Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on June 02, 2019, 11:47:09 am
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Got rid of the Skoda 1.9 replaced it with 1.5 fluence .Renault a nicer drive better tech more comfortable driver seats and position .Boot space ok but cant compare to the scoda .Boot hinges can be obstructed if the boot is full of bags .Fuel ecom is noticably poorer probably as you are using more of the engins limited power to move the car recon its about 15% more expensive to run than the Occy 1.9
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Personally I wouldn't have went near a fluence, they are too small and light for this job.
I'm in the market for a replacement car myself and really don't know what to get.
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Imnot a high miler so Fluence is grand .If I had serious coin then Superb is the way to go but cant justify the investment with my part time attitude to work .
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Personally I wouldn't have went near a fluence, they are too small and light for this job.
I'm in the market for a replacement car myself and really don't know what to get.
Ye need to cross over to the darkside Tony...ye know ye want to!!
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You convinced me Hal Renault is a nice drive especially if your wrking long shifts .extra 4 or 5 yoyo a shift find the Fluence faster more responsive than the Scoda but brakes are not as sharp or mine might be worn always found Scoda brakes very responsive .
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I convinced ye?
If i'd have known you were gonna buy an under the inFluence i'd have personally got ye in a headlock and choke ye out....to wake ye up!!
Anyways,all those people buying their new Corolla Hybrids on PCP finance...will be getting rid of them in 3 yrs time so there should be plenty around and cheaper than the Prius.
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I'm in the same boat as Tony - can't decide. Except that it will be secondhand.
In defence of the Fluence, PSV.ie/24hrMechanic had a lot of Fluences out as rentals. So they must of had some sort of reliability. But now they've moved to Prius'''' I think.
My mechanic says get a Prius and there's millions of white Prius'''' driving around as taxis. But I just hate the look of them.
I don't get the point of hybrids - you're kinda buying 2 engines and 2 potential sets of problems?
I keep thinking a Superb since my (pre-DPF) Octavia was so good to me. But I worry about the 1.6 diesel engine - will it be strong enough? And DPF problems. And will diesel be taxed to the max in the next year or two?
Anyways, keep us posted, John. Might be tempted by a Fluence myself! They seem cheap (but maybe for a reason!)
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
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Used to have a Mondeo in my pre-taxi life. Very stable at high speeds on the motorway lol Don't know about it as a taxi in the city (edit) - steering might be a bit heavy?
Not many 2ltr Superbs about 2nd-hand?
I'm going 2nd-hand so one good thing about Skoda is that you can get spare parts from VW/Skoda/Seat (etc?). With the Mondeo, you're stuck with Ford (I think). I'm no expert but I think you have to be careful with the oil on Ford's - there's no room for error.
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What are yis prepared to spend per year on the next heap?I dunno what to buy meself.I thought my last car was expensive at 6k.The next one is a big commitment.Seen a foreign lad in a new Camry.40k sweet Jesus.
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I've never or won't buy a new car but I usually buy something to do me for 4 to 5 years
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The Peugeot 508 is a nice big car, might have a goo at one or two in the next week.
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
The people who had problems with a DSG gearbox are the ones who never looked after it. Change the oil religiously ever 60k and should nay have a bother
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
The people who had problems with a DSG gearbox are the ones who never looked after it. Change the oil religiously ever 60k and should nay have a bother
Yes I know that but the problem with buying second hand is did the previous owner or owners know or do it?
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
The people who had problems with a DSG gearbox are the ones who never looked after it. Change the oil religiously ever 60k and should nay have a bother
Yes I know that but the problem with buying second hand is did the previous owner or owners know or do it?
If in doubt, just get it done and then do it again at the next 60k mark.
That’s why I buy English cars, Usually come with a full service history, all documents provided etc etc etc
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I don't like English cars, looking at the speed clock in miles and trying to convert it into kilometres is not for me
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What are yis prepared to spend per year on the next heap?I dunno what to buy meself.I thought my last car was expensive at 6k.The next one is a big commitment.Seen a foreign lad in a new Camry.40k sweet Jesus.
8-10k over 3-5yrs.
(Without being too personal) what did you get for 6k?
Yeah, I wouldn't spend big money at the moment. My next yoke will hopefully last me 3-5yrs. You don't know what's coming with Green taxes, rideshare (uber), robot taxis and so on. Even if I had the money, I don't think I'd buy new anyways with the abuse taxis get internally...
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I bought a 2006 used Prius before they became so overpriced secondhand.It wasn't the greatest(rear-ended but repaired well) one but I needed to get it on the road before the ten-year rule came in.I've had it six years and will be keeping it another two hopefully.Only doing maybe 16000 km per annum in the last few years.
An equivalent Prius now would cost at least double as it would need to be much newer.
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train.
I thought that's what ye did for kicks anyway!!
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French cars *shudders*!! 8)
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Story in todays paper that Dublin is among the worst for congestion and air quality .Green Mungbean Munchers now have real power in the Council might see a decision made on congestion charges and restrictions like london on certain types of car .I wouldnt consider buying a Brand new Diesel just in case they decide on some restrictions .
