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Savvy November 2017

Car Service or Uber XL??

Chyna, on June 5, 2017 at 6:15 PM Posted in Planning 0 7

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I've been looking into car services to take my bridal party from the hotel to the venue. The two places are literally 3.7 miles apart. I wanted to get two SUV's that seat 6 passengers. One for my bridesmaids and myself and another SUV for my FH and his groomsmen. The car service wants to charge $159 for a one way transfer for one SUV. I think that's outrageous. So I started looking into an UberXL. (Which is an upgraded Uber SUV car service.) Literally $21 a trip there. Who can give me advice for car services? What should I do?

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Latest activity by Jim, on August 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM

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lsm0908 · on June 5, 2017 at 6:18 PM
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I use Uber daily and UberXL all the time. I've never had a bad experience with Uber. Depending on the city you're located, you can even pre-schedule uber rides so you and you're FH could each reserve an XL for the time to make sure there are cars for you!
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Jenny · on June 5, 2017 at 6:18 PM
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Uber is great and that's what I'll be using. I can't think of any safety, practicality etc. concerns for a big group of 6 - if anything - I've more often had car services late than UBER due to the latter's business model.
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Oceankissed · on June 5, 2017 at 6:20 PM
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I don't know your area, but here in Houston the Uber XL is a more scarcer car. They don't let you schedule it ahead of time (at least not here but I thought they do in other areas). I would worry about the reliability.
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Baletica · on June 5, 2017 at 6:25 PM
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I agree it depends on where you are. We are in Chicago and I will be using uber for this exact reason. I'd honestly rather rent a car and that would still be a savings
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firstoneat56 · on June 5, 2017 at 6:27 PM
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Seems like a no-brainer. Uber it.
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LibraryBelle · on June 6, 2017 at 9:32 AM
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Uber is a great idea! Just give yourself a little wiggle room with timing and save yourself a lot of money! I'll probably steal this idea!
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Natasha · on June 25, 2018 at 4:44 PM
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Hi! curious if you went this route or not? i'm highly considering this as well. A limousine company just gave me an outrageous quote for 2 cars to only drop us off at the venue (over $1,000) for a 20 min ride. I was thinking to do 2 uber XL's there and back. Our wedding venue and chapel are all in one location.
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