Top 5 Ways to Make Money With Your Car
Your car is a valuable asset that you undoubtedly use nearly every day; why not take advantage of it to the fullest and earn extra cash? There are an ever increasing number of ways to profit off driving, including ride sharing, advertising, and delivering. Here are the top 5 methods to get your side hustle on and start earning with your car today.

Drive for a ride sharing company
Driving for ride share companies Uber and Lyft are by far the largest companies that will allow you to make money with your car. According to an article by Ridester, Uber drivers can expect to make around $15.50 an hour, while Lyft drivers average around $2 more at $17.50 an hour. A study conducted by Earnest on “side gig” workers states that Uber drivers average $364 a month, compared to $377, with median earnings of $155 and $210 respectively. One huge advantage to ride sharing companies is that they allow you to have the freedom to drive when you want. Of course, Uber and Lyft are going to take their cut, and after factoring in with maintenance, gas, and the risks associated with picking up passengers, ride sharing may not be the most profitable.
- Pros: freedom to drive and work when you want, meeting people, easy to sign up and start earning quickly
- Cons: background checks and screening process, regulations on car models and years, associated risks of picking up strangers, potential damage to car from passengers and heavy mileage tole

Rear windshield advertising
You can run an advertisement on rear window of your vehicle with AutoAd. AutoAd is a startup advertising company out of Miami specializing in placing perforated vinyl stickers on the rear windshields of vehicles. The perforation on the stickers allow you to still see out through your rear windshield, while other drivers can’t see in from the outside. It’s much more convenient than full vehicle wrapping, as they ship the ad directly to you and you apply it yourself. All you need to do is download the AutoAd app and take a picture of the ad on your car every week. At the end of the month long campaign, you will get paid up to $400.
- Pros: easy passive income, no liability of interacting with strangers, easy to sign up, drive when you want, sign up for the campaigns you want
- Cons: smaller company, few campaigns to sign up for right now

Full vehicle wrapping
Letting companies wrap your car in an advertisement is an easy way to earn passive income every month. In order to get the ad, you have to drive to a car wrapper’s location and have it wrapped there, in house. Inconvenient if you’re on a tight schedule but if you have the time to get your car wrapped and they have a location near you its not a bad way to earn extra income.
- Pros: easy passive income, easy sign up, drive when you want, sign up for the campaigns you want
- Cons: limited number of campaigns available to sign up for, have to travel to a shop to get your vehicle wrapped

Food Delivery
Driving for a food delivery service like Postmates or Uber Eats is another easy way to make alternative income. Drivers are paid via a pick up fee, for their distance traveled, and a drop off fee. You’re car is going to smell like food all day, but it’s a great service similar to ride sharing if you don’t want to let strangers in your car or deal with the extra liability.
- Pros: flexible times, easy to sign up, less regulations than ride sharing, less liability
- Cons: car smells like food, doesn’t pay as well as ride sharing

Rent out your car
If you aren’t going to be needing your car every day, you can rent it out on specific days with Turo. You can set whatever price you want to rent your car out for, while Turo takes a 25% cut. If you have a car sitting around collecting dust, this is a great way to monetize an otherwise wasted asset.
- Pros: you don’t have to drive, insurance is included, approve who you want to rent to
- Cons: liabilities of strangers driving your car, lose access to your car during the rental period