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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many miles do you put on your per week/month?   How often do you fill up?

I talked to an Uber driver who does it full time. He puts on 10k miles/month and fills his tank 2-3x/day. He keeps always at least hafl full unless he gets a fare to really far away like to Baltimore or something.[/quote]

1,500-3,000 miles a month with a lot of variation, but that's with a little personal driving mixed in too.  The only stat I worry about is dollar earned per mile...$1/mile is ok, $1.25/mile is good, $1.50 per mile is about as good as it gets.  This is after uber's cut as well.   I fill up every other day during the week, and always once on Sat and Sun.

The second question is getting into why uber sucks.  This is a great side-gig if you know what you're doing, but I'd stab my eyes out if I had to do it full-time.  Past around 30 hours a week and it becomes a real grind.  There are many drivers doing this 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week who are driving for peanuts in the end.  Those full-timers are earning at a rate of around $.50-$.70 net per mile, which is practically losing money.[/quote]

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