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    #11
    Panindigan mo na, lagay ka ng hidden camera sa loob then pag pinara ka ng chicks, alam na. "Fake taxi". Manila edition. Haha.

    Seryoso, wala naman masama kung mukhang taxi ang sasakyan mo. As long as reliable and efficient, gets you from point a to point b. yung mga namimintas sa isang sasakyan na nagsasabi na mukhang taxi daw. Karamihan niyan bago lang nagka kotse, walang alam sa kotse, o wala talaga kotse. At least ikaw kahit umuulan hindi ka mababasa kasi naka kotse ka. Pintasan man nila na mukhang taxi oto mo. Eh ano naman. And besides, GLi na yan. All power and amenities solve ka na riyan.


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    #12
    Thanks sa mga feedback sirs. Medyo napaisip lang talaga ako, kasi kaya ko nga siya binili kasi nagagandahan ako sa kanya, di ko actually siya nakita as "mukhang taxi", naapektuhan lang ako sa nasabi nung kakilala ko haha may rims naman ako sir, and super dark tinted din siguro nga okay naman na to

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    #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Jdela Cruzo View Post
    Hi Guys, just got my white Toyota Corolla GLI 2000 baby altis, all stock. Ask lang ako ng tips para maiwasan yung "taxi-look", I mean, syempre since madaming taxi na lovelife di natin maiwasan na sabihin ng iba na mukhang taxi etc. Well actually nasabi na kasi sa akin ng taong di masyadong familiar sa kotse na mukhang taxi daw. Ouch! hehe alam ko naman na technically specs pa lang alam naman ng marunong sa kotse na di sya ex taxi or what. Di din naman ata gngamit na pantaxi ang GLI. napaisip lang naman ako what simple things can I do to make the car look better. Nakamags naman ako mga sir pero nabother lang din ako dun sa nasabi nung kakilala ko so nagiisip ako ng pwede pa gawin.

    Thanks guys!
    avoid the taxi cab look? tanggalin mo yung taxi na signboard sa bubungan, and yung pulang for hire na metro, tsaka hwag kang maglalagay nung aso na umuugoy ugoy yung ulo sa harap... hehehehe.
    kidding aside:

    a) keep it clean.
    b) if you can afford it, put in a nice mags.
    c) tint it good, kung kakayanin mo, whole windshield.
    d) hwag kang gagamit ng mga chrome accessories.
    e) tama si john m, walang wings..
    f) palit ng grilles.
    g) kung kakayanin pa din and depende sa pinalit mong rims, onting lowering.

    expensive route : convert it to a Euro look.....

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    #14
    yes, dark tint. hindi na taxi ang dating nyan pag naka-tint

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    #15
    Your friend is rude. Obviously, he knows nothing about cars. Don't mind his comment, dapat nga maawa ka sa kanya. Lalaki siya and he can't even tell a GLi from an XL.

    Does he even have a car? He probably can't even change tires.

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    #16
    Yung tint kaya sa headlight mga sir? May nagsuggest kasi kaso di ko maassess kung bagay ba yun.

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    #17
    pakulayan mo ng orange

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    #18
    Quote Originally Posted by Jdela Cruzo View Post
    Yung tint kaya sa headlight mga sir? May nagsuggest kasi kaso di ko maassess kung bagay ba yun.
    maganda, pero not necessary.... basta magandang rims and tints, tapos super linis, tapos slight lowering, ganda na nyan.
    think of it as like this but with better rims..... di na mukhang taxi diba? this picture kasi comes with the stock rims..... although ok, it can be better.

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    same car, different angle.

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    now imagine if these rims are attached to the same car above:

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    but i think this looks better on that car. tapos 1 inch lowered ka.

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    danda nyan!
    Last edited by 1D4LV; September 16th, 2014 at 03:37 PM.

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    #19
    How to avoid the taxi-look? Don't:

    1. Put a taxi sign on the roof.
    2. Don't put TAXI lettering on the sides
    3. Don't put a taxi meter.
    4. Don't charge your passengers.
    5. Don't drive recklessly like a taxi driver.

    Otherwise, taxi ka nga. At kung ginagawa mo ang 4 & 5, colorum ka.

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    #20
    Quote Originally Posted by NiCe2KnowU View Post
    pakulayan mo ng orange
    Passion orange

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