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It's Here: Disco Uber

14K views 157 replies 69 participants last post by  June132017 
#1 ·
Guys, I finally got my car back from the shop. As you can imagine, I was very excited to try out my new Uber recording. I did not even drive my car home! The Pax really seem to like it! The irony is that there was so much concerned about having different recordings for different demographics. What I have found, is it the black people that seem to love this recording the most! So I definitely do not see a need to make any new recordings. This one is going over great.

The one thing I have found about many Friday and Saturday night Pax that I pick up from the bars, is that they are still not done partying for the night!

A few weeks ago, I had to pick up a couple from a bus called party bus. They said this is a bus with music and partying in it. This of course made a light bulb pop up in my head. Why not make party Uber?

I was thinking of what I would need for this, and in reality it is very little. My car already has very nice speakers that can connect to a smartphone. So all I need to add is a disco ball, disco lights, and maybe a smoke machine.

I have already but the disco lights. The rest should be simple to get. I'm just sad that consuming alcohol in my car cannot be allowed.

I will keep you updated on how it goes!
 
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#2 ·
Go for it. I have a full karaoke system in my minivan. Really.

It's an iDance Cube BC100, which conveniently runs on 12v, which means it will run on the car's power without converters. It has built in disco lights. I lay it on its side so the lights do not hit my windshield. They are bright enough to delight my customers but not bright enough to attract cops. You can buy it for about $45 at Fry's and online.

I also have 2 Samson RS21S microphones. They are about $25 each and come with a 15' XLR to 1/4" cable and an on/off switch. There is a windscreen built into the capsule. They are much better than the junk mic that comes with the box. If your customers know how to sing, they will be impressed by the mics.

My system has ability for my passengers to connect through Bluetooth without messing up my own Bluetooth settings. I can press one button and tell them to connect to the box through Bluetooth. They can play whatever they want, love the experience, and tip me very well (i routinely get cash tips in $20 increments). ;) Since they control the music, all I do is just smile and drive.

You know your passengers are having a good time when they complain they weren't stuck in 47 minutes of traffic long enough.

A lot of my passengers use the system. Most surprisingly, I had entire families singing.
 
#3 ·
I love it! Your setup sounds even cooler than what I am working on. I would love to see some videos of your karaoke mobile in action. I'll try to get some videos of mine when it is up and running also.
We'll have to exchange ideas for more things in the future. You sound like you really know what you are doing. I just had a professionally prepared audio made for my Uber this week. Have you seen it yet?

I have been working on another Uber project that will be more suitable for daytime hours. Unfortunately, one of the mosy important materials that I need are kind of expensive. I don't want to Spill the Beans what I am working on for my other project, but it involves a net on the ceiling, and the initials will be JU.
 
#5 ·
I have been doing this for some time. But I made my own disco ball out of aluminum foil. I bought a Styrofoam ball from a craft store and glued small pieces of aluminum foil all over it. I hung the (small) ball over the back seat of my car. I don't use a smoke machine though. I think that might get a little distracting. I do play disco music at times, but mostly just the regular radio. I have found that most passengers enjoy it, except one (who is black). She thought it was tacky (go figure).

I can't wait to hear about your next Uber project, SadUber! Keep us updated! I love reading your absolutely true (and definitely not made up) stories! I don't care what other people on this forum -- designed for Uber drivers to share legitimate ideas or discuss problems -- say about you. You are not a troll!
 
#7 ·
This is what I love about this site. The brainstorming power and the ideas from other Uber drivers is just incredible!
Yes I have thought about the smoke machine could be a distraction, but you can always control how much smoke comes out and I can always open the windows if there's too much. Unfortunately I will be spending most of the next couple of days putting away a lot of items that I have boxed up. I have just moved into a new place!
 
#12 ·
Guys, I finally got my car back from the shop. As you can imagine, I was very excited to try out my new Uber recording. I did not even drive my car home! The Pax really seem to like it! The irony is that there was so much concerned about having different recordings for different demographics. What I have found, is it the black people that seem to love this recording the most! So I definitely do not see a need to make any new recordings. This one is going over great.

The one thing I have found about many Friday and Saturday night Pax that I pick up from the bars, is that they are still not done partying for the night!

A few weeks ago, I had to pick up a couple from a bus called party bus. They said this is a bus with music and partying in it. This of course made a light bulb pop up in my head. Why not make party Uber?

I was thinking of what I would need for this, and in reality it is very little. My car already has very nice speakers that can connect to a smartphone. So all I need to add is a disco ball, disco lights, and maybe a smoke machine.

I have already but the disco lights. The rest should be simple to get. I'm just sad that consuming alcohol in my car cannot be allowed.

I will keep you updated on how it goes!
Are you going to send photos?
 
#15 ·
Nothing new. There's at least 6 separate Uber vehicles in Atlanta that are "Disco Ubers" although fog machine is way too much and may be a hazard for driving.

