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1990 Mercedes-Benz [W124] 
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◊ 2013-11-02 13:52 |
Any reason why it's listed as 1992? It should be 1990-93 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 15:15 |
Maybe in Germany there's an age limit on taxis? For instance, in most cities in Australia taxis cannot be older than 6.5 years, meaning that in 1998, a 1990 taxi would be impossible. I don't know how things work in Germany though. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 15:35 |
There's no limited age for taxis, you can still sometimes see some Mercedes W123 in taxi use. But taxis are usually leased these days, so they are last about 3-5 years. -- Last edit: 2013-11-02 15:40:15 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 15:38 |
When I was in Birmingham last week I saw a few LTI Fairways (1998 or older) still in service. There were also more TX1 hack jobs with TX4 front ends fitted around than actual TX4s. The rules in London are more strict and you'd never see anything so old in Edinburgh or Glasgow (but here you see more Metrocabs). -- Last edit: 2013-11-02 15:39:39 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 15:38 |
No, it isn't. So in Hamburg this http://www.flickr.com/photos/28291883@N03/3177290027/ is still in use (o.k.,it was converted later in, it's not running as a taxi since the 60ies) -and already listed somewhere here at IMCDb-. At least until last year (I haven't seen it any more since some months) there was a /vehicle_74346-Ford-Scorpio-1995.html in taxi-use in the next town and in Dortmund, where I lived until 2005, there was still a VW Vento in taxi-use. Recently there was a small pic in my classic-car-magazine, that a taxi-company-owner somewhere in Southern Germany was sad, because his E32-7 Series BMW-taxi was totaled (unindebted) by an accident - but fortunately he is nearly ready with preparing the next E32 for that purpose. This pic is actual, too: http://www.cwwcardesign.com/sightings/pics/mercedes_w123_taxi.jpg A propos taxi-W123: in Stuttgart there shall be still such a Benz in sustained taxi-usage. When I read that, maybe 2,3 years ago, it had 1.8 million km on the clock. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 15:47 |
There should be an age limit on taxis, as older taxis are unsafe for both the driver and passengers. Plus it's an embarrassment for tourism having such old taxis. Anyway these are the reasons that age limits exist in Aus. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 15:49 |
I bet there must be still a few old Fairways left in London. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:00 |
Bullshit. A well-maintained old Benz, LTI Fairway or (yes, meh..) Ford Crown Victoria is much more comfortable, safer and stylish than for example a Dacia Logan - which is really in taxi-usage here in Germany, not only in Eastern Europe! When I'd been in 1996 on Gran Canaria/Spain I took a ride in a shiny, mint condition Mercedes W123-taxi. I've asked the owner "Wow, what a fine car, have you restored it recently?" - "No, original condition, first hand, first engine, first oily bits at all, original 1.5 million kilometers. And something different: how boring is the life without the real authentic taxi-experiences?  I will never forget my taxi-ride in Cairo/Egypt in a  -- Last edit: 2013-11-02 16:00:41 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:08 |
I took a ride in a 1953 Chevy taxi when I was to Cuba last year .gif ":)") ![[Image: img_0822.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/1987/img_0822.jpg) ![[Image: img_0820.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/1987/img_0820.jpg) ![[Image: img_0823.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/1987/img_0823.jpg) -- Last edit: 2017-07-26 14:18:36 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:20 |
Very sadly it was not possible to take a ride in a http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/img2103t.jpg/ or the legendary http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6859288167_a77ce68ecf_z.jpg ,when I'd been there last year  If I would have known about the irretrievability of this situation, I would have made photos, when I had a taxi-ride in a Link to "www.deinegeschichte.de" , back in the DDR in 1988  -- Last edit: 2013-11-02 16:22:07 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:29 |
I disagree. The Crown Victoria has no electronic stability control, nor do most older (10+ year) vehicles. This is one of the best modern safety features you can have in a car. Age definitely matters. -- Last edit: 2013-11-02 16:32:04 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:31 |
The old Benzes neither - but where and when will a taxi be used, that you have a need for the stability control? -- Last edit: 2013-11-02 16:32:04 |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:34 |
What do you mean? A taxi does the same type of driving as any other car on the road, therefore ESC is just as useful for a taxi as it would be for any other vehicle. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 16:40 |
No. Nearly always only in town and only for short distances. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 17:10 |
As far as I know, a TX4 or Mercedes Vito (the new alternatives to a Fairway) don't have ESC either. I'm not even sure that they have fitted an airbag to the TX4s (the Vito will have one). Of course, it is different in the UK to most other countries due to the tendency here towards purpose-built taxis (even the Vitos are heavily modified) in major cities. Where I live (not in a major city) the taxis are usually Fiat Doblo Vans (again, I don't think these have ESC) though one firm runs a Chrysler 300 C (that would have it). The main justification for running newer taxis will be emissions, though a TX4 won't be that green either. |
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◊ 2013-11-02 17:27 |
In Germany the most common taxis are: Mercedes E and B Class, VW Touran and Toyota Prius (They all have ESC as standart). The Dacia isn't very common, at least in the south |
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◊ 2013-11-02 17:28 |
The times, when over 90% of the West German taxis were Benzes, are gone, since over 25 years. |
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