Missing from the calculation: increased maintenance cost from doing the additional miles, damage to the car from luggage and extra (ab)use, repairs after accidents (300-500 per million miles), personal costs from the car not coming back to you when you need it. Reminds me of people getting into Uber driving underestimating the extra costs incurred.
> Reminds me of people getting into Uber driving underestimating the extra costs incurred.
I thought that was the bulk of their target market - people who don't really do the math on vehicle depreciation and such.
I know people who make money doing it, but they're driving very cheap to run cars, and are pretty careful about how they do it, and are spreadsheet-heavy on proving it.
