Dude, change your oil at least every 5,000 miles. Do it yourself if you need to save the money. Your engine will thank you.

As a licensed mechanic and former courier, I have a few things to comment. First and foremost, change your oil every 5000 miles. Your owners manual might suggest longer but your vehicle operates in what's called "severe service" and in city stop and go travel most of the time. Oil is the least expensive thing you can do to keep your engine running. It's the lifeblood of the car. Next, definitely get the wheel bearing(s) done before they fail completely and cause an accident, an accident you would be held liable for because you were warned the bearings were going. Motor mounts can likely wait but when they start loudly clunking when your shifting from park to drive or reverse, get them fixed. Thirdly, find yourself a retired or backyard mechanic that can do 80% of these jobs for you for less than half the cost of whatever shops you're currently using. A good back yard mechanic can be worth his weight in gold so if you find one treat him well and he'll save you a fortune. I still do auto repairs for a few old customers in my garage at home (I had a lift installed and have all the tools I could ever need) and the way I bill them is at $50/labor (shops around here start at $150/hour, I generally don't charge a markup on parts I supply and If the customer can wait a day or two I can usually get the parts for half of what the average repair shop charges (their markup is usually around 100%). If I'm unsure what to charge I'll have them get one or more estimates from other shops and I'll do it for 75% of the estimate or less, almost always closer to 50%. You could also consider learning to do some of the easier maintenance yourself and save a few bucks that way. Also, who does your taxes? Most of this stuff should be a write off anyway. When I was a process server my vehicle payments, registration, insurance and all maintenance was a write off. Anything I ate while working was a write off. Clothes I wore to work were a write off. My cell phone and it's monthly bill were a write off. A good accountant saved me paying $40K in taxes I almost paid but didn't have to. You're correct about sticking with Honda, it's the only manufacturer my wife will buy and they've never let us down. We have five vehicles between us and they're all fancier, cooler, sportier, faster, more luxurious etc etc but when we go on a driving holiday of any distance, we're taking her Honda baby! About five years ago were drove her 1996 Accord with 400k on it from Northern Alberta Canada all the way to California along the coast and I never worried about the car having problems at all. I maintained it well and it would still be our road trip go to car but it got stolen and she ended up getting a 2018 Civic. I'd hop in it tomorrow and drive it half way around the world without fear (well, I'd fear my wife. She'd be pretty pissed if I took her car halfway around the world one day out of the blue without her) Try to avoid the CVT transmission if at all possible. I've been looking into Amazon Flex here to kill some time ad earn some dough when I retire

You confidently saying oil changes are fine once a year made me spit out my drink. That's hilarious man.

Been a mechanic for 20+ years change your wheel bearings before something bad happens.secondly if you look in your owners manual it doesn’t say every 3,000 miles most manufacturers say anywhere between 7,500 and 12,000 miles going longer is a bad idea

Yearly oil changes 😂. You're kidding right

Eddie brother, you gotta open up your mind a bit to new information here. Frequent oil changes and maintaining proper fluid levels is like the #1 thing you can do to prolong the life of your car and avoid so much (easily preventable) damage/excessive wear on your engines internal mechanisms. The technology in todays engines and motor oil is absolutely not the same as it was 50 years ago. There is so much scientific and engineering based research put into the development of motor oil these days it's incredible. So there is absolutely evidence based reasoning behind car manufacturers recommending regular oil changes. Even with modern oil, the fact of the matter is, the stuff has a pretty short lifespan. It's designed to do a damn good job at its intended purpose, but after a certain amount of time, it just simply doesn't work as well as it used to. On top of that, there's the inevitable addition of contaminants & other crap getting mixed up in your oil that you don't want to have constantly hurting your engines insides. Think of it like this. Your body needs fluids to function. That fluid you drink serves it purpose of hydrating your insides so you can function. After a while though, that fluid is no longer able to give your body the hydration it needs, so you have to flush the old, and replace with some fresh new fluids. Not only are you emptying out the old fluid that is no longer hydrating you, but theres also plenty of other nasty shit that you don't want building up inside of you that gets cleared out at the same time. You wouldn't walk around holding in the same pee for months at a time would ya? Don't be stupid. Change your oil. On that same notion, just ignore marketing tactics like "long lasting" or "high mileage" crap on some motor oils. That part of "modern oil" is just bullshit that you'd be right not to trust. Just stick to the big names like mobil, castrol, quaker, and buy whatever is on sale that matches your cars required spec. It's really not that expensive and you'll save big money in the end I promise you. Learning to do it yourself is easy, and it's basically free at that point.

