Cars being turned into taxis lower its image..Are filipinos too image conscious?

[SmaRkieS]

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Bali man experience nako ug sa ubang manakyay ug taxi.

Kay ang taxi mismo ma mili ug pasahiro

Sus labi na daghan kau ug taw dayon imong destination kay di nila ma uyonan mo balibad dayon, ngano kaha kung mo sugot sila, mo bayad man mi ug sakto.

Luoy tawn kau ang uban specially mga tiguwang kung maka una ug para dayon naa pud sexy ug kwartahan ug nawng mao noon pasakyon.

What the hell!

Kasagaran Toyota taxi dire mao siguro na ni sugot ang Toyota para mo increase ilang sales. Ngano gud ma uwaw ang mga private owners nga daghan man gani mopalit gihapon ug same sa taxi cars. Vios, Echo, Altis, Revo, Inova, etc.

[skirmish]

Yes i'm one of the image conscious. Before my parents bought me a car they let me choose a car manufacturer from Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Honda.
Ako gpili kay Honda then my friends keeps on asking me why Honda then I answered "you can't see Honda taxi's" and also it's the easiest car that you can modify because of the availability of its parts. Lawgaw lang kau na biktima ako car sa Yassci Yelgit Auto Shop and Service Center Inc. kay basta taas kau istorya. just check this thread => https://www.istorya.net/forums/automo...beware-mo.html

[botiawkoy]

Nowadays, I dont mind owning a car that was made into a taxi by others. Look on the bright side: since they made it a taxi, many spare parts are available. Meaning, your unit will have lower maintenance cost.

Also, as long as my car is paid, i am a proud owner be it a kia avella, hyundai, corolla, vios or a Sentra.

[vernie]

Niadtong nangita pa ko ug car, ang tambag sa akong migo nga naa nay daghang sakyanan, mas maayo ang imong paliton kanang common nga gadagan sa kadalanan sama sa mga taxi. That way kung naa kay ipaayo or mangita ka ug pisa, daghang available sa mga tindahan ug barato pa. Sakyo gyud, wala koy problema sa parts ug barato ra. I was looking for a Toyota Corolla pero Nissan Sentra ang miduol nako. Wala gyud koy mahay sa Nissan Sentra ug nagpasalamat ra pud ko kay lig-on man diay ni ug makina ug parts ang Nissan Sentra. Gidungog man nga kalas ni sya sa fuel pero na proven nako nga dili na tinuod, in fact mao nuon ang pinaka fuel efficient beyond your imagination sa tanang sakyanan in its class kung kahibalo ka unsaon ug improve. Sayon ra pud ma improve bisan during that time di kaayo ko familiar ug car systems.

Another nindot nga advantage kung makakita ka karon ug taxi nga karaan na ang model (maybe 1999 and below) ug nagdagan lang gihapon, that means kana nga klase sa sakyanan kasaligan nga mulungtad ug dugay kay proven and tested na gyud as a taxi nga nagdaghan sa kadalanan everyday ug maayo ra gihapon ug dagan. Kung dali ra mawala ang usa ka model nga gi taxi, most likely dali ra naguba. Mao nakaingon pud ko sa una basin di gusto ang uban himoon taxi ilang cars, basin di molungtad ug taas nga panahon.

Nowadays, I dont mind owning a car that was made into a taxi by others. Look on the bright side: since they made it a taxi, many spare parts are available. Meaning, your unit will have lower maintenance cost.

Also, as long as my car is paid, i am a proud owner be it a kia avella, hyundai, corolla, vios or a Sentra.

[godwhacker]

From what I know it was part of Honda's marketing gimmick when it entered the PHilippine market in early 90's. Sa wala pay HOnda cars sa Pilipinas and Toyota was the number 1 in market share, bisan bag-o nga model himoong taxi way problema. No ristrictions. Pag sulod sa HOnda lain sila ug marketing. Mopalit ka ug civic dili pwede himoon nga taxi. It was just purely gimmick nga gisakyan sa mga consumers and Honda was quite surprised nga ni pick up ug maayo ang ilang sales kay tinuod gusto man gyud ang Pinoy ug magpa tahur ba in the eyes of other people. I should know because I bought a brand new civic ESI model in 1994. Morag class kunohay kung magpadagan ka ug bag-o nga civic unya taparan ka ug coloralla nga brand new sad labi na ug stop ang traffic light. But, there's a very big but. Ang corolla nga nitapad nimo daghang taxi version nga nagdagan-dagan. So the feeling is very different. Mora ka ug sikat kunohay kay mas classy ang feeling. (bisan pareho ra gud unta kay pareho man nga brand new). The rest is history kay ni click ang marketing strategy sa Honda and there after, gisubay nalang sad sa ubang competitor.

[burn777]

i dont agree na honda is no. 1. just check the ratio lang. imagine nalng... 1 family cant have 5 different honda vhicles, generally speaking, but 1 taxi company can have 100 toyota cars. being no.1 is just like like what you see or hear in the commercials.. wala jud no.2, puro jud no.1. whether it be channels, food, clothing. wa jud no.2. hehehe anyways, going back to taxis... i think dli mo matter if naa taxi pareha imo car kay its not the car that makes it look good. its the driver by the way i own a honda and a toyota.. how come it doesnt make me rich when im driving my honda? and it doesnt make me a taxi driver when im driving my vios. well, so far im still me...

[Cash14]

kay taxi lagi kuno pananaw sa uban sa imong auto kung naa pareha model na taxi.. hahaha!

wa pod bya tay meter! hahahaha!

[vernie]

Para nako, duha ka klase sa taxi, private taxi (mao na imong kaugalingon nga sakyanan - 4 wheels, 3 wheels or 2 wheels - nga ikaw mismo ang driver) ug public taxi (mao na ang naay driver - 4 wheels, 3 wheels or 2 wheels - nga imong gibayaran aron ihatod ka sa imong adtuan nga lugar). So naghunahuna uroy ning uban nga dili taxi ilang sakyanan regardless sa brand or class? pareho ra na tanan, gigamit to transport yourself from one place to another. hehehe - taxi. Karon unsay huge difference ani nila? Ang tubag mag depend ra na nimo nga nagdala sa sakyanan kung unsa ka swabe mag drive.

[spectre]

kung ako papilion? who cares? both types of vehicles are used for commuting. hehe

[CoinCollector]

Cars being turned into taxis lower its image..Are filipinos too image conscious?

Some of us filipinos are infact very image conscious indeed. It's true that others will choose a Honda instead of a Toyota because the latter brand has models turned into taxis here in the Phils.

But for me, owning a Toyota doesn't make one feel inferior. For instance a Toyota Camry is a very, very nice ride & it will surely make you proud owning one, so it's not the brand. As for the model of a particular brand, it doesn't matter to me either coz i would choose a Toyota Altis model G over a Honda Civic VTI.

"I guess, other people are blinded by the Ads these giant companies are bombarding thru the media, that's why some are brand conscious. To say it bluntly, it's all about marketing strategy."

Choose wisely & be practical, it won't hurt you.