Taxi Operator Business 101

[Lotur]

Hi everyone

im seriously contemplating on starting a taxi operator business next year,
however i consider myself a noob re the ins and outs of a good operator...
initially siguro im thinking into getting at least 5-7 2nd hand toyota units once familiar na ko sa detalye... for now research and tanung tanong muna

can anyone refer me to a website/poster that can help me with the basics of becoming an operator? saka pati na rin ung mga diskarte sana sa maintenance and possible hassles along the way... id rather kasi invest my money na lang sa business instead of getting a new ride, medyo gipitan na rin kasi sa bansa natin ngayon

any tips will be much appreciated. tyvm

[Bry]

Nice thread.

I'm thinking of putting up a taxi business din next year. My uncle who owns the Munich taxis told me na para safe daw, you should start with at least 10 units. Target ko is yung mga 1-2 year old na Vios. Going brand new is going to be very expensive. Let's say 150T matitipid per unit, multiply that by 10 = 1.5M agad ang savings.

[Lotur]

marami na rin bang available franchised-vios units around 150k na for sale?
mukhang dabest taxi nga tong vios eh, and the taxi business is a very lucrative business talaga basta nahandle lang ng maayos, bawi agad ang puhunan in no time

un nga lang, anhirap magresearch sa net ng info re taxi ownership...
ok lang ba pre na iemail kita? iv got certain questions sana
im just scratching the surface kasi and i-assess ko munang maigi bago sumalang

salamat!

[vinj]

As with any business, this has to be quite hands-on and your drivers + overhead management will make or break it IMO. It is true though that for the business to be lucrative, you'll have to maintain a good number of units.

The 1.3 AE111 Corolla seems to be the popular choice now, especially with the LPG-equipped units.

[seonadancing]

My bro-in-law had a taxi business that went down. It all depends on your drivers, dapat marunong sila mag alaga kasi everyday na di makakapasada yun taxi mo e wala kang kikitain, plus you have to pay for the repairs. If you can come up with the initial investment to pay for the units then that's better, mahirap yun humiram ka pa ng pera sa bangko then relying on the profit to pay the bank. Maintenance cost yun kalaban since yun driver naman yun nagbabayad sa gas. I think 800 pesos yun boundary for each taxi then the rest goes to the driver. Dipende yun sa kotse kung bago o hindi.

[Bry]

Lotur: Wala din ako masyado alam pa dito eh, pareho lang tayo. I'm just scratching the surface din.

Yung boundary ng Corolla (AE111) is around 1,000-1,200 Php. Yung Vios naman 1,200-1,400 Php. For 24 hours yun ha.

[jerome951]

Hi everyone

im seriously contemplating on starting a taxi operator business next year,
however i consider myself a noob re the ins and outs of a good operator...
initially siguro im thinking into getting at least 5-7 2nd hand toyota units once familiar na ko sa detalye... for now research and tanung tanong muna

can anyone refer me to a website/poster that can help me with the basics of becoming an operator? saka pati na rin ung mga diskarte sana sa maintenance and possible hassles along the way... id rather kasi invest my money na lang sa business instead of getting a new ride, medyo gipitan na rin kasi sa bansa natin ngayon

any tips will be much appreciated. tyvm

Hi,

Interesado ko mag karoon ng taxi business sa pilipinas pero this is my first time. Sa tingin ko magandang business ito sa pilipinas. Umuuwi kami ng family ko 5 to 6 months. Na experience ko ang walang kotse kya bumili ko last year ng vios 1.3 e. Nasa garage lang ng pinsan ng asawa ko at walang gumagamit. Gusto ko sanang gawin taxi at bumili pa ng kotse. May idea ka ba kung ano ano ang kailangan to make it a taxi. Kailangan ba ng plate for business. Yun ang sabi ng iba and 1 hundred thousand daw. Binasa ko kasi ung ibang quote dito at ok ang boundary. 1500.

thanks,

[Geely christian]

Hi,

Tip ko seriously, kung mag tataxi business ka, try to checkout the geely cars first, kc yung price ng isang toyota can buy 2 brandnew units of geely LC Panda 1.3L, well quality wise din kc geely ang bagong owner ng Volvo. so if you're planing to buy 5-7 2nd hand units of toyota, x2 mo each for LC Panda with 5 yrs warranty ka pa.... same income din each taxi ang makukuha mo.

