Avoiding the "Taxi-Look"

[Jdela Cruzo]

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!

[JohnM]

Bayaan mo mga haters

Keep it clean and simple. No borloloy, bling, wings, stickers, etc. IMO a set of nice rims will do wonders.

[Jdela Cruzo]

Bayaan mo mga haters

Keep it clean and simple. No borloloy, bling, wings, stickers, etc. IMO a set of nice rims will do wonders.

Thanks for the response sir! Kahit grill? hehe kasi actually yun lang naman ang kaya ko bilhin, at the moment kasi grill lang ang naiisip ko like one liner at least makakatulong na mailayo sa "taxi" look yung auto.

[JohnM]

Thanks for the response sir! Kahit grill? hehe kasi actually yun lang naman ang kaya ko bilhin, at the moment kasi grill lang ang naiisip ko like one liner at least makakatulong na mailayo sa "taxi" look yung auto.

Kumpleto kaya mga taxi sa upgrade parts. Marami silang "contacts" sa Banawe

Kung chicks ang pumara why not diba? :naughty2:

[_Qwerty_]

ok lang yan sir.. pag may pumara na tsiks.. hintuan mo!

[SilverHorizon]

Hi,
Ka relate ako sayo TS... halos lahat nalang ng kakilala kong nakakakita ng oto ko (AE101) e nagsasabi na Taxi daw.. ewan ko ba kahit black ang pintura kaso Stock 13 Rim at walang Tint sya.. kaya pag nagka extra budget ako baka ipa tint ko na e.

[Altis6453]

Nice rims (although the stock ones are just fine by me)
Clean seat covers
Good tint
Decent audio system

Shouldn't cost you more than Php 100k if you want your Love Life Corolla to have a non-taxi appearance.

[dr. d]

wala kang magagawa... talagang mukhang taxi naman talaga, e.
perhaps if you keep the paintjob clean and shiny...
and keep all doors locked, at baka na lang may biglang pumasok at papuntahin ka sa molopisya..
at tanggalin mo kaya yung toplight..
mag-hintay ka na lang ng 2 years.. by then, illegal na yan gawing taxi..
heh heh.

but hey! seriously, i do not mind if my car looks like a taxi.. my colleagues do not mind.. and neither should you.
drive well and arrive well.

[oj88]

I think that arriving to that conclusion (that it looks like a taxi) was not meant to be mean spirited. It's just the way it is.

If you're bent on changing that image, change the color. If not, just accept the fact that it will, on occasion, gets mistaken for a taxi or a rent-a-car.

I have an associate who drives a white Corolla LE. He's quite comfortable with it that he's even the one that started bringing up the fact that he gets flagged down by unsuspecting commuters almost everyday. He even joked about that the 'LE' meant 'Low End'.

Anyway, don't worry. Just flip it around and use the situation as an ice breaker.

[saksidriver]

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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[1D4LV]

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.....

[specialtikoy]

Ayos lang yan sir basta makinis kotse mo. 2000 camry ko rin na white madalas pinapara eh hahaha :D halos kahawig pa naman sila ng bumper ng love life

[kinyo]

inggit lang yung nagsabi "mukhang taxi" ... huwag na huwag mo sila isakay!

[nhel0719]

Bungguin mo pagnakito mong tumatawid =) jk
At least may oto ka di ba

[_Cathy_]

^libre ka sakin basta idetail mo auto ko

TS you may post photos of your car after you fix it up

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[privateryan16]

How to post photos here from my mobile? I'll post my taxi este my white vios...

[Synth007]

Okay lang naman taxi look hahaha. As long as its doing its purpose.

[sientobente]

Kapag nakaipon, you can convert the front for a euro look.

[crosswind]

yan oh clean look

[saksidriver]

Ok din yan usdm version ng ae111. Wala pa ko nakita sa pinas niyan. Kaso front and rear ang convert mo niyan. And walang surplus niyan unless may magpaparating sayo galing US. Maganda din yung euro 2 version. Katulad nung ae111 ni jomari yllana. Yun nga lang ang mahal ng conversion. And pag nabanggga ka aruy. Goodluck kung makahanap ka kaagad ng tingi tingi na parts like headlight and foglight.