Taxis. Brand new or used cars?

[Bry]

I'm not sure if this is the proper forum...

I'm thinking of starting a taxi business, kahit a 1 or 2 units lang muna just to start.

Ano po ang mas-advisable, buy ng new cars? I have in my mind yung Vios, Php533,000.00.

OR

Get a used Corolla? for mga Php200,000.00


Advantage ng Vios, tatagal sya. Pero masmatagal mabawi ang puhunan. (14 months)

Advantage ng used Corolla, mabilis ang balik ng puhunan, pero baka mabilis na din masira at madaming gastos in the long run. (7 months)

[theveed]

Well, depende syempre kung ano condition ng used car mo.

Since Corolla target mo, my choice would be a used one. A late model, but well taken cared of Corolla will land your around 200ish lang for XL/XE variants...

Kay Zee/Cruven mo nalang pagawa pangilalim lagi hehe...

Medyo mahirap bawiin ang bnew lalo na 2 units ka lang unless mataas boundary mo (which kawawa din drivers mo)... Lalo na di nagcocorrespond ang fares sa pagtaas ng gas/oil/parts.

Kahit bnew pa yan kung di maalaga drivers mo and bara-bara mechanics mo wala din yan. AFAIK void ang warranty anyway kung ginamit mong "for hire" ang isang car diba? (I'm not sure about this but i think sa insurance iba rate din ng for hire)

2C lang.

[mazdamazda]

AFAIK, brand new units lang (right now) ang binibigyan ng taxi franchise...

[Bry]

Just a question, does anyone here know kung magkano ang boundary ngayon (Vios and Corolla)?

[BlueBimmer]

picanto ayaw mo?

[Bry]

Kia is too risky for me eh.... Kung brand new sa Vios na lang talaga....

[theveed]

O nga no, picanto...

[badkuk]

meron naman nagbebenta ng cars w/ taxi franchise

theveed:AFAIK void ang warranty anyway kung ginamit mong "for hire" ang isang car diba?

ganun pala un? e di ung mga bagong corolla XL taxis e la na ring warranty? magkalapit na un presyo ng XL and vios right? parang nawalan tuloy ng isang advantage to get the XL(it' still cheaper to maintain than the vios though)

speaking of which...is toyota officially serving up the vios for taxis?

sir bry, sa tingin nyo, since you'll be getting 2 units, get one na second hand, tapos isang brand new?

[theveed]

badkuk: di ako sure dun pre, im sure iba ang provisions nila sa for hire... otherwise siguradong daming iclaclaim hehe...

[BlueBimmer]

baka meron pang bnew kia prides for sale. ok naman ata picanto based on picanto owners here..

[Mguy]

I would like to see Hyundai Matrix CRDi as taxis. Medyo practical and comfortable kasi eh.

Of course, I wouldn't know about the reliabilty and parts nung mga yon.

How about Mega-taxis (FX, Crosswind, Revo, Adventure)? wala bang bagong franchise yun mga yun?

[theveed]

Suzuki APV kaya...

[yebo]

bad time to start a taxi business pare. mahal ang gasolina so ang gagawin ng drivers mo e lalaspagin yang car mo. walang pahinga yan. kala mo isa lang driver mo pero ginagawa ng iba nagpapa-sub sa ibang drivers pag pagod na. so 24 hours tumatakbo taxi mo. kahit na 5am-10pm lang laspag pa din agad yan at naghahabol ng boundary ang driver.

true sinabi ni mazda2x, brand new units lang binibigyan ng franchise ngayon. meron franchises for sale (meron ako 2, kaso lapit na expire) pero medyo mahaba din process ng transfer of franchise, substitution of unit saka change of business name.

kia? kahit pride o picanto hindi maganda i-taxi. kung personal use oo tatagal ang kia, pero pag taxi pustahan tayo palit ka shocks after 2 months. then after 6 months palit clutch, then aftere 1 year baba ka ng transmission. alam ko, una naming taxi kia pride.

boundary na alam ko ngayon for 1300cc engine na taxi is P1000-1200/24 hours (depende sa condition ng car, mas bago mas mataas). meron mga operators na mataas ang boundary P1400-1500/24 hours pero yun e kung may SSS at medicare ang driver (big companies only). mas mataas ang boundary mas madali masisira ang taxi mo.

you will need to change oil and spark plugs every month (expect the car to run 200 km/day minimum). tyres on taxis don't last more than 9 months. expect to replace shocks sooner than you'd think. clutch replacement after 1 year, tranny overhaul after only 2 years and complete engine overhaul after 3 years (i'm assuming you're an extremly lucky guy!) di pa kasali dyan ang aksidente, holdap, etc. mas mataas din insurance ng taxi kesa private car.

[BlueBimmer]

kaya cguro nalugi yung kilala kong may taxi franchise..binenta sa huli mga XL nya at besta

[x-wind]

basta ako paalam ko lang wag mo na xpect na babalik ROI mo maybe 1/4 na lang after mo mabenta unit. why habang tumatakbo sa daan yan nag maintenance ka di pa kasama dyan yun pag nabanga ka or nakabanga ka.

right now la na open ng franchise kung meron man yung mga for sale kagaya ng kay yebo but dapat bago mag xpire yun francise mailipat sa new vehicle. ang unit nag xpire but linya hindi basta before 10 years old ng sasakyan mailipat ang linya sa new vehicle. taxi line around 35k to 45k yun transfer pa nyan wow mga 60k bago malipat sa new vehicle.

good luck bro.....

[badkuk]

yebo: bad time to start a taxi business pare.

hmmm...baka mas ok pa ung mga van na biyaheng probinsya(e.g. MM to Cavite, Batangas, etc)

[jkaizer]

Pre, share ko lang.

Kapitbahay ko sa quezon city dati, nangutang at bumili ng dalawang taxi na second-hand (mazda 323 yata). after a few months of making good money, na-total wreck yung isa, kasi bago lang yung driver, yari! hanggang ngayon nagbabayad pa siya ng utang niya.

Yung isa pang kapitbahay is doing okay naman, isa lang taxi niya second-hand na big body corolla XL pa, but he drives it, kaya alaga niya. it's been a while, pero balita ko he has not had a big problem with.

Hehehe, taxi owners\drivers kasi and tirahan namin diyan sa QC.

Risky nga siguro ang taxi business nowadays, pero wala namang business na walang risk.

P.S. Idagdag mo sa choices ang Altis, saw some pics sa cagayan de oro where altis are used as taxis.

[yebo]

kung second hand din lang balak mo suggest ko van for hire na lang or school bus service. get a hyundai starex jumbo na second hand, wala pa coding yan kasi exempted sa coding ang school bus.

pag weekend pwede mo pa rent sa mag-out of town trips. rent ng minivan ngayon is P3500/12 hours plus cost of fuel (P2500 sa iyo, P1000 sa driver.) pag sumobra sa 12 hours may per hour charge pa yun. pero maximum na alam ko is P4500/24 hour day. less pa maintenance cost mo kesa sa taxi. may van ka pa for family use.

[theveed]

was about to suggest what Yebo mentioned, school bus services.

may thread ata tayo dito about a member asking kung ano van ok pang schoolbus...

mahirap taxi, takaw holdap pa esp pagdating sa pasko...

[yebo]

wag ka lang magsasakay ng 6 na marines at baka ma-rape ka