[Boy Bastos]

Hi,

Tip ko seriously, kung mag tataxi business ka, try to checkout the geely cars first, kc yung price ng isang toyota can buy 2 brandnew units of geely LC Panda 1.3L, well quality wise din kc geely ang bagong owner ng Volvo. so if you're planing to buy 5-7 2nd hand units of toyota, x2 mo each for LC Panda with 5 yrs warranty ka pa.... same income din each taxi ang makukuha mo.

Hayuf sa sales talk ah!

:D

[1997]

Hi,

Tip ko seriously, kung mag tataxi business ka, try to checkout the geely cars first, kc yung price ng isang toyota can buy 2 brandnew units of geely LC Panda 1.3L, well quality wise din kc geely ang bagong owner ng Volvo. so if you're planing to buy 5-7 2nd hand units of toyota, x2 mo each for LC Panda with 5 yrs warranty ka pa.... same income din each taxi ang makukuha mo.

Serious ka ba dyan? sa tingin mo ano mas maganda Geely or Cherry? Tingin ko Geely kasi yun yung username mo eh...

[Geely christian]

Yeah i'm serious, imagine with 5yrs warranty wala kang pproblemahin sa mainteinance.
regarding about geely or cherry, bakit mag iinvest ng Geely ang may ari ng Benz,Chrysler,Jeep and Dodge dito satin sa Pinas
kung alam nyang hindi mganda quality nito.una sa lahat baka ikasira lang ng company name nya yun kung panget yung Geely.
so some of the clients are confident to take this brand,because behind this Geely is isang kilalang Automotive Company.

I have nothing againts sa mga opinion nung iba,infact i respect you all pa nga eh..
and thank you po.

[marg]

Hi,

Tip ko seriously, kung mag tataxi business ka, try to checkout the geely cars first, kc yung price ng isang toyota can buy 2 brandnew units of geely LC Panda 1.3L, well quality wise din kc geely ang bagong owner ng Volvo. so if you're planing to buy 5-7 2nd hand units of toyota, x2 mo each for LC Panda with 5 yrs warranty ka pa.... same income din each taxi ang makukuha mo.

POST #1. Salesman ng Geely ito.

[Wh1stl3r]

Didn't know Geely was still selling cars, last time I saw one was as a prize in one of Kris Aquino's game shows. If china cars are anything like china buses and trucks you'll definitely save a lot on acquisition cost but lose much more than that in maintenance costs. Build quality/alignment of panels is terrible and the brake pads/clutch wear out much faster than Japanes/Korean cars. Hina pa ng engine. Ask yourself din when was the last time you saw a Geely cab on the road?

[SiRbossR]

natawa ako dun sa comments sa geels salesman. HAHAHA :bwahaha: well, if you're planning to get a taxi, specifically a brand new one go get a mazda 3. para maiba. kiddin, well, i'd choose the new accent and the Kia Rio pag ita-taxi.

[dencio1976]

natawa ako dun sa comments sa geels salesman. HAHAHA :bwahaha: well, if you're planning to get a taxi, specifically a brand new one go get a mazda 3. para maiba. kiddin, well, i'd choose the new accent and the Kia Rio pag ita-taxi.

agreed.. accent or rio. subok tong unit na to. kasi pag sirain or malakas sa gas ang taxi mo likely na hindi tatagal sayo ang driver. saket sa ulo...

hindi dahil mura e ok yun. around 1994 when we chose the kia pride over the toyota corolla dahil mura siya e yun na nga ang nangyari.