No money in taxiing? Best Taxi you have seen? Thread # 2

DirkVoodoo

I've seen a few (more than one anyway) s-class taxis with xx-y-5320 registrations...shudder, including a silver w221 with the AMG alloys.

Also, I always seem to see a silver LS430 about. How that guy manages to make any money is beyond me, I wouldn't have thought that V8 was the most frugal.

L-M

I've said it in another thread, but there's a gorgeous 530d Msport Bmw taxiing around Limerick now. Looks an absolute cracker and I think it has some form of Alpinas on it.

Gumbo

micko2009 wrote: »

What about the people waiting at a Rank to be greeted by a 90's corolla, has happan to me and I told the Taxi driver to F off as his car was a Piece of sh*t. Then of course follows the abuse towards me which i didnt deserve.

The disgrace lies with the Taxi regulator, how those sh*boxes are still on the road is beyond me.. I thought all Taxis now had to be of a certain age.

well if you insult somebody, expect to be insulted back in my opinion :rolleyes:

if you didnt want to get into the corolla, then all you have to say is i dont to get into a car i conside unsafe and not up to standard, and take the next one. the customer has the right to pick a taxi from a rank.

the TR should be campaigning for some sort of rebate or discount for full time taxi drivers where their cars can be the safest in their class and maybe VRT exempt.

bryanmurr wrote: »

and all taxed for 82 euro a year (pre 2008 reg's)

makes the cars a bit more affordable.

all taxi's are taxed at 82 euro, irrelevent of the year of the car.

rebel.ranter

A lot of those drivers of Lexus LS400 and the like are most likely just car enthusiasts that see taxiing as a way to have a nice car. I know there was a guy in Cork with an LS400 (& I've been in another one in Dublin recently), I'd say the reality of running such a car as a taxi hits home fairly quickly, fual costs are only part of the equation.

crótach

This would be a great one, pity it's from durka durka land:

Thinkingaboutit

I'm really not bothered what carries me. If it gets there quickly, that's enough.

rebel.ranter

rebel.ranter wrote: »

I know there was a guy in Cork with an LS400

That dude is in to bikes, he used to have his own car security and audio install business, could never understand why he went taxiing to be honest. In fairness to the taxi chaps their income must be down substantially on a few years back. If I was a taxi driver I'd drive a late 90s avensis, once it was kept clean and tidy it would do fine. Folks complaining about getting into heaps of sh1t of taxis would really want to grow up a bit.

micko2009

kceire wrote: »

well if you insult somebody, expect to be insulted back in my opinion :rolleyes:

if you didnt want to get into the corolla, then all you have to say is i dont to get into a car i conside unsafe and not up to standard, and take the next one. the customer has the right to pick a taxi from a rank.

the TR should be campaigning for some sort of rebate or discount for full time taxi drivers where their cars can be the safest in their class and maybe VRT exempt.

Maybe i was abit blunt but i think after all the years of Taxi drivers reaping the benifits of their trade most should have invested in a car no less than 7 years old at this stage. Their is no excuse for Having these crap wagons on our roads. It did boil down to greed, and they know they can get away with it cause the TR seem not to care.

Also The abuse i recieved was because i wanted to choose another cab at the rank, not so much for me calling his Taxi a sh*tbox and lets be honest you couldn't take much pride in yourself or your profession owning such a heap. Hurling abuse cause he had been waiting X amount of time for a fair blah blah, my heart bleeds. Irish people are just too laidback when it comes to a clean quality service in this country.

samsemtex

We got a brandnew long wheelbase S320 last year from the airport into Hueston Station. He said he does Limo work as well with it.

It was CLASS! Driving into the city in a narrow built up area in some 50kph zone and i assumed we were going about that speed, maybe a little faster. I looked at the speedometer and it read 120kph! :eek: There was absolutely no sense of speed in that car. I would lose my license so quickly if i had one.

SV

Lucian Wooden Rainy wrote: »

Been in it. It is deffinatly not as flush as most would be led to believe. I assure you that

It's pretty nice tbh.

McSpud

Didn't get the badge on Merc taxi travelled in last year but it was fully leather & had meter display built into the rear view mirror section. As we passed the Audi showroom near my home we were admiring the R8 when the taxi driver said he was looking at getting a new Audi A6. Maybe he was a hobby taxi driver but he got my attention...

