Breeze

I wanted to add an update to my review about Breeze.
I don’t recall if I mentioned in my primary review that just before Thanksgiving, under the weight of $ 750,000 of hospital debt for my recently deceased spouse’s medical care, and the brutal and malicious acts of an evil condo association I was evicted from my home of 10 years by said association. I have been homeless since.
I mention that because most of my ever-​shrinking income working for Über (as they incessantly keep recruiting new drivers and lowering fares) and the fact I stay in hotels whenever possible so I can be safe, warm and cleaned up enough to work, nearly all of my income is eaten up. I’ve discussed this repeatedly with Breeze and even asked for their help, at least a company donation to my
page to raise the funds to get into an apartment. Those appeals go constantly unanswered of course and they even threatened to deactivate my car on Christmas Eve and leave me freezing on a sidewalk for the holidays.
Most recently it seems I cannot drive the car around the block without them slapping me with about $ 100 each week in mileage overage charges and of course the $ 5 late fees. Last week I paid them $ 400 and this week I’m further in debt to them than I was before that payment. They are heartless, merciless and relentless. I receive threats via email, phone and text 2 or 3 times a day usually and I am trapped. Relinquish the car and I have no income and nowhere to sleep or be protected from the elements. Keep it and I’ll just sink deeper and deeper until they deactivate me and put me on the street anyhow. They are planning to do so in the next 48 hours I believe if I don’t give them another $ 500. So they want $ 900 in a week’s time from a homeless Über driver. And I’ll still be in the hole to them another $ 300. With their constant overage charges this car now costs me $ 300 wk. that’s insane. It is usury and it should be against the law. It certainly is against any human ethics or morality I know.
That is what you can come to expect with Breese. Don’t walk away from them. Run like freaking hell. They’ll smile and tell you how much they care while they sharpen their carving knives made specifically for your back and they’ll pick your pocket as they do these things to boot. I hear Mark Cuban is an investor in this sham company. If I were him I’d pull out in shear shame before I got pegged for killing off the homeless for fun and profit.
FINAL UPDATE
Well it looks like my life is over.
The monsters at this disgusting joke of a car lease company, contacted me this evening. After paying them almost $ 1000 this week and bringing my balance with them to zero they’ve decided to terminate my lease on Monday leaving me with no way to build any kind of life or future for myself. As of Monday at 10:30 am I will be without a car, without any way to work and will be sleeping on the street. And they won’t give me a break even though I begged them not to do this and I be olive this is fully retaliatory for my sharing my story on places like Unilocal.The company is nothing but a batch of cruel, selfish, heartless monsters and no one should ever do business with these inhuman filth.
In 48 hours I’ll be on the streets. And without any way to make an income and save myself. It’s over. My life is utterly ruined. They’ve left me with nothing else and nowhere else to turn.
Thanks Breeze.

I don’t recommend Breeze. Their operations really is lacking in customer service follow up. Breeze felt more like a collection agency wanting money every week with additional fees.
When I first started with Breeze the staff replied promptly to my inquiries and always answered the phone with a smile. They state that they have a support team to help you succeed.
They need to answer the phone & reply to voicemail to able to help you. Many times I have phoned days in row needing assistance with no answer or return calls from my voicemails. Emails, texts, voicemails all left. No response for THREE WEEKS!
I had no earnings one week and got fined a fee accusing me of hooking my bank account. I phoned to talk with them before and after the email. I was in LA. They said they would credit me back the money. They have not.
When I gave my two week notice, THEN. I got return calls and emails.
Even in «returning the car process» they did not answer 5 calls over a four hour period. I stopped by the office to get them to answer the phone. Such a simple question to clarify the pass/​not pass car inspection procedure took half the day. I was told by Chuck he would contact me within 24 hours to schedule my car return. Nothing. I ended up phoning them to ensure I wasn’t billed another week and schedule a drop off.
Chuck was not pleasant at all. Even asking if is BART near their location, his reply was «there’s Bart all over SF. Go to google and search it». THANX, genius no help at all. Grrr!
Hawaz and Christopher were very helpful in the beginning.
Grateful for the learning experience and NEVER AGAIN.

