Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Rat Catcher on February 22, 2018, 01:58:52 am
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In front of me last night up above in Dublin:
(https://s9.postimg.cc/nntxlyb9n/Screenshot_20180222-015320.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/nntxlyb9n/)
https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/132D17546/ (https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/132D17546/) :
2013 Mercedes-benz E-class E300 Bluetec AMG Sport 4DR Auto
BODY TYPE Saloon
FUEL TYPE Diesel/electric
COLOUR Silver
TRANSMISSION Unknown
Too good to be a taxi?
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Sclass has one.... The old cunt..
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I posted somewhere before that a UK suit was telling me his company had problems with them breaking down.Some just randomly stopping on the motorway for no apparent reason.In the end Mercedes took them back.Maybe the newer ones are better.
There's a good reason why other car makers haven't tried to build diesel hybrids.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2018/02/20/european-auto-industry-on-edge-ahead-of-german-court-decision-on-diesel-bans/#3859c61a237e (https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2018/02/20/european-auto-industry-on-edge-ahead-of-german-court-decision-on-diesel-bans/#3859c61a237e) Diesel is under attack in Europe .Its all part of the scam VW get caught scamming and fined billions .Solution Ban Diesels so VW can sell you a new car and make Billions .I dont see how any driver could invest in a replacement Diesel Vehicle with any confidence you would get 9 years out of it .If the German Court gives the Government permission to ban Diesels you can be sure the Gay Foreigner will follow his Furher or follow London and put a Daily tax on Diesels driving into the City .
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Erm they're stalling for time until they sell off some older engines I reckon.I wonder are they even building the diesel engines any more?VW have hybrid jettas in the US for years now.Same with ford and the hybrid mondeo/fusion.As soon as public opinion changes enough you won't be able to buy a diesel any more in the VW group.
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Just a thought .If Diesel fumes are so Dangerous to health .Why are Taxi reps not looking for a scrapage scheme to protect our health .Most drivers spend up to 8 hours a day sitting within six foot of an active exhaust pipe .Are there any studies being undertaken of drivers health .Before the Smoking Ban Barmans unions were monitoring bar workers health and when the smoking ban was proposed and the Vintners objected then the health report was presented to the Vintners and as they were made aware if they continued to allow smoking on the premises the barmans union threatened to sue them .Over the last 10 years the amount of Diesel cars has balooned based on information given out by government about how good they were for the environment .What damage has been done to our health .
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Erm they're stalling for time until they sell off some older engines I reckon.I wonder are they even building the diesel engines any more?VW have hybrid jettas in the US for years now.Same with ford and the hybrid mondeo/fusion.As soon as public opinion changes enough you won't be able to buy a diesel any more in the VW group.
Satans Wheelbarrow Is 10 this year and I was thinking of changing it but I think ill hold on to it as I cant buy a Diesel as I dont know what the Government will do especially if the Greens make up any part of the next government Im holding on in the hope that there might be a scrappage for old diesels or a better incentive to go Hybrid or electric .
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Go out and buy an old one and get a few years out of it.New one would be a high risk.Alternatively you could buy another blue one,grind off the chassis numbers and transfer over yer reg plate.I'd say there are a few already doing it.Seeing as yer man in suitability checked my VIN number last time.
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I was only talking tothe Rodent about it yesterday .If im changing im looking for a 6 or 7 year old Petrol vehicle .Cheaper to buy cheaper to maintain will offset the extra fuel costs of fuel.I wonder how many lads get blinded by the 9 year rule before it came in a 6 or 7 year old car was grand for a replacement .Its a business and we need to run it like a business keep costs to a minimum .Average new car is around 27K or 3 K a year just to own it over its lifetime by the time its 6 or 7 it will need the same money spent on it as a used car .With all the uncertainty around transport issues I couldnt invest in a new vehicle
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I posted somewhere before that a UK suit was telling me his company had problems with them breaking down.Some just randomly stopping on the motorway for no apparent reason.In the end Mercedes took them back.Maybe the newer ones are better.
There's a good reason why other car makers haven't tried to build diesel hybrids.
Had to be a downside... I saw one or two low mileage 13/14 Ds for around 20k. Might have been tempted, they're a mighty impressive motor for that kinda money.
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You'd get a decent Lexus hybrid for 20k.Check out the IS300h if you don't wanna buy one of the bigger ones.I reckon you could bring one in and VRT one for under 17k with a 14 reg.A few taxi drivers using them in town.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is300h-2-5-hybrid-executive-12-months-warra/17357613 (https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/lexus-is300h-2-5-hybrid-executive-12-months-warra/17357613)
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Interesting.
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The manager of a pub in Howth brought in a low mileage,mint,142 reg 300h for 14,900 including air fare,ferry cost and VRT.The 1 thing to watch on them if you buy the top of the range version is the privacy glass.I hear it costs 600 euro to replace it with standard glass.They average about 40 m.p.g.
I have heard that high milers are giving gearbox trouble but you know yourself this may only be pub talk.
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40mpg isn't great but I sometimes meet other drivers who can't get more than 50mpg from their Priuses.I'm surprised the gearboxes are giving any trouble.As far as I know they've got CVT gearboxes like the Prius.The under the bonnet bits are similar to the Camry hybrid toyota sells in the US.The Toyota/Lexus ones are considered some of the best available.
I'd bet me dog/wife that any of the ones that broke weren't getting fluid changes.After googling I can't find any examples of ones that failed.Doesn't mean it doesn't happen though.
