The "New" Sarao Jeepney Model

**Syuryuken** · August 10th, 2014 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by donbuggy

Sarao should consider crowdsourcing the design.

One of the Tsikot PHUV concepts:

kahit anong ganda ng design kung puro pukpok, welding dito welding doon lang naman gagawin wala pa ring kuwenta.

**molave_** · August 10th, 2014 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Syuryuken

kahit anong ganda ng design kung puro pukpok, welding dito welding doon lang naman gagawin wala pa ring kuwenta.

I agree. Commercial success would require them to adopt global industry standards.

However, are they supposed to wait (for probably a long time) until buyers of vehicles here reach a certain critical mass that would make mass-producing profitable?

Perhaps a better route is to take advantage of low-volume and hand-crafted character of the industry to produce high-quality luxury cars (primarily for export), ala Ferrari or Lamborghini. I'm aware of the problems currently present, but I see that it's more... productive than just sit and wait for mass-production to be a feasible undertaking.

**yebo** · August 10th, 2014 09:18 PM

Luxury cars? With surplus engines! There you go!

Uhm, you're joking, right?

**molave_** · August 10th, 2014 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

Luxury cars? With surplus engines! There you go!

Uhm, you're joking, right?

Yup. I am joking with the surplus engine part, except that I didn't mention it. The fact that you assumed that makers would mix and match surplus parts and pass it off as a new vehicle speaks volumes on why after 60 years, the jeepney's only major innovation is to extend its wheelbase.

I just hope at least one would graduate from that and consistently sell new vehicles with brand new engines from another maker. Pagani has their engines from Mercedes, after all.

**Helios** · August 15th, 2014 02:51 AM

not bad for a school thesis

let's be real it's a sarao

at least we have a proof of concept (baby steps)

perhaps a technical upgrade and a little collabo with jackie will produce the next iteration, the next working 'almost-ready-for-mass-market' prototype

then comes the funding and manufacturing which i guess his family can deal with

**donbuggy** · September 1st, 2014 10:58 PM

If I was making a thesis on redesigning the jeepney, I'd submit this:

The PWV (Public Worship Vehicle) or jeepney church. Because Filipinos are religious.

I'm sure I'll get a high grade. Okay, maybe not.

**jpdm** · September 23rd, 2014 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

Sarao has been left in the dust by MD-Juan/Centro Manufacturing. This is already challenging Nissan Urvan in the FX AUV market...

Agree. This locally assembled Isuzu I-Van developed by Centro and Isuzu for the local market is much better than that "new" jeepney.

**philsat** · April 10th, 2015 08:53 PM

Dapat ang goverment mag set ng isang design for jeep. As in iisang itsura at body. Kung maari pa nga iisa lang ang kulay para uniform. Yung engine e two type pang city at pang akyatan.. Alam ko naman hindi pwd pilitin ng goverment ang mga operator na sundin yun kaya e implement lang ang new design sa mga new jeep. Para magkaroon ng mgamdang labanan sa quality mag authorise ang goverment ng 2 to 3 car make na gagawa ng parehong design ng jeep. Then bigyan ng 10 to 20years na palugit ang lahat ng operator na baguhin ang mga jeep nila.. Mas maayos tignan kung uniform ang jeep, base sa standard ang laki at haba.

**jpdm** · July 26th, 2017 06:27 PM

I will still go for the Sarao prototype 1..

**GTi** · July 27th, 2017 01:08 AM

I have no problem with the current jeepney design. With the full implementation of the Euro 4, what is needed is Euro 4 compliant engines. This would force all new jeepneys to go CRDi.

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