Marlow

Well,

for a real kick on a thursday/friday/saturday night, try to see, if you can catch this Ford Transit (i think it was, but couldn't say for sure, because we were so stunned by the interiour) Taxi.

He's got a full disco-light and proper sound system interior in it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TPuSYm7TOM

It's a Dublin taxi, so you might just get lucky.

/M

-Chris-

I'm probably a little bold for bumping such an old thread, but I don't think it's worthwhile starting a new thread for the sake of two pics...


Here are the to best Taxis I've seen. I can only presume they're both real.

-Corkie-

Audi could go in the obnoxious parking thread...;)

Audi A8 drivers :rolleyes::rolleyes:

mike65

Won't they both have to be sold on as they are over 7 years ?

PrettyBoy

-Chris- wrote: »

Here are the to best Taxis I've seen. I can only presume they're both real.

I don't know about the Audi but the Merc is a badge job, very bad one at that..

bazzachazza

Registration 99CE5544
Make MERCEDES BENZ
Model S430L
Description AUTO
Engine Capacity (cc) 4266
Fuel Type PETROL

Saw this very taxi last year on the M50 going to the airport but couldnt get a picture and forgot the reg number to check it out.

Good catch CHRIS.

Its a bad badge job alright the AMG that year started with the S55

Eric Cartman

Marlow wrote: »

Well,

for a real kick on a thursday/friday/saturday night, try to see, if you can catch this Ford Transit (i think it was, but couldn't say for sure, because we were so stunned by the interiour) Taxi.

He's got a full disco-light and proper sound system interior in it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TPuSYm7TOM

It's a Dublin taxi, so you might just get lucky.

/M

old transit - 5k , few seats and a bit of tacky lighting - 100 euro , being able to charge drunk burds extra because they like that kind of shíte - priceless

L-M

Around Limk with have

10 E220 Cdi
07 Chrysler 300C
09 Passat 2.0 dsg Highline
Gorgeous 02 530d with M parrells on it...

I'm sure there are a few more nice ones as well...

As I said before, once this 9 year rule comes in, the market will be complete flooded, great money in 02-03 Avensi diesels if people could get their hands on them :P

Esel

SARASON wrote: »

Audi could go in the obnoxious parking thread...;)

and the Merc into the Illegal Plates thread....

unkel

bazzachazza wrote: »

Registration 99CE5544
Make MERCEDES BENZ
Model S430L
Description AUTO
Engine Capacity (cc) 4266
Fuel Type PETROL

Saw this very taxi last year on the M50 going to the airport but couldnt get a picture and forgot the reg number to check it out.

Good catch CHRIS.

Its a bad badge job alright the AMG that year started with the S55

Seems common place among Mercedes taxi drivers to "up" their car a bit by using fake AMG badges and fake multiple exhausts. Isn't that right Mercedes Man (father of toyota boy)?

CharlieCroker

saw this in Cork at 6am this morning. 05 Murano. Brave/foolish man to use a 3.5 litre petrol SUV as a taxi

Duncandonuts

The Merc above is at a set of traffic lights ,the brake lights are on , and he is several feet beyond the Stop line.

SV

Duncandonuts wrote: »

The Merc above is at a set of traffic lights ,the brake lights are on , and he is several feet beyond the Stop line.

To notice something like that, let alone post about it...is so..so sad

Duncandonuts

SV wrote: »

To notice something like that, let alone post about it...is so..so sad

So your driving standard is the same obviously.

SV

Duncandonuts wrote: »

So your driving standard is the same obviously.

Oh obviously

-Chris-

That's not the point of the thread, leave it out guys.

Voodoomelon

A nice E60 5 series taxi in my area, 2004. Hardly wallet splitting, but makes a very welcome change to the regular taxis. Also an E270, 2007, thats very comfortable.

ANXIOUS

Id say alot of these pre- 08 taxis, have a taxi plate to avail of the cheap tax. If you think about it you can get a plate for around €1500 the tax on some of those cars would be more than that.

