Best car as Call centre cab

isldhn · 1st May 2009, 13:37

Hi guy's. Which in your opinion will be the best car to be deployed as a call centre cab for pick up and drop facility. The car would be run in a radius of 100 km's in city. It should be preferably a 7-8 seater one with low maintainence costs. Do you think Maruti Omni(LPG) would be suitable for such a thing. Given it's low costs, and within city travelling I think it should suit this job perfect. Please roll on with your suggestions. They will be highly called for and appreciated.

NOS Power · 1st May 2009, 13:55

@isldhn

It would make business sense to get the omni 8 seater as it would be very cheap, but keep in mind employees will crib about its lack of any comfort when you squeeze 7 people in it.

Are you planning to get your own fleet?
Would advise against it as costs will be pretty high. Have you explored the option of vendors?

greenhorn · 1st May 2009, 13:57

tata magic is another option

?ushk@r · 1st May 2009, 14:10

OMNI 8-Seater is the best option.. cheap and low maintenance!

anekho · 1st May 2009, 14:19

xylo maybe? one of the cheaper comfortable 7-seaters out there.

cheers

isldhn · 1st May 2009, 14:24

Yeah, just came to know that Omni does'nt have any A.C. model too. So I will have to get an external a.c. fitted to it. Do you think it's workable.
I am exploring the option of vendors but we dont have any registered commercial vehicles in our city. So that will be a problem. Why would owning an own fleet prove costly. What do you think of leasing?

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Originally Posted by NOS Power

@isldhn

It would make business sense to get the omni 8 seater as it would be very cheap, but keep in mind employees will crib about its lack of any comfort when you squeeze 7 people in it.

Are you planning to get your own fleet?
Would advise against it as costs will be pretty high. Have you explored the option of vendors?

narayan · 1st May 2009, 14:28

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

tata magic is another option

Magic ! i dont think call center employees would want to travel in that !

TATA WINGER is more like it

rishin.kalra · 1st May 2009, 14:30

Bolero XL ! Comfortable, Sturdy, AC, Spacious !

phamilyman · 1st May 2009, 14:52

Winger plesae. or tavera.

No self respecting call center would want to literally stuff its staff into an Omni as a permanent arrangement.

CrackedHead · 1st May 2009, 15:00

Why isn't anyone suggesting the current favorite in call center cabs - the Tata Sumo ?

The tata Winger is an option but IMO - it gets a little cramped inside in the 12/13 seater version.

isldhn · 1st May 2009, 15:52

Yeah My bad. I guess Omni is totally out. It just struck my mind today morn. actually when I was thinking about the scheme our company was offering to it's distributors.
But I guess Winger is a nice option. Came to know by reading a few threads that winger is being used by a lot of call centres in Bangy. Could anyone tell me about it's mileage and maintainence costs.

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Originally Posted by phamilyman

Winger plesae. or tavera.

No self respecting call center would want to literally stuff its staff into an Omni as a permanent arrangement.

ankitahuja · 2nd May 2009, 00:01

In terms of employee comfort, nothing beats the Innova. Don't know how cheap it is to maintain it though.

aaggoswami · 2nd May 2009, 08:22

Winger will be too big IMO.
The options IMO best suited to your requirements are :

1) Tata Sumo.
2) Chevrolet Tavera.
3) Mahindra Xylo. This latest entrant is selling in good numbers and is very comfortable.
4) Toyota Innova. The best of all the four cars listed. But its quite expensive to buy in the first place.

null · 2nd May 2009, 09:36

Be realistic guys! how many call centres provide their employees with travel luxuries like AC, pushback seats etc? How many companies give Innovas for call centre cabs? Points to be considered would be safe, decently comfortable, min time travel.

isldhn, most of them use Indicabs or Sumo/Tavera (and Temp travellers in case of bigger sized orgs) in Bangalore with each vehicle/s covering a part of the city. Winger is also an option, but its more flexible to have 2 sumo's instead of 1 winger as you can split the route into two & save on travel time. Vendor managed travel would be easier on you as the logistics are taken care by them.

Look at Winger or Sumo/Tavera combinations depending on your load & your $$ factor.

