Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Turkey Related Subjects => Cost of Living in Turkey => Topic started by: Colwyn on March 28, 2006, 15:59:47 PM

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Colwyn on March 28, 2006, 15:59:47 PM

Some miles west along the coast from Calis, in the village of Akyaka, they have reset their council bus fares. The Belidiye has decided they are too high, and have to come down! So, this year, journeys to the nearby town of Mugla are going to cost 40p for the 20 mile journey. This despite the fact that the buses have some of the snazziest paint jobs you have ever seen - an example of the "Nature" paintscheme below, there are several other ones.


(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1054640/BusPhoto.jpg)

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: tel on March 28, 2006, 16:04:43 PM

That's incredible, given the price of diesel in Turkey..huh
Tel

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Roy H on March 28, 2006, 20:12:26 PM

Nice if we had that sort of fares structure in this country. I agree with your comments on the "paint job". It may be a point of interest to know that sort of thing is done with self adhesive printed vinyls and generally called 'vehicle wrapping'. The whole job could be applied in less than 2 hours excluding design time.
A few sign companies in the Fethiye area are now going in for this kind of thing although it's been widely available in the UK for some years.
Here's another typical example on an ice cream van.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/skoda/IceCreamWrap.jpg)
Roy, Retired signwriter and vehicle wrapper  :)

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Colwyn on March 29, 2006, 09:55:33 AM

Thanks Roy, I shall be able to sound wonderfully knowledgeable next time I visit.

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: lindacarl on March 29, 2006, 10:55:22 AM

You learn something every day Roy.
In my younger days I would have loved it if I could have had my vehicle wrapped. I did have a very nice paint job on my old spitfire but no wrapping around in those days.
I think some of the designs around today are wonderful - much better than plain boring paint.
Linda

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Steve B on March 29, 2006, 11:03:00 AM

I'll have a 99 and a walnut whip!

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: KKOB on March 29, 2006, 13:09:29 PM

Crushed Nuts ? No, Lumbago!

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Steve B on March 29, 2006, 16:42:59 PM

Lean back! I said can I .....

Oh stop it.

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Roy H on March 29, 2006, 17:18:42 PM

The benefits of the process is that when the vehicle gets sold on the whole wrap can be peeled off by warming it up with a hairdrier !.

Title: Bus Fares
Post by: Crabbit on March 29, 2006, 17:46:28 PM

When i was younger i had my car wrapped.
The bloody council charged me £150 for the tree.

Crabbit.(http://www.telmessos.co.uk/avatars/googoo.gif)