I mean.. it's a work car, what did you expect

Eddie, I drive in a neighboring state and I got a 2015 Honda Pilot with 27,000 miles on it in late 2017. My car now has 365,000 and still going strong. One thing I did to greatly increase my car's longevity is change the rear differential fluid, and check the transmission fluid every now and then, I changed it a few times but now I just add more as needed to replace normal fluid loss over time. But most importantly, I got a device called S-VCM to disable the cylinder deactivation (eco mode) because it will ruin an otherwise very reliable engine. My MPG stayed the same. Eco mode causes uneven power on the engine which is what causes shudders and vibrations and ruins the engine mounts, and it also ruins piston rings and fouls spark plugs. Not sure if your Honda has that eco mode but if it does, get S-VCM asap. And my guy, change your oil every 5000-6000 miles. Changing your oil is not a scam lol

You need to rethink the oil change intervals. 3k miles with conventional oil, maybe 5-6k on synthetic. You're just slowly shortening the engine life when you stretch the intervals out.

I hope you aren't serious about the once a year oil change. If someone pushes past 20k miles between oil changes, the oil will start turning to sludge. I'm not sure how you'd get by changing oil that infrequently, especially with lots of stop and go miles

Old Guy Rant (64 this year): I can tell you from experience, regular oil changes will lengthen the life of your car. I tend to do them every 7500 miles or so. I run synthetic in my cars. My daily is a '09 retired Crown Vic cop car. For 12 years, after Hurricane Katrina washed us from New Orleans to south Mississippi, I had a 125 mile round trip back to work in New Orleans. I wore out several cars in those 12 years. My advice: do better with your oil changes and keep buying Hondas. If I were to pick one over the other, Toyota would win over Honda, but we got almost 500,000 miles out of a Honda Odyssey. I sold it to a friend a few of years ago and it's still going strong. Love your channel!

When I was in my early Uber days, I bought a brand new Mazda and drove 77,000 miles in 1 year. Only made like 50k before expenses, then ran into $3500 of repairs. Sold it for $14,000 instead of fixing it.. so if you take the expenses and the 16k devaluation of the car.. I made less than if I were working for minimum wage. Lessons learned, now it’s been 9 years with Uber and I know better. Full time Uber is risky

Oh as the son of an auto engineer who worked at ford gm Chrysler and invented the military hummer I can say changing your oil isn’t a scam. Now how often to change it may very well be a scam however oil is cheep and a new car isn’t so best to change it often. I challenge you to check your oil every 500k miles and compare it to brand new oil. I guarantee it will be pitch black and full of all kinds of dirt. Dirty oil isn’t good for your car nor does it work properly.

Here is something people don't think about "you can write that off on your taxes" only works if you make enough to actually pay in taxes. If you are under the poverty level already, deductions won't help you.

Bro . . . it's called business.

It's called budgeting. If you're driving that amount of miles, you have to assume something's going to break; set aside money every week or whatever and factor that into your budget. Also, changing your oil every year and not doing routine maintenance is going to cost you more because...stuff's going to break if you're not taking care of it. This isn't rocket science.

Oil is cheap, engines aren't. I'd also recommend full synthetic. Personally, i use Amsoil, and change my oil every 3000-4000

This guy says dont do oil changes and doesn't know the sound of wheel bearing going out or if his exhaust had given out.

There will come a point when the wheel bearings will be an issue. Nothing is more 'fun' then seeing one of your wheels passing you OR smoke coming up from your front end when you come to a stop. Those repairs are a cost of driving. Nothing on a vehicle will last the lifetime of the vehicle. More miles means things break or wear out faster. And a smart driver will set a little aside on a regular schedule for fixing things.

