Tag: Sumo

If you are a cab/tourist travel /call taxi operator, these are your most favourite vehicles of business:

Call Taxi Favourites:

• Maruti Suzuki Omni (esp the LPG version)
• Tata Indica (Indicab version)
• Hindustan Ambassador

Travels/ Tourist Favourites:

• Tata Indica (Indica DLS with A/c)
• Tata Indigo/ Indigo XL
• Tata Sumo
• Chevrolet Optra
• Chevrolet Tavera
• Ford Ikon 1.8D & Flair
• Hindustan Ambassador (with A/C)
• ICML Sonalika Rhino
• Toyota Qualis
• Toyota Innova

Possible Future Cabbie Options:  

• Indica/ Indigo Vista (New lowest end trim just released for the Vista)
• Hyundai Santro (New Cabbie edition is out)
• Mahindra Xylo
• Tata Sumo Grande
• Maruti D’Zire

**Sad part is even if you buy them in any other color people see them as cabbie vehicles :-).

If you buy the above listed vehicles in white you have to get the following “Must Have” accessories  as well:

• Annoyingly Loud Horns
• Blazingly Bright Headlamps and controls to use both horn and light with just a press of the horn to flash the lights non stop and keep honking non stop
• Terry Towel Seat Covers
• More Horse Power than Driver IQ ratio
• Stereo music system with more watts & bass than required
• Pointless stickers or either the puppy peeping from under the sheet, row of dogs walking, cricket ball breaking window, keychain hanging from keyhole,Ferrari or other exotic car name/logo stickers, NOS, Sports, Racing, Rally etc.

You are eligible to drive a vehicle with the above specifications only if you meet the following must have “Driver Attributes”: 

• Cro-magnon/Neanderthal intelligence (maximum IQ has to be atleast 20 less than vehicle Horse Power) & features
• Cat like reflexes – to keep twitching between lanes
• Bat like vision – to see atleast some things/vehicles on the road
• Must not be able to hear other road users expletives. Otherwise hearing should be fine.
• Rhinoceros Spec Skin (to ignore all the curses of all other vehicles). Buffalo spec skin is too thin.
• Must know how to operate cell phone to keep asking cab company for directions
• Must know how to navigate vehicle without using brakes but with only horn, lights and accelerator
• For high end tourist/travels must be fluent in native language and butler style english if foreign customers are to be served. 
• Be able to sleep and drive. (Work all day/night and sleep whenever a few minutes are free)
• Be a good runner, to out run mobs on foot after sleep and drive accidents

Any essential points missed out ? Do let me know.

 

PS: The car in the photo up top is an Indica Vista EV. It has not yet been launched – but when it is launched am sure it will be done with an Indicab trim as well.