# In case you were wondering, Lyft sucks

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**Created:** [February 27, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-you-were-wondering-lyft-sucks/713802 "2015-02-27T21:46:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-case-you-were-wondering-lyft-sucks/713802/1 "2015-02-27T21:46:26Z")

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You probably weren’t since you use Uber like a normal person, but I signed up because my friend had some promo offer for a $20 ride credit, and “free” is my favorite four-letter f word, despite the frequency with which I use the other one. And then I got five more free rides, and it’s ass below zero out here in Chicago, so I used it. And it sucks.

Here’s why:  
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[li]Fewer cars. An Uber is never more than 5 minutes away, even if you live in the sticks like I do. My first Lyft gave me an ETA of 15 minutes and took 20.[/li][li]Inaccurate ETA. See above.[/li][li]App doesn’t update how long it’ll take your car to arrive in realtime. It tracks the car, but no matter what, it always says your car is arriving in whatever the original time estimate was. So from the time you request your ride til it shows at your door, it is always coming in 15 minutes, even though you can see it’s like a block away.[/li][li]No fare estimate feature in the app. What?[/li][li]To contact the driver, you must call - not text. Lame.[/li][li]Optional tip for driver. Say what? Uber’s model, however fucked up you think it is, doesn’t allow for tipping as the whole kit and caboodle is included in your fare. Considering Lyft and Uber are about the same price-wise, what’s up with the tip? And no, I’m not anti-tip, and yes I tipped the damn guy (don’t want him leaving “Cheap asshole” rider reviews for me), but I don’t have to with Uber so there’s that.[/li][/ul]

I do like that it lets me set my home and work addresses, though. Wait, I just checked to see if Uber has that option, and it does. Never mind; there are no advantages of Lyft over Uber.

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