You should've known everybody would've chewed you out in the comments, but with that said, there's a LOT that you can do yourself and some that you can't but are cheap enough that you wouldn't really have to. TLC is key. Spend less now and save more later. *Change Oil every 5k-6k, unless you use an oil that's rated for 10k-12k miles (that's why a lot of people do it themselves). *Change Engine Air Filter every 12k-15k miles. ($20 or so to replace) *Change Cabin Air Filter every 12k miles. ($12 or so to replace) *Check all fluids, tire pressure, and lights every 3 weeks. (Fluids are $10-12 to refill, tire pressure is free at some places, Parking Lights are $5 for LED, Headlights/High Beams/Fog Lights are $20 each for Fluorescent and $50 each for LED) *Only use Shell, Chevron, Exxon, or Mobil Gas Stations for Gasoline. They specialize in Fuel Additive Research and sell products by themselves, then they add these products in their fuel to stand out from the competition. They're $0.10 to $0.25 more per gallon, but you get improved Fuel Economy, Longer Lasting Engine, and a Cleaner Engine Cylinder overall. **Shell is the cheapest out of those 4, but when availability is limited you've got the other 3 to choose from. *Use the Penny Test to check your Tread Life on your tires. **Go to a Tire Specialized Place for your tires purchase and install. They're super cheap and can get you way more bang for your buck. For example, I replaced my 2 Rear Tires for my 2008 Honda Fit with 75k mile rated All-Weather tires - total install, including a 3-year accident warranty and replacement TPMS for both came to just under $300 for the pair of tires at Discount Tire. At least you did the most important part of all: Finding a reliable, trustworthy mechanic for your annual checks. That's primarily what saved you the most money - otherwise, you'd of been quoted $800-$2000 repairs every visit from most other mechanics. "Oh, I noticed that there's quite a bit of wear on your transaxle and we're gonna have to do some extensive work to get that back to 'normal'. That'll only cost $2500-$3500. No biggie for an Uber Driver, right?"

I stay so local that I managed to only drive 631 mi all of last year. 🤣🤣🤣 My father who works on my car and realized that will never let me live that down. He insists that if I didn't have to drive kids around town and get groceries, I wouldn't even need a car.

UH....if you don't fix your wheel bearings eventually your wheels will fall off. You need to fix those ASAP!!!

I live in Upstate New York, close to the Adirondack Park and I put about 16,000 miles a year on my car. That's about average for most people who live around here. Also, I hope you're checking your oil if you're only changing it once a year. It's not so much the molecular breakdown as it is to your car with higher miles burning the oil up

What you can start doing is putting 10% of your Uber income aside into a special account for car maintenance.

About the oil changes, there is a guy in germany, he put 700.000 miles (1 million km) on his car and it is still driving. The second car has 400k and souns like a new car. His secret: 1. Everytime something rattles you immediatly fix it, this saves you big money. (damage just gets worse every mile) 2. Change your oil every 10k miles and your transmission oil every 50k. 3. Drive with low RPM. 4. Only use ur clutch when needed, think ahead while driving. (I am sure you already drive like that)

That's why the tax deduction is $0.65 per mile. That's $65,000 on your 100K miles. Should be banking that (after gas and scheduled maint.) for a big car expense (fixing or new car). Only the money you make after that is profit/salary. For me it comes out to about $2 per mile to make it worth it to drive. They haven't been paying that, so I haven't been driving. Edit: Holy shit, Kyle is my mechanic too! He's awesome.

thats a crazy oil interval. I admit to extending to well past mfgr recommended. But I would be so stressed going once a year

Shoutout for the My Cousin Vinny reference

Go New York Go New York Go 🎉! Good series brother, you had me worried for a second there. Keep on killing it

I got a 2010 corolla, I dropped $280 today on a "dip stick tube" because the old one fell off or rusted off somehow... cars are such a money pit.

oil chamges are very important and cheap compared to the damage if you dont do them.

I’m an Uber driver too and had no choice but to do my own car work. Once I learned how to change my own oil, do my own brake jobs, filters, pcv valve and whatever other random stuff that wears out I realized anything car related is absolute highway robbery. My oil changes cost me 42$ they would be over 200$ at a shop since I use better quality oil. Brakes would be 1900$ but I pay 320$ and get brakes that would cost 3k. It’s literally insane how mechanics rob everyone. Best one is cabin air filter 10$ and 10 min diy vs 150$ at a mechanic not even the dealer lol.

