Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:22 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:38 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:55 pm There are 3000 riel tuktuk rides on Grab, and you don't have to haggle.
Yes, I don't know why anyone these days would put themselves through haggling with rip-off drivers.
I don’t know how these PassApp drivers make money.
Well I always tip them unless they fuck up by going the wrong direction or something.
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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Yes, yes there is...

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Couldn't help myself. That's 50cents the rapper as a tuk tuk driver.
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mannanman wrote:
John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:38 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:55 pm There are 3000 riel tuktuk rides on Grab, and you don't have to haggle.
Yes, I don't know why anyone these days would put themselves through haggling with rip-off drivers.
I don’t know how these PassApp drivers make money.
By actually working instead of lounging around for six hours then asking for $8 to go two blocks, as used to be the norm.
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:22 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:38 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:55 pm There are 3000 riel tuktuk rides on Grab, and you don't have to haggle.
Yes, I don't know why anyone these days would put themselves through haggling with rip-off drivers.
I don’t know how these PassApp drivers make money.
They run on LPG and get phenomenal mpg. And they keep busy by being on the Apps.

The other tuktuk business model is to hang out outside a tourist hotel and wait a long time to get the odd high-paying ride. In the meantime they can try to win money off their mates at cards.
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5$ tug tug thread perhaps Simon?
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:02 pm
mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:22 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:38 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:55 pm There are 3000 riel tuktuk rides on Grab, and you don't have to haggle.
Yes, I don't know why anyone these days would put themselves through haggling with rip-off drivers.
I don’t know how these PassApp drivers make money.
They run on LPG and get phenomenal mpg. And they keep busy by being on the Apps.

The other tuktuk business model is to hang out outside a tourist hotel and wait a long time to get the odd high-paying ride. In the meantime they can try to win money off their mates at cards.
Well they don’t spend money on maintenance which is a great business model for the importers!
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:27 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:02 pm
mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:22 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:38 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:55 pm There are 3000 riel tuktuk rides on Grab, and you don't have to haggle.
Yes, I don't know why anyone these days would put themselves through haggling with rip-off drivers.
I don’t know how these PassApp drivers make money.
They run on LPG and get phenomenal mpg. And they keep busy by being on the Apps.

The other tuktuk business model is to hang out outside a tourist hotel and wait a long time to get the odd high-paying ride. In the meantime they can try to win money off their mates at cards.
Well they don’t spend money on maintenance which is a great business model for the importers!
Yes, because the Indian tuktuks came in very quickly around five years ago, for a while they were all new but now they are all getting old.
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:44 pm
mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:27 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:02 pm
mannanman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:22 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:38 pm

Yes, I don't know why anyone these days would put themselves through haggling with rip-off drivers.
I don’t know how these PassApp drivers make money.
They run on LPG and get phenomenal mpg. And they keep busy by being on the Apps.

The other tuktuk business model is to hang out outside a tourist hotel and wait a long time to get the odd high-paying ride. In the meantime they can try to win money off their mates at cards.
Well they don’t spend money on maintenance which is a great business model for the importers!
Yes, because the Indian tuktuks came in very quickly around five years ago, for a while they were all new but now they are all getting old.
They were also about $1600 now $3500+.
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:44 pm
Yes, because the Indian tuktuks came in very quickly around five years ago, for a while they were all new but now they are all getting old.
I can understand why the drivers prefer the Indian style tuk tuks, but the Cambodian ones are a lot more comfortable for the passengers, and have a lot more character.
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Re: Are there 50 cent tuk tuk rides?

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Ryan754326 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:50 pm
armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:44 pm
Yes, because the Indian tuktuks came in very quickly around five years ago, for a while they were all new but now they are all getting old.
I can understand why the drivers prefer the Indian style tuk tuks, but the Cambodian ones are a lot more comfortable for the passengers, and have a lot more character.
I'd say the remorques are a good deal safer too. RIP Channthy.
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