand betong..bcause when come back time uber will rugi rite

thats wat i thought too..unless near like genting highland area rite

Uber partner app should not allow them to set destination cross border except genting trip.

Is this a bug? it just waste both driver and rider time and money.

Q1&2 low fare & 25% Uber fees
apparently you have not put enough effort in studying their incentive plan

Q3&4 petrol, frequent servicing, car wear & tear
drive a fuel efficiency car
drive a car where you can get parts easily
chose a car with the least yearly depreciation
i think the most suitable car is Perodua Axia or Myvi,
disadvantage is :-
-can't load much luggage during airport trip
-there are “generous” riders who are “kind enough” to give you 1 star simply because you drive a Axia or Myvi

Q5  man hours
I think most job require man hours, except for those who are born with a silver spoon

Q6&7 Internet data charges & call charges
Digi new plan, RM80/month (10G data + unlimited call)

Q10 Harassment from interested parties
I DON'T NEED SEX, MY GOV F*** ME EVERYDAY! 

Unfortunately, there is none. Asked already  I would love to just pick up customer with credit card payment only, save the hassle, faster drop off too, especially critical in those "dangerous area" like bukit bintang, mid valley and klcc. Worst still some inconsiderate passenger insist send up to door, right in front of taxi stands and sitting behind. Usually foreigner (if you drive long enough, you will know who they come from  . Dreaded accepting their ride request).

no lah many other cities/countries using cash.
bali, multiple cities in india, singapore, and many more.

but seriously, the best for uber to do is to stick to cashless payment. it beats their original vision.

Depends lor, whether u r partners or riders.....some riders just prefer pay cash, very traditional mindset, don't trust technology....but, I personally think card had more advantage than cash, first, it speed up the process of payment, just drop and go. Then, u can review back your trip if any dispute in fare, raise a complain, uber will credited back to you immediately to your card. U pay by cash, not only u slow down the process, wait for driver to give you change, then, if any dispute in fare, u need to raise complain, dunno when u get back refund, or how refund work.

Anyway, whatever they sukak lah 

Well, credit card and debit card had been in existence for long time, and people are still carrying wade of cash to buy big ticket items in shopping mall. Old habits die hard. Or, there still some bank customer insist to go bank counter to perform bank transaction, instead of using ATM, until certain bank place some staff over to manage them.

Then, there are some who blame the system, claim credit card resulted in high bankruptcy, but, in first place, it is their low financial literacy that resulted that.

And, lately, I notice more and more uber ride is being paid via cash.......

BTW, you still driving uber?