Let me start by saying I signed up with breeze not knowing they had a Unilocal page. Why? I have no idea how I missed it. I would also like to say that I wouldn’t believe any review above 2 star. My experience started off smoothly, and ended in extreme frustration, screaming, and tears.
What I am going to discuss: crap service, too much money, and somewhat of a legal scam.
Let’s begin:
I signed up with breeze, and as soon as you show any interest, they jump on you. They make sure they sign you up and get your $ 200 a week. Let me just say GET YOURSELF A CAR INSTEAD OF PAYING $ 800 A MONTH TO THIS COMPANY! Do the math, $ 800 a month and you’ll own most cars within three years — even a Prius that has had three + previous owners (the car breeze gives you).
So, I had the breeze car for about four months, and got to a period where I could no longer drive to make money with a busy schedule — a schedule that was not filling my pockets enough to not drive. It was a personal shit storm. To save myself money, I asked to return the car.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER I sent the text to customer service, they called asking why I wanted to return — almost in a way that seemed defensive. I explained I can no longer afford it and was leaving the state within two weeks and thought it was perfect timing to return the car.
HERE’S WHERE THE FRUSTRATION, TEARS, AND LEGAL SCAM COME INTO PLAY:
They’ll send you an email saying you must get your car cleaned at any cleaning place and then inspected by their contracted auto shop. Keep in mind, this auto body shop they do not own. It is a shop that is contracted to take their cars for inspection. RED LIGHT #1.
I washed it and took it to the shop. After pointing out two EXTREMELY small scratches on both bumpers, they insisted on failing my inspection and telling me I would need to get it painted by them in order for breeze to accept the return. RED LIGHT #2. They said it would cost $ 400-​$ 600 (a quote I got from multiple auto body shops. The scratches were to the metal, and simple fixes wouldn’t really do. Normal wear and tear for any car with three previous owners).
I immediately contacted breeze explaining the situation about this and how extremely ridiculous this was. I insisted on bringing the car to them for them to make the decision. They then ignored ALL of my attempts at confirming an appointment. RED LIGHT #3
So, the morning of the end of my two week notice (they also charge you if you’re late on your two week notice) I went to the office and insisted on an inspection.
The customer service guy came out without an appointment and looked at the car. He then saw and said how small they were, but (with a smile on his face) said I need to get the entire bumpers point or they won’t accept it. I had it at that point.
I tried for two weeks to get an appointment, to explain these scratches were literally one inch long — a pencil live thickness — and to explain that I am moving. My personal info was the only way I can get them to understand that I can no longer accept the car, but that was none of their business and shouldn’t have been needed for such a small thing.
I had to sit there and explain to this random customer service guy my situation, which was none of his business. He sat there and seemed unfazed by the whole situation.
After two weeks of extreme frustration, the decided to accept the car back. They explain it was an unfortunate situation that they were trying to work on. MAYBE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE SCAMMING PEOPLE OUT IF THEIR MONEY BY REFUSING THE CAR BACK! Now it’s been about close to a month of me waiting for them to email
Me a signed copy of my return and they are not responding back. This company is shit.
The only reason they’re not getting one star is because they called me and seemed like they «heard» my reasoning as to why I couldn’t hold the car anymore. I was literally moving away a few days after dropping it off… One of many reason.
JUST DON’T DO IT.

