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Has anyone gone "full Uber"?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:17 pm
I mean, like done the math and decided to give up their car since Uber was more cost effective. I could see how more folks could have a big city lifestyle (NYC) where having a car is optional given abundant public transportation.
Wisely leverage Uber with LSU bus service and maybe it beats out the cost of insurance, car note, gas.
Also, does anyone think Uber could potentially threaten CATS?
Wisely leverage Uber with LSU bus service and maybe it beats out the cost of insurance, car note, gas.
Also, does anyone think Uber could potentially threaten CATS?
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:19 pm to TDFreak
There's no way anyone in louisiana could do this. There's not enough public transportation to supplement Uber.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:19 pm to TDFreak
I'm going to be an uber fiend whenever I move to BR next semester
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:23 pm to TDFreak
Maybe if I lived in NYC
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:24 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I could 100% do it here in Chicago if I was single. My wife has a car but if she didn't need it for her job I think we could go careless, especially with ZipCar if I need to drive somewhere like Home Depot.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:24 pm to TDFreak
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Also, does anyone think Uber could potentially threaten CATS?
The people that rely on CATS for transportation can't afford Uber to get around everyday.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:25 pm to TDFreak
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Also, does anyone think Uber could potentially threaten CATS?
Um, no. Users are not in the same demographics.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:25 pm to 03GeeTee
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There's no way anyone in louisiana could do this. There's not enough public transportation to supplement Uber.
I've lived sans car for a pretty good stretch in the downtown Nola area. Pre-uber so it was the occasional cab or public.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:27 pm to NoSaint
So what did you do if you wanted to leave the city? Rent a car each time?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:29 pm to TDFreak
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Also, does anyone think Uber could potentially threaten CATS?
That's like saying high paying jobs would threaten welfare
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:52 pm to TDFreak
I live in Arlington VA near Courthouse Metro and recently bought a car. Before doing this I did the math. My conclusion was that having my own car was indeed more expensive, but not hugely so.
Full Uber plus public transportation would be a very reasonable alternative and I know several people at work who do this. It takes extra time to get familiar with doing route planning for each trip though, in the end I decided to just get a car and not worry about that, I'm at a point in life where it just isn't worth the money saved. But between Uber, ZipCar (rent by the hour), public bike rental, public buses and the trains you really can get just about anywhere.
Not that long ago I went on an African safari in Tanzania. I didn't enter a car or truck until I got to my destination on the other side of the fricking planet. I walked out my front door to a subway two blocks away, rode that to an Amtrak station, then to the airport, etc.
Full Uber plus public transportation would be a very reasonable alternative and I know several people at work who do this. It takes extra time to get familiar with doing route planning for each trip though, in the end I decided to just get a car and not worry about that, I'm at a point in life where it just isn't worth the money saved. But between Uber, ZipCar (rent by the hour), public bike rental, public buses and the trains you really can get just about anywhere.
Not that long ago I went on an African safari in Tanzania. I didn't enter a car or truck until I got to my destination on the other side of the fricking planet. I walked out my front door to a subway two blocks away, rode that to an Amtrak station, then to the airport, etc.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:58 pm to TDFreak
I think CATS threatens CATS...
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:59 pm to foshizzle
Too bad this country sucks at public transportation outside of major east coast cities.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:01 pm to lsunurse
I could have rented. Or go with others. But i still don't often "leave the city" unless I'm really getting away (ie flying). Work, grocery and tons of entertainment were all within a few steps (really still are).
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:09 pm to TinyTigerPaws
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Too bad this country sucks at public transportation outside of major east coast cities.
To be fair the population density doesn't really support the infrastructure. You need not just lots of people, but lots of them crammed into a small space.
Over here we have commuter buses that transport people from 50+ miles away into their jobs in DC. Just show up at the stop, pay the ticket, and snooze while someone else drives. There aren't nearly enough people in Laplace who work in BR to make that a reality, but over here the business is brisk.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:20 pm to TDFreak
i should probably ditch my car. work gives me an free unlimited transit card and i pay $260 a month for my parking spot at home. i just like driving around and shite sometimes.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:29 pm to TDFreak
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Wisely leverage Uber with LSU bus service and maybe it beats out the cost of insurance, car note, gas.
Also, does anyone think Uber could potentially threaten CATS?
They are not competitors, and by the statement you just made, they are complementary services. So no, UBER wouldn't threaten CATS, only benefit them.
As a mid-city resident, I can take a direct bus to a few bars, and UBER home. (havent done it yet, but have been itching to try out this method)
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 4/9/15 at 1:58 pm to TDFreak
I'm considering it since I can lose my car allowance for a business vehicle. I just can't do anything other than commuting in it. Can get groceries on the way home but cannot leave restaurant after drinking and drive it home.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 2:08 pm to lsunurse
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So what did you do if you wanted to leave the city? Rent a car each time?
I know a guy who did this in New Orleans for two full years. There was a car rental place only a few blocks away from his house. It can be surprisingly cheap to rent a car for a weekend.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 2:08 pm to TinyTigerPaws
Dumb.
Seattle has unbelievable public transit.
Seattle has unbelievable public transit.
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