I only recall the model on two of them, one was a Kia Soul and the other was a Honda Pilot.

I like my ambient lights as it tends to calm my pax, I wouldn't go Disco and go full party mode as that would just make them rowdy.

I don't want rowdy pax, I want calm pax.
 
#27 ·
Jungle Uber - SadUber dresses in a gorilla suit while picking up passengers, and throws poo at them unless they tip.
Jurassic Uber - SadUber dresses in a Tyrannosaurus Rex outfit and terrorizes the passengers into giving him tips.
Junk man Uber - SadUber dresses like Fred Sanford.
Jayhawk Uber - SadUber dresses like the KU mascot.
Jetsons Uber - "Meet SadUber. His boy Elroy..."
 
#29 ·
Update: the smoke machine is a "no go."

I'll have to use dry ice.
I dont know if you're kidding , a troll or serious but....

dry ice is basically carbon dioxide in solid form. In your car, if you are filling it with smoke from dry ice (carbon dioxide in gas form ) you are breathing that in. lack of Oxygen can affect you, make you feel high...or worse, knock you out, befote you realize it.

last thing you want is to pass out at 60mph...
 
#31 ·
I do not allow disco noise to be played in my car. I do not allow rap or opera, either. I do not allow anything recorded by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Brittney Spears or Madonna. This is one of the few times that I invoke "My Car/My Rules".

Anyone who requests the AUX cord receives this warning. Anyone who wants to argue about it is given the choice of lumping it or exiting the vehicle. More than one has taken me up on exiting the vehicle. I have unplugged the AUX cord more than once, as well.
 
#32 · (Edited)
I do not allow disco noise to be played in my car. I do not allow rap or opera, either. I do not allow anything recorded by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Brittney Spears or Madonna. This is one of the few times that I invoke "My Car/My Rules".

Anyone who requests the AUX cord receives this warning. Anyone who wants to argue about it is given the choice of lumping it or exiting the vehicle. More than one has taken me up on exiting the vehicle. I have unplugged the AUX cord more than once, as well.
You and I, being "old" over 40 years, aren't expected to have such silliness as am "aux cord", guess we could thank lilCindy for that!
 
#34 · (Edited)


Check it out! It is here. Not the best video, but you get the idea.
Nice job. I can see the smoke coming out of the windows. Have you taken it for test drive yet? What does pax think about a ball right above their head?

In any case, looks like sadUber delivers again by showing that he really is doing the crazy things he claims!
 
#36 ·
Guys, I finally got my car back from the shop. As you can imagine, I was very excited to try out my new Uber recording. I did not even drive my car home! The Pax really seem to like it! The irony is that there was so much concerned about having different recordings for different demographics. What I have found, is it the black people that seem to love this recording the most! So I definitely do not see a need to make any new recordings. This one is going over great.

The one thing I have found about many Friday and Saturday night Pax that I pick up from the bars, is that they are still not done partying for the night!

A few weeks ago, I had to pick up a couple from a bus called party bus. They said this is a bus with music and partying in it. This of course made a light bulb pop up in my head. Why not make party Uber?

I was thinking of what I would need for this, and in reality it is very little. My car already has very nice speakers that can connect to a smartphone. So all I need to add is a disco ball, disco lights, and maybe a smoke machine.

I have already but the disco lights. The rest should be simple to get. I'm just sad that consuming alcohol in my car cannot be allowed.

I will keep you updated on how it goes!
NO.
JUST NO.
THE STATE POLICE WOULD HAVE A FIT WHERE I DRIVE.
AN UNSAFE DISTRACTION AT NIGHT.

A DRIVERS MAIN DUTY IS TO BE INTERACTIVE WITH THE ROAD.
NOT A PARTY HOST.

AMBULANCES HAVE PRETTY FLASHING LIGHTS TOO.

I don't get it... he just has the radio on... no disco balls. Don't most Uber cars offer music?

Staged? I bet I could play the same song and try to dance to it the same way... and my passengers, instead of dancing along, would accuse me of being high on drugs, tell me to stop, and give me 1 star.
There are more and more Karioke Car Crash. videos on the internet also

Nice job. I can see the smoke coming out of the windows. Have you taken it for test drive yet? What does pax think about a ball right above their head?

In any case, looks like sadUber delivers again by showing that he really is doing the crazy things he claims!
When you "Customize" the interrior of a vehicle. For Limousine service the vehicle must be inspected and approved .
Materials must be flame proof.

Can you imagine being a Quadraplegic for life BECAUSE A DISCO BALL BROKE LOOSE AND SNAPPED YOUR NECK ON IMPACT IN A WRECK ?

What is the force of a 3 pound disco ball flying at 70 m.p.h. INSIDE a vehicle after the car has Suddenly Stopped ?
 

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