Getting a car a super easy. I was actually inspired to buy my own Prius and I’m very happy with it. This is the ONLY good that has come from this company—
BUYING MY OWN CAR.
The return process is painstakingly awful.
Breeze has some contract with Pak Auto Service as their body shop of choice to conduct inspections. By no means am I unable to follow directions, but I have cried multiple times during the return process out of pure frustration. If frustration is something you want to avoid, don’t work with Breeze.
It’s a great concept, but the terms of the contract makes the return process anything but seamless. Leasing a car is quick and simple, but before you work with them, you better be in it for the long haul because returning your vehicle is anything BUT a breeze.
I’ve paid over $ 1,000 because I couldn’t pass the inspection over the smallest and most insignificant EVEN UNNOTICEABLE cosmetic imperfections caused by the common city life.
Inspections are during business hours, and with my own 9 – 5, I’ve had to take time off from my regular job and asked a friend to help with the taking the car in for inspections that are impossible to pass.
A guy at Pak Auto even told me that they «need to be anal or they will lose their contract with Breeze.» I feel for the guys at Pak Auto, I’m sure there are a handful of Breeze customers that hate them, but it’s not their fault I guess.
Even the other Auto shops I brought the vehicle to scoffed at the idea that the «repairs» I was asking them to do was crucial. I tried talking to Breeze about the ridiculousness of not
passing the inspection, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to get anyone on the phone. They use Zendesk, so you’re not even emailing people at Breeze.
Waste of time, WASTE of money, waste of effort. I’m so unhappy with the hole Breeze has put on my wallet and hoops I had to go through to end business with them.
I’m considering taking legal action for the time and money lost, so if anyone shared this frustration, please contact me to build a solid case. I’ve reached out to another Unilocaler that mentioned filing a lawsuit.
Please do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for leasing a vehicle to avoid such a clusterfck of an experience.

This company boasts a chance for people without cars the chance to grab keys and go effortlessly for the purpose of ride sharing and similar jobs. This company is super nice to begin with. All they want is your money. I started having problems with Breeze early on. When e-​mailing questions or concerns their team is very short and defensive. Their customer support on the phone is the same. They say you can give the car back in 6 weeks if you don’t like the program/​ride-​sharing. Good luck! They are purposely taking their time to give me a return date for the car so I can keep paying their weekly $ 195 fee. And this week, they added a $ 20 fee saying I allegedly don’t use the dwolla account set up for me. This is a surprise for me because I’ve never violated this agreement. They don’t have any proof, and they feel free to charge me however pleases them. If I actually had the money to hire a lawyer, I WOULD.
If you need a car. Go to a different company. This one does not care about you. There are better options out there.

i rented from them in summer.
my car was «delayed» by a few days, and they told me the day before.
i had to return to the office several times because they had forgotten to have me sign something. they did compensate me for this, however (week’s rental, i think)
six months after i returned the car, i received a toll notice from the GG bridge saying the car had been driven through the toll plaza there. i called to resolve this and while the person was helpful, i didn’t feel (given their history of customer service and follow up) confident that i could leave it with them.
sent a few emails following this (no answer or acknowledgement) despite there being an automated message via their CRM saying they responded within 24 hours. since i don’t want there to be an unpaid toll out in my name i decided i needed to call again. seemed to be no note or acknowledgement that i had previously called. waiting for confirmation from billing that they are looking after it.
UPDATE: despite receiving written confirmation from them that that toll notice would be taken care of (which I asked for given their history), I received another one from FASTRACK including a late payment fee, indicating that they had not taken care of it! emailed them and of course no response. do i really have to call again and wait on hold?
cons: slow customer service. unanswered emails on time sensitive issues; do NOT expect a response when emailing their general inbox. poor and inefficient operational process. lots of time wasted resolving their problems and faults (that effected me)
pros: always friendly staff. this can only go so far, and in my opinion their friendliness doesn’t make up for the stress they cause.
Summary: i would not recommend them.