Dord

I was in an Audi Q7 taxi recently in Dublin city centre. Very nice!

errlloyd

Seen some 10 reg mercs around recently, they all say "Executive cabs" as their company on the plates.

In Cuba I got into what I think was a 1960s Lada. The thing was an absolute piece of ****, full black, windown tints all round (letter box on the front windscreen) plenty of plastic lights fitted inside. Playboy stickers all over the outside. Hardly managed thirty getting home. And saw that stretched lada a few times in Havanna, in fact their are quite a few of them.

There is a black cab with irish taxi plates going around dublin atm.

Esel

ANXIOUS wrote: »

If you think about it you can get a plate for around €1500.

How hard do you have to think to get a plate for €1,500? Apart from the other extra costs.....

mle1324

Volvoboy wrote: »

Im sure I saw that 2 days ago in phibsboro , couldnt get over it myself,being ages since i saw an old taxi.

Berty

errlloyd wrote: »

There is a black cab with irish taxi plates going around dublin atm.

There is one in Limerick being driven by my mothers friend. It is truly a piece of crap.

Max Power1

mle1324 wrote: »

Im sure I saw that 2 days ago in phibsboro , couldnt get over it myself,being ages since i saw an old taxi.

:eek:

Thats a great example as to why the 9 year rule is a good idea.


(obviously a 00 S class taxi shows that it isnt universally a good idea mind)

ANXIOUS

ANXIOUS wrote: »

Id say alot of these pre- 08 taxis, have a taxi plate to avail of the cheap tax. If you think about it you can get a plate for around €1500 the tax on some of those cars would be more than that.

Any pre 08 car won't be much more than €1500 to tax, nor can you PSV a car for €1500.

Absurdum

saw a pink 02 Toyota Yaris Verso taxi coming from Dublin Airport yesterday

Max Power1

Absurdum wrote: »

saw a pink 02 Toyota Yaris Verso taxi coming from Dublin Airport yesterday

LMAO.

Heading towards ballymun/tallaght/finglas etc no doubt :rolleyes:

pappyodaniel

Berty wrote: »

There is one in Limerick being driven by my mothers friend. It is truly a piece of crap.

I've seen it too. The guy who drives it must live out in Broadford Co Clare because I see it parked outside a house across from the Garda Station most days. An absolute banger.

Andrew33

bryanmurr wrote: »

and all taxed for 82 euro a year (pre 2008 reg's)

makes the cars a bit more affordable.

Why pre-2008?

Mc Love

been in one of these in Swords, Dublin (its actually very roomy and nice inside)

Crazy Taxi

micko2009 wrote: »

What about the people waiting at a Rank to be greeted by a 90's corolla, has happan to me and I told the Taxi driver to F off as his car was a Piece of sh*t. Then of course follows the abuse towards me which i didnt deserve.

Hahaha! you told the driver to "**** off" as his car was a "piece of ****" and now you're whining that you didn't deserve the abuse he gave you? He should have smacked ye in the head. You're a moron.

Crazy Taxi

ANXIOUS wrote: »

Id say alot of these pre- 08 taxis, have a taxi plate to avail of the cheap tax. If you think about it you can get a plate for around €1500 the tax on some of those cars would be more than that.

If you knew the hoops a driver has to jump through every year to renew taxi licence you'd realise your statement is without value:rolleyes:

-Chris-

Crazy Taxi wrote: »

Hahaha! you told the driver to "**** off" as his car was a "piece of ****" and now you're whining that you didn't deserve the abuse he gave you? He should have smacked ye in the head. You're a moron.

Infraction given for personal abuse.

Andrew33

feelingstressed wrote: »

That's true alright. If you're giving a hotel a lot of business they'll certainly send a premium taxi car to collect you from the airport and the hotel pays
It's a nice touch, it impresses people and doesn't cost the hotel much


There is a Bentley going around Dublin. A taxi driver told me he is retired and just doing a few hours to keep active. That seems likely to me
Never been in it though

There is most definitely not a "Bentley" operating as a taxi, it is a Chrysler 300C with a "Flying B" badge, it is a common (and utterly pointless) mod to the 300C which is known as the baby Bentley in the limo trade. You may as well stick Jaguar badges on a Mondeo (at least they shared some parts underneath!)