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Keep the overheads low lads....leave the new cars to the professionals.....the shit will hit the fan......eventually!!
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
The people who had problems with a DSG gearbox are the ones who never looked after it. Change the oil religiously ever 60k and should nay have a bother
Only if it's a "wet clutch" DSG. Modern Octavias are fitted with a dry clutch 7 speed DSG. It's a sealed unit and the oil should not be changed. Older 6 speed wet clutch DSGs were previously used in Octavias and newer 7 speed wet clutch DSGs are fitted to higher end VAGs, possibly including the Supurb. Make sure you know what you have before fucking it up and bear in mind that for the ones that require oil changes it's imperative that the level is set at precisely the correct temperature so you need dealer level diagnostics equipment (OBD Eleven would do) to access that data. Very unlikely that a back street garage would bother their bollox with that so if you want it done properly either do it yourself or go to a main dealer / authorised service centre.
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I rented a Megane in Italy a couple of years ago, erm. Not by choice, just what I was given. It was pretty much new but the 1.5L diesel engine was piss poor compared to the old Octavia I was driving at the time, turned me off Renault diesels for life.
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
The people who had problems with a DSG gearbox are the ones who never looked after it. Change the oil religiously ever 60k and should nay have a bother
Only if it's a "wet clutch" DSG. Modern Octavias are fitted with a dry clutch 7 speed DSG. It's a sealed unit and the oil should not be changed. Older 6 speed wet clutch DSGs were previously used in Octavias and newer 7 speed wet clutch DSGs are fitted to higher end VAGs, possibly including the Supurb. Make sure you know what you have before fucking it up and bear in mind that for the ones that require oil changes it's imperative that the level is set at precisely the correct temperature so you need dealer level diagnostics equipment (OBD Eleven would do) to access that data. Very unlikely that a back street garage would bother their bollox with that so if you want it done properly either do it yourself or go to a main dealer / authorised service centre.
If you say so
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I'd prefer a wet box myself
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I'd rather nail me flute to a speeding train than have a Prius,the superb 2ltr is a nice car but I want an auto box and the DSG is not recommended by anyone I've asked so that rules out Skoda.
Might have a look at the mondeo.
The people who had problems with a DSG gearbox are the ones who never looked after it. Change the oil religiously ever 60k and should nay have a bother
Only if it's a "wet clutch" DSG. Modern Octavias are fitted with a dry clutch 7 speed DSG. It's a sealed unit and the oil should not be changed. Older 6 speed wet clutch DSGs were previously used in Octavias and newer 7 speed wet clutch DSGs are fitted to higher end VAGs, possibly including the Supurb. Make sure you know what you have before fucking it up and bear in mind that for the ones that require oil changes it's imperative that the level is set at precisely the correct temperature so you need dealer level diagnostics equipment (OBD Eleven would do) to access that data. Very unlikely that a back street garage would bother their bollox with that so if you want it done properly either do it yourself or go to a main dealer / authorised service centre.
If you say so
A wet clutch and a VAG...Cosmo Smallpiece was be having an orgasm! 8)
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I found the trouble with skoda is the clutch.and duel mass flywheel are notorious for going.
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I found the trouble with skoda is the clutch.and duel mass flywheel are notorious for going.
Which one did you have
Superb or Octavia, what size engine?
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Superb 1.9,but im told ALL skoda cars give clutch trouble.I do like the space the superb offers in the back though
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Suppose every car has their issues
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Suppose every car has their issues
Just like every driver!!
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Suppose every car has their issues
Just like every driver!!
Dat true
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Anto would you not be better off with a Van 8 seater for down the country work ?
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Anto would you not be better off with a Van 8 seater for down the country work ?
I had one before, its bad enough listening to 3 or 4 screaming piss heads but a van full of them no way, I'd be done for mass murder
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I found the trouble with skoda is the clutch.and duel mass flywheel are notorious for going.
I've a 141 octavia and there is no fly wheel. Don't know when they stopped putting them in, but they don't use the dual mass fly wheel anymore.
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Thats goid to know,I wasnt aware of that
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I found the trouble with skoda is the clutch.and duel mass flywheel are notorious for going.
i changed the clutch in my Superb after about 18 months as a taxi, about a year later I changed it again, but that one is still in the car almost 3 years later
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Silly question really,but im up for NCT on monday.the gear stick showing the transmission pattern is completely rubbed off. Would they fail ya on that ?
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Silly question really,but im up for NCT on monday.the gear stick showing the transmission pattern is completely rubbed off. Would they fail ya on that ?
Absolutely not.
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I know it sounds a silly question,but the reason I asked was my mechanic told me that if any of the 3 peddles are showing even the slightest bit of steel through wear,they would fail you on that
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I know it sounds a silly question,but the reason I asked was my mechanic told me that if any of the 3 peddles are showing even the slightest bit of steel through wear,they would fail you on that
That's correct
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Silly question really,but im up for NCT on monday.the gear stick showing the transmission pattern is completely rubbed off. Would they fail ya on that ?
Get some Tippex.....but don't ask Ermy to do it...the dyslexic fuk!!
Could be carnage in lane two!!