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 Cars for UBER / Grab, Which one should I choose

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sartan13
post Jul 16 2017, 04:13 AM

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QUOTE(carbnb @ Jul 15 2017, 07:09 AM)
My company used to buy new cars and put on the fleet to run on Uber and Grab and having over 4 years experiences doing this business, as much as we all love the new cars (warranty especially), I recommend you and all my friends here who want to get into the ride-sharing business to buy a used car, say 3 to 5 years used car. They depreciated enough and while are not brand new, these older cars are easily 50% cheaper compared to a new car return of investment is much faster.

Buy a car that you can pay off in 12 months to 18 months while working on Uber or Grab. Anything that requires more time to pay off is a risky investment.
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Good tip. I have been surveying for a 2016/15 Alza and it's already RM15k to 20k lower than a brand new.

I was wondering about Ssangyong Stavic. Anyone can give input for this car can it's maintenance as well as cost of maintenance. It's damn cheap for a 2.7 MPV. The 2011 model is going for less than RM 40k.
sartan13
post Jul 19 2017, 02:29 PM

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QUOTE(skylinelover @ Jul 18 2017, 02:25 PM)
Better look elsewhere

Old Korean junk not great

Break down rate much higher

Better off find Japs like alphard estima wish

These first generations can fetch 50k cheapest hahahaha
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sartan13
post Jul 19 2017, 02:32 PM

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QUOTE(carbnb @ Jul 18 2017, 04:56 PM)
Indeed. Alza is good option for Uber XL and GC (6-seater).

However, while on a daily basis you won't get many trips from XL but if u do, u definitely make a bit more.

Question is... the 70% - 80% trips done are from UberX and GrabShare... so your higher fuel consumption from Alza (as compared to Axia, Myvi, Bezza) will definitely give u a slight disadvantage.

Stavic is diesel with good mileage but the problem is the newness of said vehicle. With that amount of money, I would rather go for a newed 2014-15 Perodua.
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How are you spending more fuel for GrabShare?
You actually reduce in fuel because it's 2 trips on one route.
But I don't count on individual ride P&L. I look at overall weekly earnings + incentives less all related cost while working.

 

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