Comments on NYC Taxi Photo: Mercedes-Benz

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2011-11-25T04:55:47.489-05:00

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Hi, in Germany many Taxi Driver use the Mercedes E...

2011-11-21T20:28:19.630-05:00

Hi,
in Germany many Taxi Driver use the Mercedes E Class with 136 or 170 HP. And very popular is the VW Touran (compact van).

The times they are changing!!!

2011-11-20T15:05:30.392-05:00

The times they are changing!!!

Here in Phoenix AZ, where I own my own taxi compan...

2011-11-18T20:38:01.363-05:00

Here in Phoenix AZ, where I own my own taxi company, one of my friends owns a company that uses exclusively Mercedes. I, myself, prefer the Crown Victorias and the Lincoln Town Cars, but those are no longer going to be made. Oh well. i shall stick with them for as long as I am able. The City of New York really needs to get rid of the whole taxi and limo commission. It just gets in the way, and hampers competition and innovation. Phoenix has no taxi and limo commission and we do just fine without one.

You actually made NYC cabbies a tad fascinating. H...

2011-11-18T19:17:58.137-05:00

You actually made NYC cabbies a tad fascinating. Hmm.

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2011-11-15T01:55:24.365-05:00

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we got new tall mercedes vans doing airport transf...

2011-11-07T16:52:21.979-05:00

we got new tall mercedes vans doing airport transfers to Waikiki lately

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I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The t...

2011-11-04T08:43:37.468-04:00

I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because it is about the individual but it can be with everyone.

In Europe, Mercedes is a popular brand to use for ...

2011-11-03T16:38:45.164-04:00

In Europe, Mercedes is a popular brand to use for taxis. Its nice to see that the new yellow cabs will be more energy efficient. Congratulations to Nissan for getting the contract, we look forward to their presence in New York City in 2013!

Well, yes. Once I went to a local dealer, since I ...

2011-11-02T15:05:34.068-04:00

Well, yes. Once I went to a local dealer, since I wanted to check the S-Max for its legroom.

However, the seller told me they had not one of the S-Maxes available and would not for the next couple of months. Anyone seems to buy one of them.

An other feature of the vehicle was being a slide out trunk bottom. I heard about such a gimmick for the first time when I was reading information about the S-Max. The idea was that the car would have sufficient luggage space therefore. There will be cars, like the London cabs, which I am considering to be to big actually to be cabs. It must take hours for the passengers to find the door knob and to get out of the car. I don't have my cab license at moment anyway. It expired. I will see.

What I do miss is a powered roof.

very cool, it looks much nicer too in design than ...

2011-11-01T17:49:47.392-04:00

very cool, it looks much nicer too in design than the transit connect, or the nissan van from europe that we will be mandated to drive in the year 2013. only thing is, the s-max may be too small for rear legroom and entering and exiting passengers, the luggage space might be a bit small as well. but it would probably be more sensible than our ford escape taxis.

Hi, I'm Steve, how are you doing? Well, I kno...

2011-11-01T12:40:55.269-04:00

Hi,

I'm Steve, how are you doing? Well, I know an Opel Omega and several Mercedes Benz (E Class, A Class, 190 ) by my personal Taxi experience. I can tell you they are all crap. The only cars that you can ride for the time it takes to make an income are being Fords.

I'm pretty amazed that Ford will stop the production of the Crown Victoria. Well, the only drawback that I can think of to this vehicle to be ridden life long as a Cab is being its low Sedan body style.

In Germany there was a Ford S-Max offered which I considered to be the ideal cab. Certainly, the vehicle would have to be americanized a bit, but it was the choice. I mean.

Ford as well offers a new dual clutch 6 speed automatic transmission called Ford PowerShift which does not wear. Literally it shifts when the torque is being on the respective other clutch. This is being enabled by design and can truly be working. I know the new transmission only from the Internet so far to be honest with you.

But, if I'm not mistaken the sound it makes is amazing.

Check out the S-Max.

http://www.ford.de/Firmenkunden/Taxiunternehmen/FordS-MAX-Taxi

Steve

oh definitely, i'll check it out

2011-10-30T18:41:20.176-04:00

oh definitely, i'll check it out

I enjoyed reading your post. I like your collectio...

2011-10-30T12:48:10.834-04:00

I enjoyed reading your post. I like your collection of photos of former and current NYC taxis.

Are you going to the Nissan NV200 taxi display this week?

http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/pdf/industry_notice_11_27.pdf

In Portugal, where I'm from, the majority of T...

2011-10-29T15:44:35.597-04:00

In Portugal, where I'm from, the majority of Taxis are diesel mercedes-benz since forever!
but I undestand your amazement at that SUV...