I had the worst experience with Breeze. Customer service when it is in the companies best interest, «Spot on», in my best interest… N/​A.
I had my Prius broken into and had my main battery stolen. So I call to report the damage and find out what to do next. Customer support tells me I’m S.O.L. and I need to call my insurance and deal with my issue. Upon returning of my Prius to Breeze, I was told there was no record of the conversation about me reporting this incident. I was shocked to here this. I told the gentleman on the phone I was also involved in a traffic collision and had not reported it. I sad due to the previous encounter I decided not to report this and ride solo on this trip. Not only did this happen, I lost my ability to drive and make money. During this 3 week process I was still responsible for my $ 195 weekly payment which buried me financially.
Breeze did absolutely «Nothing» to be a great company or offer any kind of solutions for its customers. Horrible… Horrible…Horrible!!!
THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPANIES I HAVE EVER DELT WITH!
Bad business ethics!

Breeze is great for when you are starting out. Too high priced to be a long term strategy. The support is reliable and nice. It’s a great option to get into ridesharing without making a commitment to a car loan. It lowers the risk as it increases the overhead. There were many times in the beginning when I wondered how long I would last in Lyft land. The fact that you can return the car with 2 weeks notice makes it a more attractive deal.
This company helped me get to a place where I could afford to buy a car of my own. A year ago, I could not have gotten financing, but today I drove my own brand new Prius off the lot, and that was a good feeling. Thank you, Breeze.

One hassle after another with these folks. Save yourself some time and money and just either lease or buy your own. This company is simply an intermediary between you and a company (Auto Trakk) that specializes in leasing to sub prime borrowers. You can do this all yourself and save your signup fees. It seems like a great deal with the number of miles allowed per year and regular maintenance checks, but you will have to drive full time to make any sort of profit on this. I’m not going to comment on their pricing structure since they set as they see fit (it’s expensive, but hey thats your choice), but believe me when I say you’re not going to make much driving part time.
That said, the customer service and their operations are abysmal. Emails don’t get returned for a couple weeks in some instances, but usually is about a week. Chuck usually handles things the email people can’t and uniformly did not explain anything to me and seems like another tech bro just trying to get someone out of his hair. Curt emails and slow response time is the norm.
Your car will have to be returned in a like new condition. Yeah, its in the contract (it also has a provision in the contract about normal wear and tear, don’t believe it) but if there is any sort of scratch, ding or anything wrong with it at all, you’ll have to get it fixed on your own. I ended up paying $ 800 out of pocket to fix bumper scratches (should be wear and tear in a city like SF). Anyway, after spending the money to get it repaired, their inspector (Pak Auto) came up with a list of several other items that needed attention. I insisted on Breeze inspecting it and when I showed up to do so, Charlie (customer service manager) asked me to show him where I was concerned about. Instead, I asked him to tell me what HE was concerned about and of course, could find nothing wrong with the car and vowed to talk to the repair shop. Doesn’t it seem cozy to you that the repair shop that’s inspecting the cars could always find something to repair on it?
Came back a few days later to turn it in at my appointment time and of course nothing was ready for me. The person receiving the car back had no paperwork ready and forced me to wait another 30 minutes while he got his stuff together. Not cool at all considering they already had an angry customer. His excuse was that it normally takes a few minutes and didnt know why it took so long that day to get the information he needed to release the car from my name. He assured me that my name was off this car, they would take care of it with the DMV and all is good.
Boy was I wrong. A few weeks later I get a letter in the mail that the registration is overdue for my car. Called the DMV and they suggested I take care of it as quickly as possible. I emailed Breeze customer service and of course, nearly three weeks later there is no response. I called them today to discuss and the billing department is confused and just suggested I call Auto Trakk, the original lessor of the vehicle. Now I’m faced with a possible mark on my credit if I get sent to collections over this. No responsibility taken, no words that they’ll handle it right away. I had to call them on my own to see about getting it resolved.
Save your time and sanity. It seems like a good deal but it is hardly worth the nightmare I’ve gone through to get this car returned.

