[Fredslist] Confused about all the Car apps? (Uber...Via...Gett...Lyft...oh my!)

[Danny Mizrahi]

So I basically stopped buying a Metrocard, and just use the car services.
I feel like I've figured it all out!!

Email me if you want promo codes!!  I have promo codes you can use for:
Via: $10
Gett $20
Lyft: $30
Uber: $20

I'm using Via for commuting (but I try to go before/after rush hours).
It's only from 110th street to 14th street, all the way east and west.
It's $5 per ride (if prepaying, or $7 if not).  It starts at 6:30am and
goes to 9pm only Monday through Friday.  I use this one almost all day
(Metro is $2.75!).  Via is mostly Black Suburbans....so that feels cool too
=).

This is my favorite, but when it's not available...

I tend to use Lyft Line.  It's also $5 per ride and it goes all the way
down to the water!  From 96th street to the south of Manhattan.  I don't
see any time restrictions, so I use it during the weekend also.  It's cool
because they will only make 1 other stop (4 people total, but only 2
locations total), so one time I went from 17 State Street, all the way to
the upper east side, for $5...on the FDR!  Now that was awesome!

If I'm feeling crazy...I use Gett.  That's $10 flat fee anywhere in
Manhattan.  I spoke with one of the drivers and they have a huge incentive
to pickup people between 5pm-8pm, so that's good to know (because they're
also Uber drivers, so they can pick and choose...).  So if you're not in a
Via zone, and Lyft is too busy, this is great during those hours!

Last but not least, the big guy/gal in the room, is Uber.  Uber just
started doing Uber Pool ($10 for shared rides), which I found to be
terrible because the drivers leave you waiting and can cancel on you.
However, I have actually heard good things about them....

Lyft, Gett and Uber all offer private rides, with Uber seemingly being the
most expensive.  Via doesn't offer private rides.

I hope this helps!!!!


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