Your thought process on oil changes is going to burn you in the end I promise you. Every vehicle burns oil. Regular maintenance insures the proper level is in there. Time and Heat cycles also breaks down the oil. It's really simple and cheaper just to do it yourself.

Would love to see the face on this mechanic if he changed the oil. Oil cheap, engines expensive. New motors have tighter clearances requiring frequent oil changes no more than 10 k miles

3,000 miles oil change 40,000 miles transmission fluid change (do NOT flush!) Please readjust your valves when needed. I understand oil companies lie but the biggest lie is 20,000 mile oil change, let alone a year of constant driving. I've seen allot of crazy things happen to vehicles and would wish you the best luck. Avoid Nissan CVT Transmission related vehicles, Toyota and Honda are the best for CVT Transmissions.

Love this style of video Ed! Not ott editing just straight forward insight. Been going through a similar thought pattern, do I scrap my car and try and replace or fix, yet another, issue? The work could cost another 3.5X if the rusted bolts won't budge for a new cat which adds to the uncertainty, and what's the pay off at the end of it? I'm driving the same car I did yesterday, that's getting older and older and will have another issue down the road...when? Who knows. I think this is part of the reason so many of us get attached to our cars, we rely on them and when they fail we suffer, so like someone beloved we wish them a long and healthy life! Cheers 🍻

2:19 speaking of plastic, whenever I go to a state that still has regular old plastic bags in stores, you better believe I hoard them in my suitcase and bring em back here. I can’t stand these re useable bags(it’s not like I can use them as mini trash can liners)

that's why an LLC has to take a loss - rent a car, do the minimum to pay it off weekly and you got yourself a good car forever if you take care of it

Yo Eddie, I love your videos bro, there are so many things to consider with the wear and tear as you explained. I've never been accused of being a mechanic 😂 having said that I an commenting on the drum brakes, I get confused as there are so many little parts to remember where what goes, but after changing drum brakes myself I have to go to church everyday for a month and hope I'm forgiven for the curse words that spew out of my mouth. Besides the everyday curse words I make up others. Thanks for sharing your experiences and all your videos, I really enjoy your Grandma, she is such a sweetheart and I hope she's doing well. My wife and I will be celebrating our 44th anniversary tomorrow 5/5 1980 # Cinco de Mayo and in our 44 years we have three great kids/35, 41 and 42 along with our four grandkids, I mentioned that because you remind me of our youngest son Shaun, but you are a beautiful person. Thanks so much for the videos. Be safe out there Eddie

I used to be a JJs delivery driver. We used to rip the streets (even though we weren't supposed to). Fast acceleration, hard braking, and fast turns. Everything tires, brakes, and sometimes transmission related takes a big hit. We made like $30/hr but every time gas went up, it was like getting a demotion. And yeah, car repairs suck.

Change your oil, and keep anything steering or contsct related in good maintenance. I'm a professional driver. Trucker, car porter, I dabbledin motorsports for a short bit. Trust me, you'll want to get these things taken care of.

How do you handle insurance? Do you pay for commercial insurance, or just not tell your insurance company you do uber?

"I do cars" YES do change your oil , says KZfaqr. 7:48

5:40 I know that noise too well, that happened to me in 2009 right before I had to drive to Virginia for a Blink-182 concert, so, within 4 days I needed to get that fixed. And back then I didn’t just have money to pull out of my pocket to get it fixed, but I managed though(always schemed when I was young, NEVER STOLE though) and made it to Virginia with brand new brakes 😂

I’m glad the comments are saying to change your oil frequently. 😅 Listen to the mechanic! 🧑‍🔧

In UK , some local Private Hire authorities ask us to get an MOT(required car inspection) every 6 months, despite the MOT being valid for 12 months due to the increased wear and tear. Seeing a lot of Private Hire vehicles transitions into full EVs perhaps to reduce the service and wear and tear items seeing that EVs mainly just need the tyres, suspension and brake related item checked. My Kia E-Niro is recommended for a 10k service, some dealers say annually. But like the US seeing a major reductions in London of incentives, lower fares for either long (10+ mile) journeys to earn money when surge pricing is not in effect.

