Today Lyft told me that the price you are shown when you select a ride type is not considered the upfront price, and that the upfront price is considered to be the price when a driver actually commits to a trip (which you have no way to see when committing to the trip as a rider). This price may be different than what you see when you request the trip -- sometimes by a large margin (160% in my case). I don't see how this is a viable model from the consumer's perspective -- you're signing up to buy something that you don't know the cost of.

Is this common with Lyft? I have never seen this happen in 1000+ Uber rides.