[Smart253]

Hey you guys so I plan on doing uber eats fulltime in my 2013 Smart Car it has 34,500 miles on it today

Im just super paranoid about it because smarts arent regular cars being 3 cylinders and i plan on doing this 5 days a week 10 hours a day and it seems like the egines on these things are hot af for no reason even short distances my car will be running for hours straight


Do you guys see any issues with me doing this will the car hold up and can you guys give me any tips thanks

 

[jwight]

If you are doing a lot of short distance, stop and go drives that counts as severe conditions (especially as the weather gets colder) so I think you might want to change the oil more often than 10K miles and consider new spark plugs if the current ones are getting close to 30K miles (your call). Other than that the car should have no problems with what you plan on doing - smarts really are just normal cars...

 

[Jeb Baker]

Good idea, the rear compartment will be perfect platform for keeping hot food warm. Plus you'll be able to squeeze in areas a larger delivery vehicle couldn't. But any car gets worn out quickly when used for a daily delivery service. Like Jwight says smart would be no different. So in a few years you will probably want a new car.

 

[Miss Mercedes]

I think you'll be fine. I subject my smarts to towing near their own weight across entire states followed by intense offroading. They never once have skipped a beat. Keep up on the maintenance and the car will treat you great in kind. After all, these cars were made to putt about a city!

 

[smark]

Shouldn’t be a issue. You got a warming oven in the rear compartment.

 

[gtdump]

Assuming the car is in decent shape, well maintained, and you have a plan in place for it failing; I don't see why not. You're asking a 7 year old car to operate as a fleet vehicle; that's going to put a lot of wear on an already not new car so expect accelerated wear and more maintenance. I would expect it to do as well as most other cars, all other things being equal.

 

[AlMar]

My Sweetheart did UbberEats and InstaCart in SF and Marin County no problem. Rear Trunk will keepl food warm just don't put any ice cream or anything cold back there. Good Luck and Happy SMARTing!

 

[MountainDew]

I did Doordash for 6 months in my 2013 Smart and I never had any issues. Was dashing 5 days a week 11 am-11 pm. The only thing I would warn you about is everyone's gonna be asking questions about your car 😂😂 I couldn't go a single day without getting comments on it! But you'll be good. Just remember to maintain her and keep her fed 😎👍

 

[B NEAT]

Maintenance is your friend in this situation

 

[txwylde]

Dude, you lost me at "Uber Eats". You can not pay me enough money to do Uber Eats.

 

[leximoon]

What do you put a smart car down as when signing up for uber eats? I can't find smart in the make area and when I put in Mercedes Benz (since they're the parent company) I gets nothing... sorry am confused 😅 and tried signing up but got lost then Google lead me here.

 

[smark]

^^^Welcome to the forum. I‘m confused with what your asking!

 

[Jeb]

What do you put a smart car down as when signing up for uber eats? I can't find smart in the make area and when I put in Mercedes Benz (since they're the parent company) I gets nothing... sorry am confused 😅 and tried signing up but got lost then Google lead me here.

Probably an error on Uber's part. You tried correctly the only 2 ways (using "smart" and "Mercedes Benz" ).

 

[smark]

Problem with Uber Grub delivering Dairy Queen food. The Braizer and chicken strips with gravy
arrive hot, from the heat from the engine. The DQ ice cream cake, Oreo blizzard, and the dilly bar,
delivered a melted mess.

Yuk!