2007 TOYOTA AVANZA (will make TAXI?)

**ace_crv99** · December 16th, 2006 02:32 PM

hey guys the toyota has a plan to make Avanza taxi.
Can you give your comment about this Toyota Avanza will make Taxi.

pero walang pang ako nakikitang taxi na Avanza

**nemo's friend** · December 16th, 2006 02:45 PM

white color yata ang pang taxi, bro ... bago pa lang launch baka kaya wala pa.

pero yung blue ang ganda, dami na gumugulong sa sshway

**tajoe** · December 16th, 2006 04:51 PM

ilan seater po ang AVANZA?? thnx

**OTEP** · December 16th, 2006 04:56 PM

The Avanza is designed to cater to commercial and fleet sales. And yes, that includes taxi cabs. I don't see anything wrong with that. Avanzas are 7-seat compact MPV's. However, present legislation will only allow for white-colored 5-seater Avanzas to be used as taxis (the third row seat and associated hardware is deleted in the Taxi model). You can see Avanza taxis in Caloocan. That's where the carbarns of some of the Metro's largest taxi companies are located.

The Vios is being repositioned towards the retail/private market.

**carlocaraddict** · December 16th, 2006 05:11 PM

What I know is that the 3rd row will be optional for taxi cabs.

**carlocaraddict** · December 16th, 2006 05:14 PM

oh by the way, the avanza is spacious. I havn't seen any avanza taxis yet. Time to retire those ae101 corollas, itlog lancers and LEC Sentras? heheheh

**OTEP** · December 16th, 2006 05:39 PM

Pwedeng may third row for airport taxis, rental fleet, etc. But for a regular LTFRB-franchised taximeter cab, 5 pa din ang limit. Otherwise, the vehicle will fall into the next classification (yung malabong classification na 'for hire' at 'mega taxi').

**badkuk** · December 16th, 2006 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by ace_crv99

pero walang pang ako nakikitang taxi na Avanza

R&E and i think MGE pre-ordered a couple hundred avanzas even before it was launched; expect to see them on the streets soon B)

**number001** · December 16th, 2006 08:38 PM

Given the volume of for-taxi purchases by cab companies, does it still make sense to import Avanza(s) from Indonesia? I mean Toyota might consider doing some assembling of Avanza(s) here in the Philippines esp. since the Indonesian plants recently added South Africa to its export country list for the Avanza.