private taxi service

[LocX]

hey everyone =)
i'm new to site and wasn't sure where to post this but i was thinking of launching a private taxi service around the toronto area.

i got good connections and a word-of-mouth marketing niche in mind. i have seen before hand how to generate good profit but since the gas prices is going up, do you think i can still create a low-price taxi service without much of my profit going into gas for transportation? please give me some feedback =)

[Trini Shotta]

How about a limousine service? I can help you get clients
Just out of curiosity, what type of cars will you be using? I'm sure if you use a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry or something along those lines you won't be paying as much in gas as the taxi companies that use the Crown Vic's or Impala's.

[syia]

who is your target market? anyway i think you can make nice profit if you really just concentrate on just 1 target market..

[bopa media]

I think someone made a thread about this yesterday maybe it was you i dont remember, but the most important thing if your going to target business people which i guess you would be doing if it's private kinda like a limo, Is to offer services that will increase productivity, businesses love to increase that and dont mind paying tooo much for it.

[allysa]

I think you should go for electric or bio-diesel fuel cars. In this case, you are helping in making our environment cleaner.

[vince_juv]

Yes, Bopa Media is right, as long as it can help to increase the productivity, people won't really mind if it cost much.

[stand856]

hey everyone =)
i'm new to site and wasn't sure where to post this but i was thinking of launching a private taxi service around the toronto area.

i got good connections and a word-of-mouth marketing niche in mind. i have seen before hand how to generate good profit but since the gas prices is going up, do you think i can still create a low-price taxi service without much of my profit going into gas for transportation? please give me some feedback =)

make sure you check on your local regulations regarding insurance, licensing and things along those lines.

[rpendery2006]

I would think that depending which market you go for on the limo service, they wouldn't care about paying a little extra for the difference in gas prices.

Do you know what the gas mileage is on the types of cars you want?

[LocX]

well thanks everyone for you thoughts, sorry if i haven't been replying back. i'm still planning things out and such, and yes i'm thinking about having cars with good mileage. the limo ideas not bad but i think i'll stick with my orginal plan and focusing on just one target market.

oh yeah, one last thing... anyone into turner cars? LMAO

[Grev]

I remember London has a good system, but it's different to what you're proposing.

And yeah, I guess you still have a long way to go on planning.