Avoiding the "Taxi-Look"

**Jdela Cruzo** · September 16th, 2014 10:50 AM

Hi Guys, just got my white Toyota Corolla GLI 2000 baby altis, all stock. Ask lang ako ng tips para maiwasan yung "taxi-look", I mean, syempre since madaming taxi na lovelife di natin maiwasan na sabihin ng iba na mukhang taxi etc. Well actually nasabi na kasi sa akin ng taong di masyadong familiar sa kotse na mukhang taxi daw. Ouch! hehe alam ko naman na technically specs pa lang alam naman ng marunong sa kotse na di sya ex taxi or what. Di din naman ata gngamit na pantaxi ang GLI. napaisip lang naman ako what simple things can I do to make the car look better. Nakamags naman ako mga sir pero nabother lang din ako dun sa nasabi nung kakilala ko so nagiisip ako ng pwede pa gawin.

Thanks guys!

**JohnM** · September 16th, 2014 10:54 AM

Bayaan mo mga haters

Keep it clean and simple. No borloloy, bling, wings, stickers, etc. IMO a set of nice rims will do wonders.

**Jdela Cruzo** · September 16th, 2014 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by JohnM

Bayaan mo mga haters

Keep it clean and simple. No borloloy, bling, wings, stickers, etc. IMO a set of nice rims will do wonders.

Thanks for the response sir! Kahit grill? hehe kasi actually yun lang naman ang kaya ko bilhin, at the moment kasi grill lang ang naiisip ko like one liner at least makakatulong na mailayo sa "taxi" look yung auto.

**dr. d** · September 16th, 2014 10:59 AM

wala kang magagawa... talagang mukhang taxi naman talaga, e.
perhaps if you keep the paintjob clean and shiny...
and keep all doors locked, at baka na lang may biglang pumasok at papuntahin ka sa molopisya..
at tanggalin mo kaya yung toplight..
mag-hintay ka na lang ng 2 years.. by then, illegal na yan gawing taxi..
heh heh.

but hey! seriously, i do not mind if my car looks like a taxi.. my colleagues do not mind.. and neither should you.
drive well and arrive well.

**oj88** · September 16th, 2014 11:18 AM

I think that arriving to that conclusion (that it looks like a taxi) was not meant to be mean spirited. It's just the way it is.

If you're bent on changing that image, change the color. If not, just accept the fact that it will, on occasion, gets mistaken for a taxi or a rent-a-car.

I have an associate who drives a white Corolla LE. He's quite comfortable with it that he's even the one that started bringing up the fact that he gets flagged down by unsuspecting commuters almost everyday. He even joked about that the 'LE' meant 'Low End'.

Anyway, don't worry. Just flip it around and use the situation as an ice breaker.

**JohnM** · September 16th, 2014 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Jdela Cruzo

Thanks for the response sir! Kahit grill? hehe kasi actually yun lang naman ang kaya ko bilhin, at the moment kasi grill lang ang naiisip ko like one liner at least makakatulong na mailayo sa "taxi" look yung auto.

Kumpleto kaya mga taxi sa upgrade parts. Marami silang "contacts" sa Banawe

Kung chicks ang pumara why not diba? :naughty2:

**_Qwerty_** · September 16th, 2014 11:32 AM

ok lang yan sir.. pag may pumara na tsiks.. hintuan mo!

**SilverHorizon** · September 16th, 2014 11:54 AM

Hi,
Ka relate ako sayo TS... halos lahat nalang ng kakilala kong nakakakita ng oto ko (AE101) e nagsasabi na Taxi daw.. ewan ko ba kahit black ang pintura kaso Stock 13 Rim at walang Tint sya.. kaya pag nagka extra budget ako baka ipa tint ko na e.

**Altis6453** · September 16th, 2014 11:56 AM

Nice rims (although the stock ones are just fine by me)
Clean seat covers
Good tint
Decent audio system

Shouldn't cost you more than Php 100k if you want your Love Life Corolla to have a non-taxi appearance.

**_Cathy_** · September 16th, 2014 01:36 PM

Keep it clean. Don't add too many borloloys as mentioned.

I used to drive a White AE101. I had that for over 18 years and they was only one instance I saw someone hail at me. I probably don't get hailed as much because my car has super dark tint. I don't recommend it though. I think the contrast of Black tint against White paint looks good kasi.