Breeze is selling a great idea — too bad that, to date, insurance policies do not cover that great idea. Zero stars, because you cannot carry out their business model for drivers legally to its full extent.
Breeze encourages drivers to sign up for numerous services to maximize their income, which includes both ridesharing (Über and Lyft) and food delivery (Caviar and Postmates). The problem is that THERE IS NO INSURANCE POLICY THAT COVERS DRIVERS FOR BOTH RIDESHARING AND FOOD DELIVERY unless you purchase commercial insurance. However, commercial insurance is expensive and BREEZE CANNOT (OR WILL NOT) APPROVE INSURANCE POLICIES THAT COST MORE THAN $ 350 PER MONTH.
Ridesharing endorsements are new to insurance policies, which is great, but like I said, these endorsements will not cover you if you are delivering food for Caviar and Postmates. I spoke to two different insurance companies and I was told by both that I would need commercial insurance if I was going to also be delivering goods.
What is even worse — Breeze encouraged me to sign up with Metromile. Well, I spoke with Mr. Metromile, and guess what? — their ridesharing policy only covers Über. So, they (Breeze) are basically telling people to sign up for a car through them, buy inadequate insurance policies, and take the risk of driving for multiple services where you will not be covered in the event of an accident.
As a formally trained paralegal, I am absolutely disgusted that companies are getting away with this. It is illegal. Somebody needs to put them out of business.
On the other hand, you can get a Breeze car and commit yourself to do only ridesharing with the car (forget food delivery) and purchase ridesharing insurance — this is legal — but from the research I have done, you are not going to make enough money to cover expenses without signing up for at least three services — unless you already own a car, which defeats the purpose of Breeze.
Cost of Lease = $ 199 per week
Cost of ridesharing insurance = $ 3452 per year (my quote from Farmer’s — and I’m 40 with a perfect driving record)
Cost of gas for Prius = $ 120 per week (I asked several full-​time Über drivers gas expense for Prius)
Personally, I am not comfortable taking the risk of signing up with Breeze and only doing ridesharing with Über and Lyft. There are too many drivers out there claiming they are making minimum wage at best after all the expenses (doing only ridesharing). If I took the risk and didn’t make enough money doing ridesharing to cover the car expenses plus living expenses, I’d be up s!@# creek without a paddle. I am more than uncomfortable getting a car from Breeze and driving for numerous and varied services (ridesharing and food delivery) without full insurance coverage. Frankly, the fact that their business model for drivers suggests that people do this is shady and dishonest, and it scares me away from them, period.
Getting a job in the legal field is still near impossible, so for a brief moment I considered Breeze. I know it’s tough out there, but please be careful. The driver who wrote a review below about not being covered, because he didn’t have commercial insurance is telling the truth.

Sure, its true breeze’s lease is $ 195 weekly and $ 250 application fee.
But you have to make it work for you, i.e. work enough hours at Über and Lyft or whatever to save up for that down payment on a car.
If you ever wanted to try lyft or Über (being a customer for 2 years with lyft, i was dying to try but has no car), then this is your opportunity to try it out.
My advice, if you wanna save up that $$ for that car and stay in the black with breeze is do it FULL TIME.
I unfortunately had another part time job where on those days i couldn’t drive (also combined with the fact I cant see well at night and frankly didn’t want to drive at night).
Therefore, i kept breaking even and never made a profit for myself.
But thanks to Breeze, now i know what it takes to approach working for lyft or Über, and also what my schedule would be like if i do get my own car in the future.
You have to keep the car for the first 6 weeks no matter what, so just think about your scheduling before you sign up.

These are great group of people. They provide A BRAND NEW PRIUS for only 200 $ a week. Alot of people may not understand how great a deal that is for a vehicle used for comercial reasons. I was a taxi driver for over 2 years and had to pay 540 a week on a dingy old gas guzzler that cost me… no joke… an extra 350 a week just in gas. And unlike the taxi company breeze actually appreciates your business they treat you like a partner WITH breeze. Chuck and Aliyah are especially helpful. When i turned in my prius it wasn’t in perfect condition and breeze didn’t charge me anything extra… THEY GAVE ME AN EXTRA 500 BACK! I have already recomended a friend to breeze who is happy with the service and would recomend it to anyone that needs a car and a job.