2007 Honda Fit with 130,000 miles (admittedly below average in today's standards). This is a 17 year old car and I've literally never had a major repair or maintenance cost. Had some coils go bad, which are super easy to do on your own. I'm Honda for life unless something monumental changes - even though I hate them for no longer selling the Fit here.

What’s up Ed?! i’m from Delco also. I live in South Philly now. But I killed 2 of my cars doing Uber and Lyft for like eight years. So now I just rent through uber.

No amount of technology or wear reduction will change the fact that a gas engine needs an oil change every 3-5k miles period

my honda civic sounds like a jet engine for a long time now you got me worried lol

I drove for uber too brother, I can relate with you.. your car will get junk in a short period time if you drive for Uber.

Bro! Do you even know how the oil works?? It dissipates over time and the less oil your car will run with. At least make sure you have enough oil

You’re so confident in saying that you only get an oil change once a year regardless of the mileage. If you get synthetic oil changes that’s good for at least 5k-7k you’re engine’ll last longer. I personally know a couple people that think exactly like you with that. Perfectly new car with less than 50k with a seized engine cause this person didn’t believe in oil changes. Come on man

This is pretty spot on. Ive been doing this for almost 6 years and its only really good as a side gig for some quick cash. That and the tax deductions, because Ive yet to turn a profit all said and done.

Only at the beginning and I’m thinking dang if you did all those miles in this area in 3 3/4 years….I can only imagine the amount of miles for Cali drivers. I’ve had issues around here SOMETIMES with either longer trips(over an hour) or Philly to Jersey/vice versa, some drivers refuse at pick up, but in Cali, I’ve never had an issue taking hour plus rides(most of my rides I took were hour to hour 1/2 anyways), but yeah those are wild numbers bro, I can understand how it can take its damage on a car

I did Uber 3 yrs full time at least 15k rides. Well my corolla is gone now lol. Had all the same issues you said and more! 3 wheel bearing replacements. Never again had to go back to 9-5 😅.

change your oil every 6k miles. that is why your car is being destroyed. when the oil breaks down, there is more friction, so your engine breaks down

Your "go sixers" comment at the end certainly did not age well. 😂 I gotta say it, Lets go Celtics!

You do realize that your wheels are held on by those bearings? If they fail, your wheel will fly off the car. Get that fixed asap.

I’m so glad I got on Spark. Uber racked up 200+ miles a day. With Spark maximum 100 miles usually around 65 miles a day and I avg $30.00 hour in my market after gas. I work 25-30 a week. You should put money aside for repairs. Plus with Spark my acceptance rate is 20% and they don’t penalize me. I also work on my car 90% of the time. I use synthetic and change it at 20,000 miles. Majority of my trips are 3.5 miles each. Plus I don’t accept rides without tips and a minimum of $5.00 mile with tip.

I have often wondered how quickly the repair bills mount up for Uber drivers.

Not quite sure about the yearly oil change. I think you should regularly check your oil, at least once a week. Check for the level and cleanliness. When it’s dirty dark brown to black change. Light brown, you’re good to go.

i have an s2000 with 380k miles. change oil every 3k miles, 6 months(if it hits that). helps that it's my profession but never gives me issues.

Change your oil more, you will get better mileage. And changing your rear bearings is easy and cheap to do yourself. Look into it. Prob save over half.

423,000 miles on my 2015 Volkswagen TDI (Diesel) Passat, bought it new and I was driving for Uber/Lyft already.

Duh! I watched this for the comedy factor. I was not disappointed! I even liked it!

What you do is buy a new Honda accord hybrid. I've been driving a late model Honda accord hybrid for approximately 200k miles and I've had zero repair costs. Just regular maintenance. And the newer model accord hybrids can go 12000 miles on a single oil change and they get 50mpg or better.

