SX4 : The new flavor among cab operators?

supremeBaleno · 20th June 2007, 20:34

If one SX4 taxi makes it a 'flavour', what do you call the tens of thousands of Flairs and Indicas ? An Armada ?

The Merc (E-class) is a common taxi cab that you get in Belgium. Will that make me say no to a Merc ? Sure not.

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Originally Posted by radek

There aren't any Palio cab. Atleast I haven't seen one.

Maybe you should start with searching for any Palio - cab or otherwise. It would be more like looking for a needle in a haystack.

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

@ben & manikjeet, why dont you fellas get together & buy the whole lot of ikons & innovas that are on sale, so no cabbie can get them.

GeekSrik · 20th June 2007, 20:47

wowow! a ferrari taxi, i m sure the cost of hiring it would be as much as say an 800 ???

and oh btw, whatever taxi i've gone in, in europe has always been a mercedes benz! so i guess now taxi and personal car would be more or less same these days!

thalavoy · 20th June 2007, 21:42

May be there are Palio cabs. But I am sure there are no Palio Adventure cabs. That is one exclusivity I have

1100D · 20th June 2007, 23:43

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Originally Posted by thalavoy

May be there are Palio cabs. But I am sure there are no Palio Adventure cabs. That is one exclusivity I have

So, if you want more exclusivity, convert yours to a cab.

esteem_lover · 20th June 2007, 23:49

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Originally Posted by 1100D

So, if you want more exclusivity, convert yours to a cab.

Or even better, sell your fiat & buy the Logan, Estilo or the U-Va. Really can't see them at all.

Zappo · 21st June 2007, 00:31

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Or even better, sell your fiat & buy the Logan, Estilo or the U-Va. Really can't see them at all.

No? Well, I see the Estilos by dozens in Hyderabad. U-Va also I have seen quite a few of late. And Logans which were not visible on Hyderabad roads till a few days back all of a sudden have hit the road with vengeance. I am seeing a good number of them suddenly.

1100D · 21st June 2007, 00:37

Yeah But I was meaning in the lines of ..." Gentlemen , the one and only Palio Adventure Taxi belongs to....hold your breath...thalavoy..clap clap clap"....That kind of exclusivity!!

Rekha · 21st June 2007, 00:39

IMHO, SX4 cabbies will not have much effect as long as SX4 dont get predominantly registered as cabs.

Though we have Merc and ferrari cabs, it will never stop a potential buyer to look for them. Because user/customer profile in general plays a good role here.

For e.g., Indica is a good vehicle and i've seen more cabs than privately owned vehicles(atleast in Bangalore this is the case). taxi image (though Indicabs are available) automatically gets attached to it.

So for products like SX4 and the cars in lower segment, what will be the effect? how is it different/same from the higher end products (as far as taxi image is concerned). let me know please...

Ram · 21st June 2007, 05:55

As we develop and progress, it's high time, the common taxicabs start using larger cars with trunks.

And, at that, a high headroom, high ground clearance, 2-wheel-drive, crossover SUV with a trunk. SUV-Crossover-4 that's SX4. What could be a better cab?

CrAzY dRiVeR · 21st June 2007, 08:31

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Originally Posted by 1100D

Yeah But I was meaning in the lines of ..." Gentlemen , the one and only Palio Adventure Taxi belongs to....hold your breath...thalavoy..clap clap clap"....That kind of exclusivity!!

Two days back, we had a Camry cabbie blocking the road for some time.

Was with a yellow plate, (might belong to some hotel group). The guy tried to make a U-turn, that would have been difficult to make in a small hatch.
Result? This huge car was blocking the entire road (

- was shocked by how the length covered the width of the road)

By the way, one particular hotel group here has Nissan X-trails (and a lot of them) plying with yellow plates all over the city.

ajmat · 21st June 2007, 10:43

Bangalore also has a BMW 7 and an Audi A8 as taxi's

madan80 · 21st June 2007, 11:53

very nice! Being a luxury maruti, this would be the taxi driver's favourite.

They had the esteem's and now it sthe SX4. However, I dont think any taxi operator (for call centers) would use the SX4, but these would still be with the fellow's who rent out cars for airport drops type of taxi drivers.

manikjeet · 21st June 2007, 11:59

arre you all guy saying we got a ferrari taxi camry taxi here in chandigarh we have porsche cayenne as a taxi can you beat it and its say cayenne s at the back and has some cool looking alloys

caroholic1 · 21st June 2007, 12:01

But guys what's wrong with an SX4 having a commercial number plate????? Many of my relatives are using BMW7 series, Vianos & S-Class for their commercial use. But that does not effect the image of that car.

suman · 21st June 2007, 12:05

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Originally Posted by caroholic1

But guys what's wrong with an SX4 having a commercial number plate?????

Beats me, cannot really understand the purpose of this thread. I mean, hasn't every Indian car launched in recent years been used as a commercial vehicle either by Hotels or cab operators or call centers? This is the latest entrant, that's all

20th June 2007, 20:47	#32
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	wowow! a ferrari taxi, i m sure the cost of hiring it would be as much as say an 800 ??? and oh btw, whatever taxi i've gone in, in europe has always been a mercedes benz! so i guess now taxi and personal car would be more or less same these days!
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20th June 2007, 21:42	#33
thalavoy BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 406 Thanked: 77 Times View My Garage	May be there are Palio cabs. But I am sure there are no Palio Adventure cabs. That is one exclusivity I have
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21st June 2007, 00:37	#37
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,079 Times View My Garage	Yeah But I was meaning in the lines of ..." Gentlemen , the one and only Palio Adventure Taxi belongs to....hold your breath...thalavoy..clap clap clap"....That kind of exclusivity!!
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21st June 2007, 00:39	#38
Rekha BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: 0 Times	IMHO, SX4 cabbies will not have much effect as long as SX4 dont get predominantly registered as cabs. Though we have Merc and ferrari cabs, it will never stop a potential buyer to look for them. Because user/customer profile in general plays a good role here. For e.g., Indica is a good vehicle and i've seen more cabs than privately owned vehicles(atleast in Bangalore this is the case). taxi image (though Indicabs are available) automatically gets attached to it. So for products like SX4 and the cars in lower segment, what will be the effect? how is it different/same from the higher end products (as far as taxi image is concerned). let me know please...
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21st June 2007, 05:55	#39
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	As we develop and progress, it's high time, the common taxicabs start using larger cars with trunks. And, at that, a high headroom, high ground clearance, 2-wheel-drive, crossover SUV with a trunk. SUV-Crossover-4 that's SX4. What could be a better cab?
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21st June 2007, 10:43	#41
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	Bangalore also has a BMW 7 and an Audi A8 as taxi's
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21st June 2007, 11:53	#42
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	very nice! Being a luxury maruti, this would be the taxi driver's favourite. They had the esteem's and now it sthe SX4. However, I dont think any taxi operator (for call centers) would use the SX4, but these would still be with the fellow's who rent out cars for airport drops type of taxi drivers.
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21st June 2007, 11:59	#43
manikjeet Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,618 Thanked: 295 Times View My Garage	arre you all guy saying we got a ferrari taxi camry taxi here in chandigarh we have porsche *cayenne* as a taxi can you beat it and its say cayenne s at the back and has some cool looking alloys
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21st June 2007, 12:01	#44
caroholic1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 407 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	But guys what's wrong with an SX4 having a commercial number plate????? Many of my relatives are using BMW7 series, Vianos & S-Class for their commercial use. But that does not effect the image of that car.
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