Hope you were doing that in the middle of the night. Only time I can get above 90 on any of the bridges around here without hitting traffic.
UberX with the LS
- Thread starter Robot
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Hope you were doing that in the middle of the night. Only time I can get above 90 on any of the bridges around here without hitting traffic.
It was about 0430.
StarPower
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How does this work with your insurance? My policy specifically excludes usage as a "public or livery conveyance," which means transporting people or goods for hire.
1LoudLS
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most people don't even consider this...
Uber covers $1,000,000 for injuries to the customer. They will also cover up to $25,000 for the drivers car if something should happen while the driver is online. If the driver's private policy won't cover it, Uber will cover minus a $1000 deductible.
Exclamation from some recent UberX riders: "Hey that yellow ramp sign says 35mph and you are doing 80 dude! Whoa!! WTF! What the hell kinda car is this, a Lincoln?" Then, his buddy says "Man were doing 125 already! I've never been in an UberX at triple digits before this is awesome!" We come up on a slow moving car and I have to stand on the brakes. Another guy in the back says " Damn I almost sharted! I take a ramp with a 35mph yellow sign at about 70mph. The guy in the front with me says "Holy crap man this thing corners like an F1!"
I hear you. Rest assured, I kept it well within the limits of the car. But, you are correct though. However, most drivers go 80- 90 around here anyway. I will tone it down a bit though.
FDR
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Robot, what suspension do you have? I didn't get a chance to see my car from the outside when it was loaded with two rear passengers and 4-24 packs, but I felt low. I bottomed out on a bad railroad crossing, too. I have a sport but wouldn't be surprised if I have the wrong shocks, so maybe that's why I bottomed out. I wasn't sure if I was low or just used to my 97 Taurus with saggy rear springs (Moog cargo coils now, no sag, even when loaded).
joegr
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Riding low is a spring problem, not a shock issue. Shocks control how quickly it moves up and down. Springs are the only thing that holds it up against gravity.
I'm sure that both of mine must sit a little lower when fully loaded, but not enough that I've ever been able to tell just by looking, or by the way that it handled.
I have the standard sport suspension. With 3 200 pounders in the back and one in the front it might have dropped 1/4 inch. I weigh 185 and when I sit on the trunk sill, it doesn't even budge. I think it handles better with full load of people in it. Seems more stable. I love stiff rebound in my shocks.