Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: silverbullet on November 23, 2019, 05:11:44 pm
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A TESLA added to the rental fleet:
(https://i.postimg.cc/Ty35hzHY/Screenshot-20191122-194422.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Ty35hzHY)
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I was thinking someone might buy one of these eventually.Some things that would bother me is getting parts and I honestly doubt his mechanic has the expertise to work on these yokes.Added to that the door handles are flush to the bodywork.The customers might need some training to open them too.41k after all grants.
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According to RC's database, the current T41413 (per photo) is a 10C Octavia with a Lawrence Nweke Ogboani driving it. Lawrence seems to be licenced for Cork. I wonder if they'll give him the Tesla?
The NTA database says the same. Would that Tesla be breaking the law if it was driven on the road, NTA-unregistered, no roof sign, but with the 41413 plastic stickers on it? The NTA database says 41413 should be a 10C Octavia!
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Havnt they problems with doors not opening and in a car that is known for going on fire in a crash .....I wouldn't get in one ....
https://www.whatcar.com/news/2019-what-car-reliability-survey-electric-and-hybrid-cars/n20068 (https://www.whatcar.com/news/2019-what-car-reliability-survey-electric-and-hybrid-cars/n20068)
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Maybe its going for it's suitability soon.Interesting to see if it passes.You'd go mental if it failed.
One other thing is if it's involved in any sort of an accident it's probably getting written off.I know someone in insurance and the Teslas have extra long repair times due to the parts being unavailable.Even in the US where they're built repair costs can be multiples of a regular motor.
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I'd pay 2 ton a week to rent that... for a week anyway.
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I see it's actually plated up now.I'm sure we'll see a few more around town soon enough.I was half thinking about buying one but you'd get lads taking ya off the rank for a fiver just to sit in one.They're very fast.Even the slow version.
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I see it's actually plated up now.I'm sure we'll see a few more around town soon enough.I was half thinking about buying one but you'd get lads taking ya off the rank for a fiver just to sit in one.They're very fast.Even the slow version.
Cool the fukin jets...will ye!!
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181d18779
Hack or limo
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34915 LIMO ACTIVE 05/03/20 181D18779 GREENANE CAR RENTAL LTD (0) Grey Tesla S
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"Stuart's" one (actually owned by a Mr. Ogboani) is working down below in Cork. Maybe we can have a go in it in January... do you know the driver, Ken?
(https://i.postimg.cc/YjFxs2cV/Screenshot-2019-11-27-14-48-45.png) (https://postimg.cc/YjFxs2cV)
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I'd say it was just in Stuart's to get kitted out and SB got the erm end of the stick. Your man wants his head examined letting Stuart's grease monkeys near that... IMO!
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I see it's actually plated up now.I'm sure we'll see a few more around town soon enough.I was half thinking about buying one but you'd get lads taking ya off the rank for a fiver just to sit in one.They're very fast.Even the slow version.
Not as fast as an electric scooter in Dublins traffic
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I'm sure we'll see a few more around town soon enough.
8 that our database is aware of, to date... only one taxi though:
23885 LIMO GARRETH COOKE 182D9460
31021 LIMO GREENANE CAR RENTAL LTD 181D18796
34915 LIMO GREENANE CAR RENTAL LTD 181D18779
41413 TAXI LAWRENCE NWEKE OGBOANI 192C4996
50086 LIMO NIALL JOHNSON 161C18038
51988 LIMO HARRY HILLIARD 151D50653
52208 LIMO BRIAN HEWSON 141D37115
52972 LIMO TESLA GO LTD 151D45569
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I think (thanks to SB) we might have got off on the wrong foot with this thread. Fair enough if it was one of our own renting to another of our own for a couple of ton a week, it'd be worthy of the praise implied in the thread title. However, should we not be asking how someone who doesn't appear to be Irish by accident of birth can afford to operate such a vehicle as a taxi?
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I think (thanks to SB) we might have got off on the wrong foot with this thread. Fair enough if it was one of our own renting to another of our own for a couple of ton a week, it'd be worthy of the praise implied in the thread title. However, should we not be asking how someone who doesn't appear to be Irish by accident of birth can afford to operate such a vehicle as a taxi?
Maybe inheritance or claiming the dole under about 10 different names
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I think (thanks to SB) we might have got off on the wrong foot with this thread. Fair enough if it was one of our own renting to another of our own for a couple of ton a week, it'd be worthy of the praise implied in the thread title. However, should we not be asking how someone who doesn't appear to be Irish by accident of birth can afford to operate such a vehicle as a taxi?
Maybe inheritance or claiming the dole under about 10 different names
Stereotyping!! lol
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How much is a new telsa 3 inanyways?
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How much is a new telsa 3 inanyways?
If ye have to ask......
