May have an opportunity to do delivery for a pizza place fairly close by, $21-26/hr after tips, but my car is a 99 acura integra with about 160000 miles on it. Will this probably wreck my car? The pay sounds good but I'm just not sure if it's worth it.
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Posted Nov 11, 2019, 12:28 AM UTC
I don’t know about your car specifically, but I had a 99 beetle with a little less than 200,000 miles on it, and I was a delivery driver for about 9 months. My car was still running great at the end and I worked 50-60 hours a week. If you take the job I recommend getting an oil change once a month, and make sure your brakes are always in good condition, it can save your life one day.
You don't have to do it permanently. You could take the job and when you find another job, just quit. Delivery drivers are always coming and going. As far as your car, just maintain it properly and you'll be fine. Make sure you do more than just oil changes. There are intervals where you should have other fluids changed such as transmission fluid and coolant. My 2000 Camry has 282,000 miles on it. I change the oil every 5k and periodically change the transmission fluid. Still runs and shifts like new. We've had so many delivery drivers screw up their vehicle beyond repair not because they put miles on their vehicle but because they didn't do any maintenance whatsoever besides an occasional oil change.
Okayy, thanks for the advice! They wanted to put me on as a cook instead but I might do some delivery too so that's good to know.
Depends on the delivery range but it usually does tend to take a toll on any vehicle even with regular maintenance.