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[quote=Anonymous]IRS mileage rate is 70 cents per mile to cover a fair share of the operating costs of the car.

With 5 hours of one way driving, it sounds like the trip might be 250-300 miles one way.

So 500 miles of driving would be $350 just for car wear and tear, gas, and insurance.  And sometimes a car can be okay for driving around town but not safe to drive hundreds of miles from home base due to risk of permanent failure and needing an expensive repair far from home.  I had a car like that once.  I sold it as-is to.a friend for $1,000.  It lived 1.5 years longer but the engine seized up one day and had to be rebuilt by the next guy who bought the car in non-drivable state for $500.  The reason I didn't repair it was that the cost of repairing it was about $4,500 at a mechanic shop.

I can definitely come up with scenarios where $30/hr for a total of $300 is a job that a person would turn down.  But Uber rips people off all the time.  They need cash now vs. preserving the value of their car.  They also tend to operate more reliable, cheap to fix cars.

Does this address your question?  Your post sounds like somebody turned you down.  If you find a person who already needs to travel to that place, they might accept a lower payment.  That's why carpooling works.

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