Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
My boy drove the 79300TD delivering pizzas for a summer on the weekends for a local shop when we lived in Houston. He actually made some decent coin in tips as it was in an upscale area, bought fuel but didn’t pay the car ins etc. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Apr 24, 2021, at 8:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > 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 >> 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 writes: >> >>> After expenses? And 70-80 hours? >>> >>> -D >>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 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 > 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 > ___ >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
I also delivered for Domino's Pizza at about the same time. This was in the "30 minutes or it's free" days so we had a pretty confined delivery area, which included about half of IU campus (there was another store in town that had the other half). If you drove your own car, you got an hourly wage plus a percentage of your gross deliveries as a "commission." The commission was paid in cash every night, and was supposed to cover your car expenses. You also kept any tips. I honestly don't remember the wage and commission percentage anymore. Pay was a little above minimum wage, and the commission seemed like extra cash in your pocket especially if you had a fuel efficient car, but sooner or later you'd need tires, or brakes, or a starter, or have an insurance payment due, etc. so long term it was a wash for most drivers. Sometimes if you got lucky you'd get a lot of tips. I had nights where I had $75 in tips, but that was rare. Usually students did not tip, or maybe rounded up to the nearest dollar. The townies tipped pretty well in general. Strangely (I thought) the poor neighborhoods usually tipped well, and the wealthy neighborhoods were miserly. I delivered for them for a couple of years, using an air-cooled Beetle. Allan Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > On 2021-04-24 19:00, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > >> 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. > > Back in '91 while attending WMU I worked a couple weekends in a Domino's > franchise just off campus. The only thing I can remember clearly is the > local belief that the Oshtemo store drivers, working full time, could > make about $700/wk, which I assume was gross including mileage but not > including car expenses. But still a lot of money for a zero skill > endeavor like pizza delivery. Tips were supposed to be pretty good there > (they sucked on campus, which is why I was gone in under a month). > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
On 2021-04-24 19:00, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: 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. Back in '91 while attending WMU I worked a couple weekends in a Domino's franchise just off campus. The only thing I can remember clearly is the local belief that the Oshtemo store drivers, working full time, could make about $700/wk, which I assume was gross including mileage but not including car expenses. But still a lot of money for a zero skill endeavor like pizza delivery. Tips were supposed to be pretty good there (they sucked on campus, which is why I was gone in under a month). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
neither he nor any of his goofy friends ever think things all the way through. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > 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 >> 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 writes: >> >>> After expenses? And 70-80 hours? >>> >>> -D >>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 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 > 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 > ___ >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
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 > 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 writes: > >> After expenses? And 70-80 hours? >> >> -D >> >>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >>> 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 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 ___ > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
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 writes: > After expenses? And 70-80 hours? > > -D > >> On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> 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 >>> 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 >>> ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
After expenses? And 70-80 hours? -D > On Apr 24, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > 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 >> 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 >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
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 > 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 > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
> 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
On 2021-04-24 14:11, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Couldn't help myself. Had to look. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/wittmann-1997-red-saturn-2dr-sc1/7311851575.html Mitch has or had a Saturn Considered buying a SC2 project back when I bought my 97 Achieva. An SC1 would be down on power and up on reliability compared to an SC2, or just about anything from that era. MPG on a stick shift SC1 could rival or exceed a 4 cyl Metro. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/phoenix-1999-toyota-corolla-owned-years/7305747340.html No timing belt, they tend to use oil. I didn't know they were chain drive in 1999. A friend's 86 Tercel and 93 Corolla 1.8 16v were both belt drive. He didn't replace the belts on either until they broke. I was stunned that the '93 ran fine after I put a new belt on it, I thought it was an interference engine. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!
Couldn't help myself. Had to look. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/wittmann-1997-red-saturn-2dr-sc1/7311851575.html Mitch has or had a Saturn https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/tempe-96-subaru-legacy-wagon-runs-great/7311623529.html (Only if the head gaskets have been done, otherwise, run away) https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/phoenix-2004-mazda/7311414558.html Mrs. Dan had one, I think. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/chandler-1996-toyota-camry-le/7306291149.html Color is off. Interference engine I think, do the timing belt and it's a cockroach car. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/phoenix-1999-toyota-corolla-owned-years/7305747340.html No timing belt, they tend to use oil. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: April 24, 2021 12:40 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: azbob...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OkieBoy's Birthday! Yeah...happy birthday ya big galoot. Sell me a nice <$1000-ish gasser for numb nuts to do Door Dash while trying to get his license back. AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
