A friend getting into the taxi business wants advice on the best car (cost ratio) to buy to be a taxi. Camry seems logical but wondered about Aurion Bearing in mind it needs to be about 4 years old.
eagles9999,
Jan 14, 7:49am
Sorry meant no more than 4 years old.
muzzaandmich,
Jan 14, 7:58am
Hybrid only way to go. Cheep to buy and cheep to run . Good for the envioment too.
supernova2,
Jan 14, 8:11am
The best possible suggestion is to avoid getting into the taxi industry. I'm serious!
bigmuz1,
Jan 14, 9:20am
Too many Taxis on the road already, all struggling to make a living. Don't they end up waiting 2-3 hrs at Auckland airport for their turn to move onto the rank at the front. Doesn't sound financially viable to me.
tmenz,
Jan 14, 11:11am
They perform roadsisde surgery and disease diagnoses while they're waiting.
brapbrap8,
Jan 14, 11:34am
Tell your mate to go and buy a Fiat and save us all the big lecture from Jazz lol.
tony9,
Jan 14, 1:29pm
As the OP is based in Lower Hutt I would assume he would be quite happy to get the odd fare to Auckland Airport.
poppajn,
Jan 14, 2:30pm
Brave person going into that game now, very poor returns.
eagles9999,
Jan 15, 1:07pm
Yes I tend to agree, the sad thing is he is an IT (qualified) Tech who cant get a job despite the supposed shortage of IT people in NZ.
kcc55a,
Jan 15, 1:11pm
Interesting that while there were lots of comments about the state of the Taxi business in NZ , presumably from non-taxi drivers, only a couple actually answered the OP's question. Personally I think the Camry is a better bet - slightly smaller engine and possibly better resale value
eagles9999,
Jan 16, 7:31pm
He bought a 2012 Camry
johnn,
Jan 16, 8:35pm
Tell your mate about uber, seems to be the taxi way of the future https://www.uber.com/
brummoi,
Jan 20, 7:00pm
I don't know what sort of IT tech your fella is but there is definitely a shortage of skilled IT people which is why we are seeing so many jobs filled by Indians (who I have nothing against, btw). I also see very few if any kiwis applying for these jobs
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