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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by fastflyer
The car that arrived was a 2007 (meaning built 13 years ago, in 2006) Honda Accord, with a completely shot suspension. Combined with the rough highway and the interstate highway speeds, the experience was downright frightening. Not sure if this vintage car was even road-worthy. Note -- this was standard Lyft service, not some discounted shared or "cheap car" service offering. Total fare was over $70.

Naturally, I contacted Lyft the next day to ask about the appropriateness of a teenage car doing airport runs in a major metro. Lyft responded that the car met their criteria. Gobsmacked! I would never accept a car like this from any rental facility, nor from any taxi service.
1. Does Lyft really feel it is OK to dispatch seriously old cars ? How much value does a 13-year-old Accord hold anyhow, like $3000?
2. Even for newer cars, I would hope that Lyft has a maximum mileage criteria -- I wouldn't want to get into a car of unknown maintenance, with greater than 100k mileage, for example.

A) Using hyperbole like ‘downright frightening’ for a ride in a 10+ year old Honda Accord on roads and highways in the USA...
Yeah, you’re not going to get a lot of sympathy here.

You called a car from your phone, they showed up, and took you to the airport to go somewhere via airplane.
That’s amazing, really.

Is that not enough in life?


B) Did you really need to complain to someone about this?

C) and then post here?



I just spent 6 days on mostly dirt roads in West Africa in the back seat of a 22 year old pickup with poor air conditioning, and that broke down twice.
The only words that came to my mind were ‘omg, traveling is so amazing, how lucky am I’
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