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I think the most common cause of automatic boxes failing is lads putting them into park while the car is still rolling, I came across a couple of rentals that were very soft in that way over in the US. Unlike most modern manual boxes you do have to change the oil (ATF) in them from time to time. I was thinking of an automatic Skoda next time to give the old legs a bit of a rest but a good few lads have told me that the DSG box is pure shite, good for 150k kilos at the outside and around a grand and a half to replace. 40 MPG would be a step backwards for me, couldn't justify that even for a nice motor that I could call an office and fill up with filing cabinets and keyboards and little post it notepads anall.
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Actually 40 MPG isn't as bad as I thought. Just done a conversion on Google and it equates to 5.88 litres/100 Kilos .... pretty much the same as my MKII 1.9TDI Octy (usually 5.6 - 5.9). As I work eveninigs/nights and tend to potter around within the speed limit I'd probably squeeze a bit more out of it than the average amateur private motorist. Good advice on the glass BTW, TD... something one could easily overlook.
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FFS, I converted from US MPG - 40 MPG (Imperial) equates to 7.07 litres/100 kilos - it would be a step backwards after all, bollix!
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You're all being very posh lol How about this!
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-2012-1-6tdi/18087300 (https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/skoda-octavia-2012-1-6tdi/18087300)
3 x 2012 high mileage Octavias (~200k Km or miles?) for €4,250 each
From Palmerstown Trade Cars
HIGH MILEAGE BUT DRIVING PERFECT WITH NO FAULTS...CASH PRICE ADVERTISED
Looks like it's being pitched as a trade sale but I read over on boards.ie (different topic) that you can't do trade sales to the public?
Add in a timing belt and/or clutch (to be sure to be sure) to bring it up to €5,000 and you'd get 3 or 4 years out of it for approx €1,500/year?
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Probably Ebbses old cars.Might wanna verify the mileage if ya can..ya can actually see the leaseplan logo on the reg.All of his heaps were supplied by them.
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Good catch! You've better eyesight than me 8)
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I stuck 12 D 27313 into the NCT website and it's down as a taxi... :o
And 200k miles is 321k km
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29906
TAXI
ACTIVE
18/10/18
12D27313
INTERCITY CABS LTD
Still licenced as a taxi til Oct
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It's actually a very clean looking yoke to be honest
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No photos of the inside though... smellavision could be useful too, I guess.
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Looks like it's being pitched as a trade sale but I read over on boards.ie (different topic) that you can't do trade sales to the public?
That's true. They'll probably give you a SIMI trade sale form to sign. Write "dealing as consumer" on it and gauge their reaction.
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Rats I recon with practice you could up the M.P.G.After getting some advice/info on Hybrids from Halpos last year,my wife bought a Yaris Hybrid.I can get 80 m.p.g. out of it with no problem.This is very close to the factory quoted 83 m.p.g.Even the missus with her lead foot can get 70m.p.g. Lexus claim you can get 55 m.p.g out of the 300h so 45-50 should be possible once you get used to it.
And remember you would be driving around in a very comfortable motor.
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This may be the future taxi, if parts can be got
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17970463 (https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17970463)
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This may be the future taxi, if parts can be got
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17970463 (https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17970463)
Not bad but it’s an import from Japan, even though the ad says it’s registered in Ireland
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If you can't trust an O'Connell, who can you trust?
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If you can't trust an O'Connell, who can you trust?
Mr Penny Apples around the corner!!
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Probably Ebbses old cars.Might wanna verify the mileage if ya can..ya can actually see the leaseplan logo on the reg.All of his heaps were supplied by them.
29906 TAXI ACTIVE 18/10/18 12D27313 INTERCITY CABS LTD 8)
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No photos of the inside though... smellavision could be useful too, I guess.
Home to A New Irish Gent, and for only €420.00 a week!! 8)
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Probably Ebbses old cars.Might wanna verify the mileage if ya can..ya can actually see the leaseplan logo on the reg.All of his heaps were supplied by them.
29906 TAXI ACTIVE 18/10/18 12D27313 INTERCITY CABS LTD 8)
That was posted yesterday
29906
TAXI
ACTIVE
18/10/18
12D27313
INTERCITY CABS LTD
Still licenced as a taxi til Oct
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Probably Ebbses old cars.Might wanna verify the mileage if ya can..ya can actually see the leaseplan logo on the reg.All of his heaps were supplied by them.
29906 TAXI ACTIVE 18/10/18 12D27313 INTERCITY CABS LTD 8)
That was posted yesterday
29906
TAXI
ACTIVE
18/10/18
12D27313
INTERCITY CABS LTD
Still licenced as a taxi til Oct
Better off in the PUNJABI PRIUS...you'd never know what comes in thoses turbans!! 8)
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In front of me last night up above in Dublin:
(https://s9.postimg.cc/nntxlyb9n/Screenshot_20180222-015320.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/nntxlyb9n/)
https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/132D17546/ (https://www.motorcheck.ie/free-car-check/132D17546/) :
2013 Mercedes-benz E-class E300 Bluetec AMG Sport 4DR Auto
BODY TYPE Saloon
FUEL TYPE Diesel/electric
COLOUR Silver
TRANSMISSION Unknown
Too good to be a taxi?
The PUNJABI PRIUS probably does Weddings. He supplies the Bride, can't say better than that, and all for €7,000!! 8)
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This may be the future taxi, if parts can be got
https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17970463 (https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17970463)
Not bad but it’s an import from Japan, even though the ad says it’s registered in Ireland
Another garage importing them https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17903613 (https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17903613)
Wonder if insurance would be much more expensive with it being an import
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Another garage importing them https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17903613 (https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17903613)
Wonder if insurance would be much more expensive with it being an import
Could have cleaned the inside a bit.
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Not that cheap either.