http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 en-US 60 <p>eh <span class="">KCTK</span>, based on 1.33 for diesel, my diesel usually $55 to $60 for 400km…</p> <p>petrol car if can get 12km/l very good liao…(dun get conned by manufacturers’ figures… like that for 400km it means about $70… huge amount to pay for a shift fuel man..</p> Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:42:12 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8254189 ALN http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>$69 to $75 before <span class="">GST</span> for 1.5litre petrol…</p> <p>wonder have they increase their rental for their usual <span class="">CNG</span> toyota fielder/axio? it was $69 for <span class="">GST</span>…. if still the same might as well take <span class="">CNG</span>? cos <span class="">CNG</span> can still run on petrol 100%... only if you are low on <span class= "">CNG</span> and near pump then <span class="">CNG</span> pump loh…</p> Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:36:05 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8254185 ALN http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>new cab again. wad a mess.</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:01:16 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8253442 Pitot http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>biang eh, $69-$75 per day rental, even if use petrol still lower than sonata if omo. say $75+$60 (92 octane) = $135, sonata at least $150 using CDG's diesel. top up anywhere, less downtime. MPV somemore, shiok. must give some serious thought....</p> <p>btw, just a gentle reminder, we really should start the taxi meter even if ferrying own family members or friends...insurance coverage matter in case of accident, i think. pax not covered if "busy".</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:57:44 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8253428 KCTK http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>Imagine under 5-years contract Prime's policy , OMO driver .</p> <p>How many kilometres this car can run&nbsp;in 5 years ?</p> <p>Very low .... which mean this car after 5 years , still got enuf value to sell as export to places like Africa , which&nbsp;they can fetch good money .</p> <p>2 way profit for them .</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:30:23 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8252783 Poolman http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>Prime is smart .... instead of dumping theor $$$ buying bulk ( cheap price ) , they purchase different make ..... and low quantity . Cos they knew , drivers dun mind rental , as long the vehicle is special .</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:27:52 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8252778 Poolman http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>Bankrupt ?</p> <p>Prime is quite a big company ....</p> <p>Rental and sales of used cars ...new cars ..... import and export cars ....</p> <p>No likely to go bust this prime .</p> <p>Don't forget they took $5000 deposit from those OMO , and repay those bank loans , and save on bank interest</p> <p>Bank interest can be&nbsp;easily&nbsp;a few million a year .</p> <p>Not forgetting those daily rentals they got from those hirer .</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:26:04 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8252775 Poolman http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>1.5 litre may be a bit under power for full load, especially if it is a 7 seater. And when it is under powered, drivers may step more petrol resulting in higher cost. Then like that may not be $14 per 100km as claimed.</p> Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:56 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8252773 desology http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>wow this prime is moving with the market… but small fleet better dun be too enterprising… one wrong move can go bankrupt…</p> <p>but then if taxi need to run on petrol to be cheaper then i think taxi drivers jia lat liao…</p> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:57:04 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8250905 ALN http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543 <p>With diesel costing nearly as much as petrol, one taxi operator has reckoned it may now be commercially viable to run a fleet of petrol cabs.</p> <p>Prime Taxis, the newest kid on the block with a fleet of more than 200 compressed natural gas (CNG cabs), will put 20 Honda Freed eight-seaters on the road in about a onth's time.</p> <p>Prime managing director Neo Nam Heng believes the 1.5-litre Freed is more fuel-efficient than the 2-and 3-litre diesel cabs that form the bulk of taxi fleets in Singapore.</p> <p>He estimates the Freed, unveiled last month in Japan, will go 100km on $14 worth of fuel; the bigger diesel cabs need $16 worth of fuel to go that distance.</p> <p>The Freed is also cheaper to buy, so Mr Neo will be renting each out to cabbies for between $69 and $75 a day. Most cabbies now pay between $85 and $100 daily.</p> <p>"The demand for multi-seater cabs is high," Mr Neo noted.</p> <p>And cabbies here are allowd to charge a dollar extra for every passenger beyond four. Prime will also save on the $5,100 annual "special tax" that each diesel cab attracts.</p> <p>Unlike in CNG cabs, seating and luggage space in the Freed will not be compromised by a gas tank.</p> <p>"Like in some countries, diesel here will, in the future, be costlier than petrol," Mr Neo said.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Freed" rel= "nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Freed</a></p> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:55:26 +0800 bar.sgforums.com:1802:324543:8250316 QX179R http://bar.sgforums.com/forums/1802/topics/324543