DONT DO IT. Don’t do breeze and don’t let your friends do breeze. Save yourself a headache. I went here cuz i was desperate for a car and a different job. What happens? $ 250 membership fee plus $ 195 a week… you can get a way better deal from toyota. not only is it a complete rip off but when you return the car back they inspect it so you have to return it exactly how you got it. Auto pak has to inspect it wait till they send breeze the results and then you have to schedule and appointment with breeze for them to inspect the car. So the car isn’t technically yours. Its a bunch of start up yuppies that just moved to san francisco. Fuck Breeze. DONT DO IT!!!
And when i was signing up they offered $ 1 for a email referral? wtf am i gonna do with a $ 1 in San Francisco? pshhhhh
OH and when i used the «referral link» They said i used the wrong one. so f*ck it. i never got my $ 100 neither did my friend.
so Membership fee every month. $ 195 Lease every week. Gas, and you have to pay full coverage insurance every month. you’re better off getting YOUR OWN car from toyota. You can’t smoke in the car or you get charged a $ 300 fee.
STAY AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN

Avoid at all costs.
They are a predatory finance company that preys on people who are desperate to get a job.
Instead of a job you will find yourself locked into a VERY expensive lease, that will leave you no option but to drive for ride-​sharing companies to break even. This lease made me feel like an indentured servant. I actively had to avoid other opportunities that arose during this time because I was not making enough money to support the car if not driving for rideshare.
I originally was interested in breeze because of the short term nature of their lease offering.
Like most people, I was hesitant to finance a vehicle without having stable employment, and having no experience with rideshare I felt that it was better to go with the option with less commitment. I was also excited by the prospect of having a reliable vehicle at my disposal.
From the beginning I should have known to avoid them. After paying my initial deposit for the vehicle and signing up for insurance, it took breeze a full month to provide me with a vehicle. As for insurance, I was told by breeze to commit insurance fraud, and sign up with progressive for a ‘pleasure use’ policy with the lowest number of miles to save money as «you will be covered by lyft/​über».
I leased from breeze for 8 months in SF. During this time I felt like I was constantly being shaken down for more money, either by the weekly lease payments ($ 160 per week, taken directly from earnings which breeze requires be sent directly to them), or from mileage overage charges. Over 8 months, I drove and paid for ~30k miles however because the miles each month do not roll over, any particularly busy months resulted in overage charges, typically in the $ 100 – 150 range. These overage charges also made it difficult to justify using the car for any uses besides work, eliminating one of the biggest selling points of the lease.
As for the quick return, my experience was that breeze was incredibly picky about accepting the car. They expected the car to be in new condition, despite the 30k miles I placed on the vehicle driving for Lyft and to pass a vehicle inspection done by their auto body shop. Before the inspection I paid out of pocket to get car fully detailed, washed, and waxed. However, upon the inspection, the vehicle was rejected for two small ½″ screw marks in the rear bumper from someone nudging the car with their license plate, assumedly while parking. Fixing these dings resulted in a $ 500 body work charge, and required me to keep the vehicle an extra week. At the time it felt like this was just a ploy to force me to pay for this extra week, especially because at the body shop I met two other breeze drivers whose returns where rejected for the same reasons.
I am extremely relieved that I am finished with my dealings with this company.
TL; DR: Avoid breeze at all costs. This option is only viable on paper for short term use, however due to the difficulties I experienced in returning the vehicle I would assume that it will not be a short lease.

