They Really Hate Uber

"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke)
06/25/2015 at 12:50 • Filed to: None

in Paris.

Down with affordable rides!

DISCUSSION (21)

For Sweden > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 12:52

I can see the French fighting a war against good customer service.

Rico > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 12:52

Damn poor C Class.

jkm7680 > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 12:53

I’d rather use a black car or a taxi than some random ass persons car.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 12:54

They really hate competition.

For Sweden > jkm7680
06/25/2015 at 12:56

Black cars are a huge part of Uber’s business.

jkm7680 > For Sweden
06/25/2015 at 12:57

Yeah, but the regular ones is what I’m referring to more.

I’ve got a guy with a Town Car who’s much cheaper than UberX or a taxi.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > jkm7680
06/25/2015 at 12:59

Then do that. That is what competetive markets are all about.

Ash78, voting early and often > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 13:01

The word “Uber” has some rough German connotations for them. Plus the company is American.

Quasi-legal Minicabs have been around forever in Europe, but suddenly mobile devices make them easier and safer and everyone gets pissed. Time for the taxi service bosses and politicians to re-examine their business model.

64Mali > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 13:21

Is it supposed to pour gas like that when upside down?

Sneaky Pete > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 13:28

If only they’d hated Nazis and their takeover of France as much as they hate Uber, the US wouldn’t have had to come bailout their cowardly asses.*

*I’m roughly half French.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > 64Mali
06/25/2015 at 13:37

I think that is how gravity works.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Sneaky Pete
06/25/2015 at 13:41

The French Resistance weren’t cowardly at all.

64Mali > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 13:41

I know that much, I thought there was a valve to prevent that for some reason. But it could be as simple as someone took off the cap just to watch the world burn.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 13:47

Combining the two things the French love most; violent protest, and labor protectionism. I bet the guys who flipped the car belong to a Strikers Union.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > 64Mali
06/25/2015 at 13:49

Maybe they don’t have that safety feature/requirement in France...I don’t know.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed
06/25/2015 at 14:03

I’m surprised they didn’t stop for a cigarette break in the middle of flipping that car...

The Dummy Gummy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 14:13

“Affordable rides” when there is nothing going on, no demand and the distance is short... sure.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > The Dummy Gummy
06/25/2015 at 14:24

Don’t know where you are, but here in san Diego, even at peak hours it is still about half of a regular taxi.

The Dummy Gummy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 14:28

No way. Went to a concert in NYC and was slapped with a $35 surchage fee. In hindsight I should have walked the 8 blocks or whatever it was. A cab would have been $8 at most. Google “uber surcharge horror stories”. Just because you haven’t experienced it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > The Dummy Gummy
06/25/2015 at 15:25

Might just be a NYC thing.

The Dummy Gummy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
06/25/2015 at 15:32

Given all the cases I’ve seen have been around the country I’d say no.