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In many neighborhoods you can get a car service to do so yes. It's not feasible in all situations however.

Yes, a shady car service that in many cases does not have a price before hand, that does not take credit cards, that always tells you it will be there in 5 minutes (even if you'll be waiting 30+ minutes).

Never had a problem with our car service in Manhattan Beach. You get a price from the dispatcher right away and usually their cars are on time. If they're busy the dispatcher will tell you right away. And price wise they're much cheaper (50%) than Uber. Also I like the new lexuses that the car service uses.

Their location is few blocks away from us, so you need to do research to make sure that the car service is around you.

I live in Queens and the only complaint of yours I can qualify is that they don't take credit cards.

Car service cabs are plentiful and cheap in my area. Many of the drivers directly communicate with you by phone and have GPS.

They also charge a lot more and sometimes never show.

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