I put about 100,000 miles on mine while driving Uber/Lyft. I got all sorts of comments, some good, some bad.
Usually if they had something bad to say about it, I'd just tell them that Uber is cheaping out on cars because their customers don't pay well. Most people have no idea U/L drivers use their own cars. lol.
It was a great excuse to get out of idiots trying to uber from Walmart with a 60" TV. No can do buddy. Too much luggage? sorry.
I did have the unfortunate experience of packing 3 FULL-SIZE adults in the back which resulted in some suspension damage. They couldn't breath. I couldn't control the laughter. Their skinny-er friend was in the front seat. All of the front seat.
Girls thought it was cute, good city car, liked the color (blue). Guys generally laughed at it, called it a clown car, asked how many squirrels under the hood, etc. Tourists generally didn't have any issues with it. However all like the fact I could get around town quickly and efficiently. We'd go up some pretty steep hills in San Francisco and I'd tell people to lean forward, or warn them if we don't make that green light one of you are going to have to get out and push.
Some people commented on how clean I kept it. "I just pick it up and shake it out after every ride" or "the interior is made by RubberMade so I swap it out once a month."
I put a personalized plate on it about half way through my U/L driving because of the most frequent comment. "SQUEZIN" which locals thought was in reference to the "Squeeze Inn" burger joint. Others thought it had some hidden sexual context. When I'd pull up on 3 or 4 people for their ride, I'd yell out "Squeeze In Ya'll" and would generally get a laugh out of it. Always a good intro and made for some good conversation.
I lost count of the number of people who posed for pictures with the car and the plate. I had several incidents where people were kneeling near the back for pictures and I didn't know they were there. Lucky I never backed over anybody.
Ultimately, the $6k I paid for the car was the best comeback. "Why don't you buy a real car" one guy said. "I'd much prefer to take your money in a paid-off car and embarrass you at the same time."
153k miles and still going, though retired from the people moving business.