Suzuki WagonR to replace Padmini Taxi - HT

kcstheg · 21st January 2009, 11:35

Talking about Tatas, how about the current Indigo CS.

You get all the space of an indica and thoda boot too.Its priced decently too.

I think it fits the bill for the Taxi association quite well.

Fountainheader · 21st January 2009, 11:38

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Originally Posted by Mpower

source: ET Carmaker refuses to reduce its brand to black-yellow cab- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

Is there anything left for the Logan in the "Retail" segment, that M&M is getting so jumpy. No offence meant to Logan owners, but atleast this move could set those sales charts moving.

pedrolourenco · 18th June 2009, 15:22

Just came across this thread. In Goa we don't have many Yellow & Black cabs. Most are the white tourist cabs. Most of them are Omni's. Other popular models for cabs (in order of popularity) are the Esteem, Accent, NHC, Wagon R, Santro, Indigo, Logan. You see a quite a few Swifts & Dzire's now. The Swift is more popular than the Indica as a Taxi in Goa. Of course you see some Merc's, Corolla's, Optra's, Petra's, Camry's, Verna's and recently even a Linea. A few Amby's still run as share Taxi's on the Margao Colva route.
My suggestion for the Mumbai cab would be.
1. Logan
2. Indigo / Indigo Marina
3. Accent
4. Verna

Wagon R is not suitable. Unless of course they add a boot like the Dzire.

McLaren Rulez · 18th June 2009, 18:57

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Originally Posted by pedrolourenco

Just came across this thread. In Goa we don't have many Yellow & Black cabs. Most are the white tourist cabs. Most of them are Omni's. Other popular models for cabs (in order of popularity) are the Esteem, Accent, NHC, Wagon R, Santro, Indigo, Logan. You see a quite a few Swifts & Dzire's now. The Swift is more popular than the Indica as a Taxi in Goa. Of course you see some Merc's, Corolla's, Optra's, Petra's, Camry's, Verna's and recently even a Linea. A few Amby's still run as share Taxi's on the Margao Colva route.
My suggestion for the Mumbai cab would be.
1. Logan
2. Indigo / Indigo Marina
3. Accent
4. Verna

Wagon R is not suitable. Unless of course they add a boot like the Dzire.

Why the Accent and Verna? Cabs need to be spacious, reliable, cheap and if possible, comfy. The Accent and the Verna's talents lie elsewhere IMO (not saying they aren't any of the above but you get my point). But as for the Logan and Marina, agree 100%. Bangalore's Meru cabs uses only Logans and Marinas as far as I know.

salilpawar1 · 18th June 2009, 20:04

If you consider all the city cabs in Mumbai, including the air-conditioned ones (excluding tourist taxis), there is a huge variety of cars now. In an approximate descending order of numbers, they are:

1. Premier Padmini
2. Maruti Omni (new and used)
3. Maruti Alto (new and used)
4. Hyundai Santro (new and used)
5. Maruti WagonR (new and used)
6. Maruti Zen (used)
7. Maruti 800 (new and used)
8. Tata Indica (new and used)
9. Mahindra Logan*
10. Maruti Esteem* (new and used)
11. Tata Indigo / Marina*
12. Premier 118NE#
13. Hindustan Ambassador#*
14. Maruti Versa#*
15. Maruti SX4#*

*Used mostly as AC cabs
#In negligible numbers

pedrolourenco · 19th June 2009, 09:13

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Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez

Why the Accent and Verna? Cabs need to be spacious, reliable, cheap and if possible, comfy. The Accent and the Verna's talents lie elsewhere IMO (not saying they aren't any of the above but you get my point). But as for the Logan and Marina, agree 100%. Bangalore's Meru cabs uses only Logans and Marinas as far as I know.

What's wrong with the Accent & Verna? They comply with most of the requirements you have listed. Performance & Handling are not a part of your requirements. The Accent is very popular as a Taxi in Goa.

raveen_2023 · 19th June 2009, 09:18

Indigo CS would be perfect as a cab.

21st January 2009, 11:35	#91
kcstheg BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 81 Thanked: 0 Times	Tata Indigo CS Talking about Tatas, how about the current Indigo CS. You get all the space of an indica and thoda boot too.Its priced decently too. I think it fits the bill for the Taxi association quite well.
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18th June 2009, 15:22	#93
pedrolourenco Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Margao, Goa Posts: 1,477 Thanked: 2,053 Times View My Garage	Just came across this thread. In Goa we don't have many Yellow & Black cabs. Most are the white tourist cabs. Most of them are Omni's. Other popular models for cabs (in order of popularity) are the Esteem, Accent, NHC, Wagon R, Santro, Indigo, Logan. You see a quite a few Swifts & Dzire's now. The Swift is more popular than the Indica as a Taxi in Goa. Of course you see some Merc's, Corolla's, Optra's, Petra's, Camry's, Verna's and recently even a Linea. A few Amby's still run as share Taxi's on the Margao Colva route. My suggestion for the Mumbai cab would be. 1. Logan 2. Indigo / Indigo Marina 3. Accent 4. Verna Wagon R is not suitable. Unless of course they add a boot like the Dzire.
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18th June 2009, 20:04	#95
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (MH-01) Posts: 853 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	If you consider all the city cabs in Mumbai, including the air-conditioned ones (excluding tourist taxis), there is a huge variety of cars now. In an approximate descending order of numbers, they are: 1. Premier Padmini 2. Maruti Omni (new and used) 3. Maruti Alto (new and used) 4. Hyundai Santro (new and used) 5. Maruti WagonR (new and used) 6. Maruti Zen (used) 7. Maruti 800 (new and used) 8. Tata Indica (new and used) 9. Mahindra Logan* 10. Maruti Esteem* (new and used) 11. Tata Indigo / Marina* 12. Premier 118NE# 13. Hindustan Ambassador#* 14. Maruti Versa#* 15. Maruti SX4#* *Used mostly as AC cabs #In negligible numbers
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19th June 2009, 09:18	#97
raveen_2023 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hamden Posts: 120 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	Indigo CS would be perfect as a cab.
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