Love the My Cousin Vinny reference

This is exactly why I laugh at any job that wants me to use my own resources to make them money. In the case of Uber they need to supply me with a car or pay for all of my repairs while driving for them. I’m getting to where I don’t want to do KZfaq. As a KZfaqr I have to drive a lot to film things and you think google is paying me for a new car? Not even close. Doing KZfaq has landed me in need of a new car at a time when I can’t get one. So I’ve stoped traveling and now rely on all my backlog of content until it runs dry. Thanks google for screwing me over. Oh and yes I knew I was wearing out my car while not being paid. My hope was to finally get discovered or have some kind of a breakthrough into a career that I could live off of because every other avenue had failed. Oh well that’s my rant. So in the future if the company doesn’t provide every tool to do the job just laugh at them and walk away.

I was thinking the very same thing, especially after I was involved in an accident (100 percent not my fault). The price of maintaining vehicles has gone through the roof. And my brother is a mechanic, I insist of paying for the parts - the parts alone were almost $700. Uber seems to be the only transportation company that doesn't own a vehicle.

Uber should either be a full time business or done for a short stint to pay an enexpected expense (i.e. medical bill). People who do the in between of those two scenarios see all of the expenses creep up on them and often lose money.

You should change your oil each 15 000km when you are driving normally (city, highway) If you drive in high revs or , change it each 10 000 ( 15 000 is average for 1 year). It may cost you 100€ (107$) but it will save your engine in long run (cost of engine rebuild or new engine is 10x more expensive than 10 years of oil changes ... You wont have metal particles floating in your oil and "contaminating" your engine and also new oil has much better lubricating capabilities.

Think what a semi tractor unexpected expense would be.

If you put on 100k you should have made 80k with Uber or 25k a year which is barely enough to live on. A real dedicated Uber driver will make 75k a year, enough to buy a new car every 2 years

Uber hates you. Especially drivers who have been driving for years and have discovered the grift. Ubers business model relies on turnover in drivers. Drivers who haven’t figured it out or the ones who don’t know their numbers.

Uber is trying to get gas drivers off the road. They're making it harder to make any money if you have to pay for gas, oil changes, brake jobs, transmission issues, etc. EV drivers just don't have nearly as much maintenance (if any) they need to worry about beyond tires & windshield washer fluid even if they drive a lot for Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Spark, Task Rabbit, etc. The following applies mostly to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)/100% EVs. The maintenance things I'll mention are if you get a BEV instead of a hybrid. The Uber incentives, the charging experience, & the tax incentives might also apply to hybrids as well. But please skip the maintenance headaches that plug-in hybrids have & get a BEV if you can. Maintenance: EVs, especially quality ones like Teslas, can go many more years on the same brakes because of 1-pedal driving. That's where you lift off the accelerator/"gas" pedal and it slows the vehicle down nearly instantly and stays stopped until you press on the "gas" pedal again even if you don't keep your foot on the brake pedal. I've driven my 2019 Tesla Model 3 nearly 100,000 miles on the same brakes while driving for Uber because of 1-pedal driving. Not every EV has 1-pedal driving. The Nissan Ariya doesn't so avoid that one if you want your brakes to last a long time. All EVs don't need oil changes, transmission fluid changes, transfer case fluid, spark plugs, head gaskets, radiator fluids, timing belts, fuel filters, etc. Uber incentives: And Uber pays you an extra dollar per trip/delivery while also offering you the option to get $1,000.00 USD from them for getting an EV. Public charging: If you avoid Nissan Leaf EVs, you'll have a good experience. Nissan Leaf EVs have a handle that's hard to find when public charging. If you get a Tesla, you'll have the best public charging experience. Tesla vehicles have the best charging infrastructure with the Supercharging network as well as access to non-Tesla branded public chargers like Electrify America, EVgo, Chargepoint, Blink, Volta (free charging with Volta by the way), etc. But not all Tesla Superchargers can support non-Tesla EVs. And charging EVs at public chargers can take just as long as filling up at cheap gas stations. Most cheap gas stations have long lines. You will not have to charge more often than filling up with gas if you get an EV with at least 250 miles of range. You will get energy back in stop-n-go traffic because of regenerative braking (heat from braking "tops up" the electricity on the battery as you drive), reducing your need to charge as often. Home charging: Home charging can be very easy. You can use a mobile charger (like a big, beefy laptop charger) for your EV on a permanent basis. Plenty of them use dryer outlets but some, like Tesla, include mobile chargers that can use toaster outlets just fine but slow. If your landlord or HOA is preventing you from installing outlets for EV charging or hardwired EV charging equipment, some states have Right to Charge laws that say they can't block that but you'll have to pay for it (usually between $1,000.00-$2,500 USD average in the US). Tax incentives for EVs & plug-in hybrids: You'll get point of sale tax incentive of up to $7,500.00 USD from the US federal government when you buy a new or $4,000.00 USD if you buy an used EV. These tax incentives might also apply to plug-in hybrids and leases of either BEVs or plug-in hybrids as well. But you need to meet the following (very generous) income thresholds: Single and married filing separately: $150,000. Head of household: $225,000. Married filing jointly: $300,000. And those incentives are on top of any incentive from your state. More information: You should watch the following video for more info on EVs. @carquestionsanswered was on an EV channel asking car guy/grease monkey questions about EVs. The guys on the EV channel didn't put the grease monkey guy down. They were very understanding of the grease monkey guy's questions. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdenhdKYq7ObZ5c.htmlsi=OQ8m2fPmhdSL4j4j