Note: If you observe, recession seem to have taken a toll on the callcentre cabs in Blore. You dont see soo many of them at nights nowadays unlike before. Companies are moving towards cheaper, bigger modes of transport like buses & vans for mass movement instead of individual drops till the door steps.

GTO · 2nd May 2009, 13:02

Suggested options:

1. Tata Winger

2. Used Qualis

3. Chevy Tavera

4. Mahindra Xylo

1st May 2009, 13:37	#1
isldhn BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ludhiana Posts: 285 Thanked: 147 Times	Best car as Call centre cab Hi guy's. Which in your opinion will be the best car to be deployed as a call centre cab for pick up and drop facility. The car would be run in a radius of 100 km's in city. It should be preferably a 7-8 seater one with low maintainence costs. Do you think Maruti Omni(LPG) would be suitable for such a thing. Given it's low costs, and within city travelling I think it should suit this job perfect. Please roll on with your suggestions. They will be highly called for and appreciated.
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1st May 2009, 13:55	#2
NOS Power BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kolkata Posts: 404 Thanked: 79 Times View My Garage	@isldhn It would make business sense to get the omni 8 seater as it would be very cheap, but keep in mind employees will crib about its lack of any comfort when you squeeze 7 people in it. Are you planning to get your own fleet? Would advise against it as costs will be pretty high. Have you explored the option of vendors?
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1st May 2009, 13:57	#3
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,398 Times View My Garage	tata magic is another option
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1st May 2009, 14:10	#4
?ushk@r BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat Posts: 292 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	OMNI 8-Seater is the best option.. cheap and low maintenance!
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1st May 2009, 14:19	#5
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	xylo maybe? one of the cheaper comfortable 7-seaters out there. cheers
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1st May 2009, 14:30	#8
rishin.kalra Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 20 Thanked: Once	Bolero XL ! Comfortable, Sturdy, AC, Spacious !
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1st May 2009, 14:52	#9
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	Winger plesae. or tavera. No self respecting call center would want to literally stuff its staff into an Omni as a permanent arrangement.
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1st May 2009, 15:00	#10
CrackedHead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 585 Thanked: 81 Times	Why isn't anyone suggesting the current favorite in call center cabs - the Tata Sumo ? The tata Winger is an option but IMO - it gets a little cramped inside in the 12/13 seater version.
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2nd May 2009, 00:01	#12
ankitahuja BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 921 Thanked: 94 Times View My Garage	In terms of employee comfort, nothing beats the Innova. Don't know how cheap it is to maintain it though.
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2nd May 2009, 08:22	#13
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	Winger will be too big IMO. The options IMO best suited to your requirements are : 1) Tata Sumo. 2) Chevrolet Tavera. 3) Mahindra Xylo. This latest entrant is selling in good numbers and is very comfortable. 4) Toyota Innova. The best of all the four cars listed. But its quite expensive to buy in the first place.
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2nd May 2009, 09:36	#14
null BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paradise (wish it was) Posts: 434 Thanked: 333 Times	Be realistic guys! how many call centres provide their employees with travel luxuries like AC, pushback seats etc? How many companies give Innovas for call centre cabs? Points to be considered would be safe, decently comfortable, min time travel. isldhn, most of them use Indicabs or Sumo/Tavera (and Temp travellers in case of bigger sized orgs) in Bangalore with each vehicle/s covering a part of the city. Winger is also an option, but its more flexible to have 2 sumo's instead of 1 winger as you can split the route into two & save on travel time. Vendor managed travel would be easier on you as the logistics are taken care by them. Look at Winger or Sumo/Tavera combinations depending on your load & your $$ factor. Note: If you observe, recession seem to have taken a toll on the callcentre cabs in Blore. You dont see soo many of them at nights nowadays unlike before. Companies are moving towards cheaper, bigger modes of transport like buses & vans for mass movement instead of individual drops till the door steps. Last edited by null : 2nd May 2009 at 09:39.
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2nd May 2009, 13:02	#15
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,514 Thanked: 300,703 Times View My Garage	Suggested options: 1. Tata Winger 2. Used Qualis 3. Chevy Tavera 4. Mahindra Xylo
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