UPDATE:
After a bunch of facebook friends read my original review and started to rate it «Useful» I got a message from Jason at Breeze saying that they were sorry and were refunding my money. Unfortunately the refund didn’t appear in my account until this morning, and like a lot of my friends, I live pretty hand-​to-​mouth. So needless to say, it was still a major pain in the ass.
Overall, the message that Jason sent was curt and the apology weak. Though they did respond pretty quickly and refund my money, I find it very disturbing that they can take money out of my account at all! I’ll be posting a screenshot of my chat with their customer service guy. If you read it, you’ll see that I said I’m afraid I’m going to have to cut up my bank card and get a new one. Jason responded to this saying I definitely wouldn’t need to, but as they say «fool me twice, shame on me». So yeah, I think I have no choice, but to get my card replaced.
I did increase their rating to two instead of one star just because I wanted to reward them for responding quickly which they did, but I honestly wish I could have added just half a star instead. Still a pretty shady company IMO, but at least they have the tiniest shred of legitimacy.
If they can prove to me somehow that they can and have actually removed my card from their records and that there’s no chance in hell that they will charge it again — just so I don’t have to go through the hell of getting a new card and updating ALL my auto-​payments for everything -, then perhaps I’ll feel better about the full extra star that I gave, but short of that this is an EXTREMELY reluctant two stars.
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I once helped a friend out with a one-​time $ 50 payment to help him sign up for Breeze, and for some reason they kept my card info on file. Today, for the second time, they charged my count out of the blue — this time for $ 195. When I pointed it out to them last time, they corrected it right away and I thought they had removed my card info from the account at that time.
Then this morning I looked at my account and saw that they had charged me $ 195 and when I contacted them (via chat on their site btw — the phone number currently on this review is going to a Google voice mailbox) a person named Todd told me that my friend has to contact them to replace MY card with one of his.
I have no contract with Breeze and told them that taking money out of my account is basically theft, but Todd said that their billing department has to contact me before they can correct the situation. So basically I helped a friend sign up with their service months ago and now I’m going to have to cut up my credit card and get a new one because they don’t understand why what they’re doing is illegal.
Don’t use Breeze, and don’t let your friends use Breeze.

I don’t see why people are surprised. Of course leasing a car on your own is cheaper than renting one. They have to make profit somehow. Cab drivers pay $ 150 a day for they’re card. You’re paying $ 160 – 200 depending on the car you choose.
When I moved out here my 2001 Eclipse broke down on me. Couldn’t handle SF. My job (at the time) was grocery deliveries. Without my Eclipse I would not be able to work. I found out about Breeze and not only do I have a car to get around. I make way more driving Über than I did deliveries even after the $ 160 I pay a week for the Prius C.
My only complaint is I wish they were more transparent on how much it cost to start or I’d give em 5 stars. Even after the fees and contracts still less to put down than a $ 2000 down payment on a car. I also wish they had a wider selection of cars. I’d pay more a week for a Tesla ;)

There should be zero star option too, cod I wud like to give a breeze this star. Seems like a new company yet so rude and they are running away not answering calls or not responding to emails or voicemails. Guys, don’t invest ur money on this company. I’m still trying hard to get my money back. Don’t have enough time to tell the whole story, but be aware of this company.
They just trying to take your money be aware don’t pay $ 780 month and $ 250 fee
If don’t have credit and don’t want to buy car go über they give you contact to pay less then $ 600 month for lease toyota 2015 again save your money don’t do breeze
I call Aliyah 100 times she’s so so rude and big layer don’t trust her words yesterday I trust her I loose $ 80 and my 2 hours

I do not understand why so many people are unhappy with Breeze. I have been with the company since around March 17 2015, and so far everything has been fine. There were some hiccups in the beginning but that was to be expected when you’re dealing with leasing, billing, and contracts. The sign up session yielded a lot of really good information for you to have before you leave with your new car. I am the type of person that asks a lot of questions and all of my questions were answered thoroughly and honestly. They even made me feel like it was okay to drop by their office at any time if I need help with anything or if I need further guidance. (Shout out to zach and zoey from Opus)
Since working with Breeze I’ve made more money than I have working at any clothing store or grocery store chain combined. Even with the $ 195 dollars a week cost for the car, I am still able to make money. I see the $ 195 as a business expense (hopefully a tax write off). Having the Breeze car for a week allows me the ability to make much more than the weekly $ 195 fee.
However, I do believe that you must be very mature when dealing with a company like this because a lot of responsibility is required on your part. Owning a car is an expense, everyday the value of the car depreciates so it is up to you to maintain it and keep it presentable for your riders and your leasing company.
Do not lease a breeze car if you do not plan to do ride sharing at least part time to full time. This car should not be used as a rental otherwise you will just lose money in the end. If you want a brand new leisure car to hangout in and impress your friends then this is not the way to go but if you want a job that makes you money, then this is certainly the way to go.

