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GhostCabby · New Member

Most economical Taxi model

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

wow 600KM per day...that's very siong. you better to have good diet and rest.
anyway, i think CDG toyota crown is good, considering the subsidized diesel costs and $80+ rental per day.
next would be the honda fit from prime taxi, considering the good fuel consumption and low rental.

GhostCabby · New Member

Manual Toyota Crown 3.0L is definitely a workhorse but will the consumption be better than a auto 2.0L turbodiesel?

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

toyota, manual gear is good with FC, no problem. can exercise your left leg too. biggrin

music · A Forum Mentor

if you can do 600km per day for just 1 week (any veh), i will call you sifu

runroadman · Guru

music wrote:
if you can do 600km per day for just 1 week (any veh), i will call you sifu

Pls include me too !

Zhivago · Senior Member

Yeah , my best was 550 km just for a day and i am totally drained .

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

his nick - ghostcabby. i think he is prepared. :)

GhostCabby · New Member

I'm still waiting for LTA's letter after 1 week of passing the TDVL course.
I'd probably go for any company who offers me a vehicle the soonest and with the least amount of hassle.

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

ya, juz grab one and drive first then choose one that fits your style.

GhostCabby · New Member

jus an update about myself here (if anyone's interested to know, hehe)

I don't know if there would be anyone as lucky as me, I got myself a Mercs cab to drive on the first day of collecting my TDVL. However, it was only a short affair, been driving it for 6 weeks then it was national headlines that my company was not able to renew its Taxi operator licence. Might be a blessing in disguise, my company's drivers had the option of transferring over to Transcab and hire any Taxi model without much waiting. As of now, I am driving with Transcab a Renault

Comparison between Mercs E200 NGT and Renault Latitude

Rental: $103.80 vs $133.75
Fuel Consumption: 9km per litre of gasoline vs 13km per litre of diesel
Meter rate: both $3.90 30cents vs 22 cents

To be honest, I was happier driving a higher fared ride, despite the costlier fuel bills. Operating costs were exactly the same for both which is about $180 a day , but the difference in takings is 30%!

taxiuncle · Senior Guru

GhostCabby wrote:
jus an update about myself here (if anyone's interested to know, hehe)

I don't know if there would be anyone as lucky as me, I got myself a Mercs cab to drive on the first day of collecting my TDVL. However, it was only a short affair, been driving it for 6 weeks then it was national headlines that my company was not able to renew its Taxi operator licence. Might be a blessing in disguise, my company's drivers had the option of transferring over to Transcab and hire any Taxi model without much waiting. As of now, I am driving with Transcab a Renault

Comparison between Mercs E200 NGT and Renault Latitude

Rental: $103.80 vs $133.75
Fuel Consumption: 9km per litre of gasoline vs 13km per litre of diesel
Meter rate: both $3.90 30cents vs 22 cents

To be honest, I was happier driving a higher fared ride, despite the costlier fuel bills. Operating costs were exactly the same for both which is about $180 a day , but the difference in takings is 30%!

taking is better with merz?

but the old merz got many problem right?

Chiku · A Forum Mentor

I been driving for 3 months now. I clocked 300 to 350 km per day. Yesterday break record at 455km, very high mileage but very happy and very high lor. :)

GhostCabby · New Member

i realised 600km is not possible for single driver, my average mileage per day around 400km

GhostCabby · New Member

i need to drive 2 hours more with the Renault to earn the same amount with the Merc. The merc i got was due for scrap in Dec, so u can imagine the condition.