Originally Posted by
Charham
Mornings for short rides I still use regular Uber. I have been traveling a ton, so any business trips, I use Uber Black. In all cases I immediately cancel if rating is 4.75 or less. Any strange delays, anything weird , I cancel. The late fee they threaten you with is auto credited back to you if you go through the App challenge system, so cost should never be an issue.
For wife, I opened the wallet up and only black for her. The uber lux "high end car" option doesn't really do it, still amateur drivers. The Black cars are professionals and I have had few problems with them. Also, they for the most part, don't bother you with unnecessary chit chat which I prefer.
In the old days (a year or two ago) the Uber drivers made for interesting conversations, and it was amazing how many cool people you would meet. That has changed for the most part, seems mostly beat up Camry's these days with down on your luck 20 somethings. I had a reformed street prostitute who found god talk my ear of one time, a car full of pot smoke one time, booze smell in the car another.... thus using Black more. We actually got rid of our second car with uber to fill in the gaps. I may go back to another car. Still undecided.