Any tips from los angeles drivers appreciated.
DO THE MATH.
Don't 'fool' yourself by pretending that the expenses involved aren't that bad - or aren't 'real'.
It's easy to get sucked into thinking you are making money, when in fact you are losing money.
UberX in LA has NO BASE FARE
and pays $0.80/mi and $0.144/min (after licensing fee)
Driving full-time you will put between 1,500 and 2,000 miles a week on your car.
You will drive between 1.5 miles and 2 miles just to get paid for 1 mile
(probably more than that until you can learn to be efficient and reduce dead-head/unpaid miles driving without a pax in the car)
The average cost of gas in LA ($3.39/gal) is more than a dollar higher than the US avg.
That means
you have to invest a minimum of $200/wk just in fuel to drive full-time ...
and that means you have to try to earn around $750/wk just to break above your $500/wk goal.
That's about $1,000/wk in GROSS FARES to achieve ~$500 in earnings.
(and does not take into account the maintenance or repairs your car will require - or the depreciation of your car)