{
  "id": 5756629,
  "title": "Uber says it can replace car ownership. My used Toyota Yaris proved its point.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/uber-says-it-can-replace-car-ownership-my-used-toyota-yaris-proved",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:37:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/used-toyota-yaris-costs-more-than-ride-hailing-services-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "One year after purchasing a used Toyota Yaris, the author found that the car was more expensive than using Uber or Lyft. The Yaris cost just over $6,000, while the author paid $1,600 for ride-hailing trips and rental cars in the year prior to buying the car. The year following the purchase, the costs of owning the car amounted to $5,000, which was more than three times the cost of ride-sharing. Factors such as maintenance, insurance, gas, and tolls contributed to the overall cost of car ownership. The author also noted that owning a car gave them the freedom to travel at their own convenience, allowing them to visit places like Fredericksburg, Virginia, and rural Maryland, which would have been difficult or impossible with Uber.",
  "summary": "Buying a used Toyota Yaris was costly compared to relying on Uber and Lyft. The analysis highlights Uber's competition with car ownership.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}