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Matatu Business
Stealth
#851 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 12:26:15 PM
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@ atalaku - kirae means empty or with very few passengers.
orenyu
#852 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:31:53 PM
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Location: Nairobi
Have gone through the post but would like to know the average number of years at which a 33 seater matatu will operate before maintenance cost starts going up
subaru
#853 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:48:26 PM
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Atalaku wrote:
I read elsewhere that NTSA is no longer giving TLBs to 14 seater matatus. Is it true?

14 seater za wapi which area new tlb or renewal
Atalaku
#854 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 6:53:35 PM
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subaru wrote:
Atalaku wrote:
I read elsewhere that NTSA is no longer giving TLBs to 14 seater matatus. Is it true?

14 seater za wapi which area new tlb or renewal

New TLB
Atalaku
#855 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 6:59:06 PM
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Stealth wrote:
@ atalaku - kirae means empty or with very few passengers.

With my car tracker I can see where they are stopping. Do they stop to pick air. So far so good for me. I am getting an average of 5k daily. Which I think is good.
... I may install cctv camera in the matatu...":"Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching."
kaka2za
#856 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 8:12:47 PM
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Location: Gwitu
Atalaku wrote:
Stealth wrote:
@ atalaku - kirae means empty or with very few passengers.

With my car tracker I can see where they are stopping. Do they stop to pick air. So far so good for me. I am getting an average of 5k daily. Which I think is good.
... I may install cctv camera in the matatu...":"Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching."


Maybe your route does not have tough competition.Huku kwetu,the Tout can shout for five minutes na waende kirae.
BTW I have the tracker but resolved to give them a target while tracking fuel consumption.
Truth forever on the scaffold
Wrong forever on the throne
(James Russell Rowell)
subaru
#857 Posted : Wednesday, June 22, 2016 8:52:05 PM
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Location: nairobie
Atalaku wrote:
subaru wrote:
Atalaku wrote:
I read elsewhere that NTSA is no longer giving TLBs to 14 seater matatus. Is it true?

14 seater za wapi which area new tlb or renewal

New TLB

What about my td 27 kat not on psv for 4 years
kanyimwa
#858 Posted : Saturday, June 25, 2016 11:07:11 AM
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junior121121 wrote:
tnai9 wrote:
subaru wrote:

btw you had me startled about the price batt kubwa lazima all the best in your venture


@Subaru, those are the exact figures.
--4900k = our contribution + financing
--220k = Bank charges(I feel they are exorbitant)(ourselves)
--500k = Others(nganya stories, mandatory req -tax, insp, TLB, insurance instal etc)(ourselves)

Anybody with figures for bank charges from NIC?

KCI body and GM chassis Isuzu was going for 5.1M two weeks after our order, not sure the price now.



tnai9 - next time inbox me prior to buying chassis might be able to save you a bob or two. Complete on road i am getting for quite a bit less

Regarding batteries for sounds - 45k is too high. Replace the two old ones with 2*KV - 1400 batteries which wholesale for 14k each. These are the non maintenance ones. If you have screens on each seat then you will need maybe 1800. Buy direct in industrial area (i bought two about three weeks back)- i have 4 nganyas and never had an issue with this. Alternatively - kimbiza the regular ones for two weeks and let the car pay for the new batteries

Also - and i mean this - ensure you remove the tyre and jack as soon as the car leaves KCI (Unless its a long distance moti). Keep these at home.

I might be advising on stuff you know but just giving a heads up where i have been burnt before. Have you decided on route?


@Junior, i upgraded mine with snake lights; woofer system and other adds on. After two weeks the GM supplied batts have started knocking. The bus cant start on its own. Where in Inda do I buy the KV 1400 you have mentioned? Need them ASAP
Jon Jones
#859 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2016 4:21:38 AM
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Joined: 9/11/2015
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Location: Thika
Anyone who does Thika-Nyeri route??I got some questions. How profitable is the route compared to the Nairobi-Nyeri route?
Since men have learned to shoot without missing, I have learned to fly without perching
And1589
#860 Posted : Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:01:57 PM
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Joined: 1/9/2009
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Location: Syokimau
kanyimwa wrote:
junior121121 wrote:
tnai9 wrote:
subaru wrote:

btw you had me startled about the price batt kubwa lazima all the best in your venture


@Subaru, those are the exact figures.
--4900k = our contribution + financing
--220k = Bank charges(I feel they are exorbitant)(ourselves)
--500k = Others(nganya stories, mandatory req -tax, insp, TLB, insurance instal etc)(ourselves)

Anybody with figures for bank charges from NIC?

KCI body and GM chassis Isuzu was going for 5.1M two weeks after our order, not sure the price now.



tnai9 - next time inbox me prior to buying chassis might be able to save you a bob or two. Complete on road i am getting for quite a bit less

Regarding batteries for sounds - 45k is too high. Replace the two old ones with 2*KV - 1400 batteries which wholesale for 14k each. These are the non maintenance ones. If you have screens on each seat then you will need maybe 1800. Buy direct in industrial area (i bought two about three weeks back)- i have 4 nganyas and never had an issue with this. Alternatively - kimbiza the regular ones for two weeks and let the car pay for the new batteries

Also - and i mean this - ensure you remove the tyre and jack as soon as the car leaves KCI (Unless its a long distance moti). Keep these at home.

I might be advising on stuff you know but just giving a heads up where i have been burnt before. Have you decided on route?


@Junior, i upgraded mine with snake lights; woofer system and other adds on. After two weeks the GM supplied batts have started knocking. The bus cant start on its own. Where in Inda do I buy the KV 1400 you have mentioned? Need them ASAP


@Kanyimwa You could also try Chloride Exide N150 or above, they never disappoint. Industrial area opposite Kuguru foods along enterprise Road. Have used them a number of times.
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