Exactly.

My eldest did DoorDash for a while when he had a 1995 300D. Now with a car like 
that you might actually been able to come out ahead, but with the crazy hours 
he had to work and the places he had to go (rarely contiguous areas between 
runs) I don’t see how he made any money.

-D

> On Apr 24, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> Yeah hard for me to believe anyone is netting a regular $1000/week
> delivering fast food, after accounting for gas, wear and tear,
> insurance, etc. unless working crazy hours.
> 
> I delivered pizza years ago and it was OK spending money for a single
> kid and the cash tips could sometimes add up if you had a good night but
> it really didn't net out to a whole lot more than minimum wage.
> 
> It's important to have a reliable car that has already seen the bulk of
> its depreciation. You don't want to be putting the miles on a new car
> and even if you can do the work yourself, you don't want the downtime of
> frequent repairs.
> 
> Allan
> 
> 
> 
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes:
> 
>> After expenses? And 70-80 hours?
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> They claim he can get the breathalyzer installed and be good to go. it’s 
>>> been for almost 5 years since his DUI. The rules are all he needs to do is 
>>> have a breathalyzer on a vehicle for one year and he’ll be fine.
>>> 
>>> He claims his knucklehead friends are making around 1000 bucks a week doing 
>>> this grocery store delivery/DoorDash or whatever it is. 
>>> 
>>> AZBob
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 12:09 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I didn't know they were chain drive in 1999.
>>>> 
>>>> Yeah. They went with a chain in '98. '98-'02 had oil control ring issues 
>>>> in some instances. If you don't let them run out of oil it's a cockroach 
>>>> car.
>>>> 
>>>>> I was stunned that the '93 ran fine after I put a new belt on it, I 
>>>>> thought it was an interference engine.
>>>> 
>>>> It is, but there is always the possibility of getting lucky. He got lucky.
>>>> 
>>>> http://yourcarangel.com/2014/07/interference-engines-complete-list/
>>>> 
>>>> Rick
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