Do not sign up with these guys. I did in mid-​2014 and drove for Lyft, and found that actually buying a car would end up being more cost-​effective than filtering these leeches cash. While sign up and getting on the road was relatively simple, the support they offer is and embarrassing and tragic leap backwards: you’d have better luck with a pack up bumbling troglodytes than get any help from these guys. They give quick and timely responses to simple emails, like: «Hey guys, the back window got smashed in by some random crackhead, but it’s fixed now»; a few hours tops for a response… the time taken to initiate exiting the company has felt more like a grift than a breeze.
On the note of service, when the suggested insurance company through Breeze found out it was for ride-​sharing (Progressive emailed me after a few months canceling the insurance as they do not cover ride-​sharing autos), I went with State Farm. I sent the new information, and the support at Breeze condescended to me, chiding me for choosing a «low-​tech» insurance company, as if I’m supposed to be on top of which company is most accessible to Breeze! Then they told me to commit insurance fraud to get insured: I absolutely did not do that, and found that State Farm was the only people locally to cover ride-​sharing autos.
I’ve been trying to get rid of the car for a week now, and have been sent back to their exit platform twice now, but by different support operators. I’ve filled out the exit questionnaire and scheduled days to return it, but hadn’t gotten any type of confirmation, or where this is supposed to happen.
They do not have an effective support system.
They tell you to commit insurance fraud.
They gauge you each week, and graft you when you want to leave the platform.
This business is toxic, and must be avoided. I literally (not figuratively) cannot stress this enough.
They will grift you out of whatever money they can.
It’s a bunch of tech bros wanting their million before says fuckall. They are not here to help you, they are here only to help themselves.
If I could give negative stars, I would.

This company (Breeze) makes money buy being a middle man between people that want to lease a car and the auto dealer. That means they jack up the Toyota dealers lease price charged to the actual lessee (you) in order to profit.
As of 1÷14÷15 to lease a new 2015 Prius straight from the dealer is $ 189 for 36 months. Breeze is charging $ 195/​week, or to fairly compare monthly rates, $ 780/​month vs $ 189/​month. That’s $ 591 profit for Breeze’s! You are also responsible for insurance, gas, parking and maintenance.
The nice part is that you can quit all of the financial obligation to Breeze with 2 weeks notice.
The shady part is their bait-​and-​switch regarding your Prius model. They say you’re getting a 2015 model, then after you fork over the $ 250 «initiation fee» they are really giving you a 2014. Reason? Well I’m pretty sure it has to with older models costing less to lease meaning more profit margin for Breeze to pocket for themselves.
I asked the guy that gave to slick initial orientation meeting why. He just gave a snarky reply about my ability to remember details in the meeting and he actually did not address my question. Instead he just reiterated the Prius leasing prices and avoided talking about model years.
In fact email correspondence indicates 2015 is «waiting for you» and when you apply for insurance you are also told to input 2015 model for quotes.
I think if you are going to be a shared service driver Breeze may not be the best way to maximize what you take home every month. You just need to ask yourself is Breeze’s service worth me paying them +$ 591/​month to do virtually what you can by simply walking into the Toyota dealership?
For me the answer is no way.
P. S. there is another review on Unilocal from Phenion T. on 11÷18÷14 which sounds really shady too. To me it’s obvious that it’s not from a genuine person but rather propaganda/​advertising from Breeze. But you can be the judge.