Those are rookie numbers, I use my car for work and I put about 5k of miles on my car per month

Delivery has such better dollar per mile. I look at that

Just had my ball bearings changed and Holy Cow!!! And yeah, rideshare is not worth the wear and tear on your vehicle. You are losing money.

So you're saying if you drive a vehicle many miles, it costs more to upkeep and degrades in less time? Who knew...

Thinking Uber needs to step up and help cover some of the maintenance costs, especially for those who drive more than just weekends.

My brother was doing 30k a year doing Uber! 2006 Corolla, never a breakdown!

8:44 as a mechanic this is to fudgin' funny... drum brakes are fiddily yes, cant advise newbies playing with them and if your forget things you can have no e-brake/parking break which is bad. the oil change thing... I know I won't change your mind but once a year is wild. your engine is paying the price but... your call. I love how lackadaisical you are about it all.

I mean what were you expecting with that kind of mileage? No car is going to stay mint with $100K of any kind of driving.

I did it full time for four months and did 16,000 miles, then called it quits.

Don't cheap out on 45$ to do your oil change. Would you prefer to buy a new engine/car or just pay 45$ and change the oil? Not really a question, Change Your Oil every 3k to 5k depending on type of oil.

Uber is sub contracting their drivers and use of their vehicles. I am astonished that Uber has suckered this many people into their system. Uber should be paying for use of your car byway of a stipend since they are contracting your services which requires the use of your vehicle. The stipend should be as such that it covers insurance, payment, and ware and tare. The only people making money here is Uber off the wheels of their poor employees.

$35 for 65 rides, i mean $35 for 65 rides. Nuff said. $1.65

Use Walmart diesel oil in the crankcase and go 100k between changes! Diesel oil is heavy duty and lasts longer. It's all the same, just like you said. There is absolutely no reason for car manufacturers to tell you what weight oil to run. Be a man and do your own thing. Ask for forgiveness rather than permission!

Well, duh, that's a given. If you didn't know that, then you're not as smart as you think. File it on your ta es and youll get it back at the end of the year. Thats tires, oil, anything on the car.

1950's car are not the same as today's cars. Oil changes are absolutely necessary. What you're saying is like saying all we need is rotary phones because they did fine with that in the 50's.

Change oil… every 5k made mistake changing every 10k. Engine start chugging oil.

How long do yall think until he makes a video blaming uber for his engine blowing up? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Home health/ Hospice nurse…. Lost money big time! Personal growth unmeasurable!

Uber driver and such is the modern day equivalent of throwing major papers back in the day. Tears up your vehicle for pennies.

What about Tax write offs?

TRUE 👍🏻

Shout out Ed’s mechanic 👌

The only reason I Uber is because I am married to a mechanic who works for a dealership. I got my new 2020 with 11 miles on it for less than the dealership paid for it because the dealership and the manufacturer booth offer great employee discounts that stack. I also get parts and labor at cost + 10% if I take it in for work and free labor if it's something minor. I'm also not somewhere where a lot of salt is used on roads because that will seriously rust out the car

dude do rusting proof...ur car needs it