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I aiskid de saime cèist ovir onde
Blakz in binz tred..whoz baknroolin
Deez kuntz in prisey panzerz
Frankey ::fds
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The cars in the list above is most likely Tesla model S or even the X model.A bigger Jaguar/jeep size car.The model 3 in the OP is the "cheaper" smaller version.Only released in Ireland 2 weeks ago.They're about 48k to civilians..but with the leccy taxi grant we could be in one for 41k.
It's mental money buy some lads could be saving up to 5k a year on juice so it could pay for itself if you kept it long enough.Nice but maybe too nice for our job.
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Also, ya get a grand off your commission to deface your electric taxi with Freenow graffiti.So only 40k..cheaper than a Camry.
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Toll rebates €1k from January, so €39k
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Also, ya get a grand off your commission to deface your electric taxi with Freenow graffiti.So only 40k..cheaper than a Camry.
I'll be lucky to spend 14k on a four yr old hape in Feb 21.
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I just had a look at the latest SPSV newsletter and the leccy grant has been increased to 10k for taxis.So that's another 3k off the new price of an electric taxi.Not too shabby.
It's a shame they didn't offer a few quid off some hybrids that aren't plug in as the Toyota corrolla hybrid would be a good transition vehicle.
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I just had a look at the latest SPSV newsletter and the leccy grant has been increased to 10k for taxis.So that's another 3k off the new price of an electric taxi.Not too shabby.
It's a shame they didn't offer a few quid off some hybrids that aren't plug in as the Toyota corrolla hybrid would be a good transition vehicle.
Did i hear that the SEAI grant is to be done away with?
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I'm not sure Hal.I'm gonna try find out though.Maybe that's why they increased the other one by 3k.
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I'm not sure Hal.I'm gonna try find out though.Maybe that's why they increased the other one by 3k.
I thought i heard something like that in the budget,i checked the SEAI website but nothing to say it will be discontinued,all grants as they were.
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I just had a look at the latest SPSV newsletter and the leccy grant has been increased to 10k for taxis.So that's another 3k off the new price of an electric taxi.Not too shabby.
It's a shame they didn't offer a few quid off some hybrids that aren't plug in as the Toyota corrolla hybrid would be a good transition vehicle.
Whats the cheapest new lectric car that can be used as a taxi?
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The Renault Zoe but it's tiny.The leaf with the smaller battery was about 21k after all grants.It may be even cheaper now.
As far as I can tell the SEAI grant is still there but only for personal users.Business users are excluded.Needs some research.
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The Renault Zoe but it's tiny.The leaf with the smaller battery was about 21k after all grants.It may be even cheaper now.
As far as I can tell the SEAI grant is still there but only for personal users.Business users are excluded.Needs some research.
The grants for biz were still showing...€3800 max...but as you say about the NTA grant increase.
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If yis were feeling like taking a chance you could buy this and avail of an 8k grant because it's less than two years old.
15k after the grant for a newish leccy car.
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/181-nissan-leaf-40kw-low-mileage-12800km/23447511 (https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/181-nissan-leaf-40kw-low-mileage-12800km/23447511)
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Thanks MCH :D
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Thanks MCH :D
Mercenary Cunt Hooks?
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Just dont trust them yet on mileage per charge and on getting parts
Prius next car for me
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Just dont trust them yet on mileage per charge and on getting parts
Prius next car for me
Be interested to see if you could get ten years out of any EV with repeated charging,i'd be sceptical.
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Just dont trust them yet on mileage per charge and on getting parts
Prius next car for me
Be interested to see if you could get ten years out of any EV with repeated charging,i'd be sceptical.
Would think the battery would degrade as time goes by giving you fook all range.
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Constantly using a battery fuckd them up
My screw guns on site always wore down eventually lucky to get a yr out of them
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The batteries will degrade to some extent. Some of the better leccy cars(except the leaf) have liquid cooling which helps make them last longer.
The Prius is still for me the smarter choice but they're a little too pricey even secondhand.
14k for a 142D Prius over 5 years is 2700 a year plus 2/3k per annum for juice versus a newer leccy car that will cost 20/25k to buy new.That could potentially last 7/8 and maybe more years with the small mileage I cover.It has disadvantages but the grants are starting to bridge the gap.
The KIA E niro has a 300mile range so even if it lost 20% range towards the end of ownership you could still cover a shift was without having to go home early.They're hard to get but next year there will be loads on the road.
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Maybe inheritance or claiming the dole under about 10 different names
Stereotyping!! lol
Maybe inheritance or claiming the dole under about 10 different names
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The batteries will degrade to some extent. Some of the better leccy cars(except the leaf) have liquid cooling which helps make them last longer.
The Prius is still for me the smarter choice but they're a little too pricey even secondhand.
14k for a 142D Prius over 5 years is 2700 a year plus 2/3k per annum for juice versus a newer leccy car that will cost 20/25k to buy new.That could potentially last 7/8 and maybe more years with the small mileage I cover.It has disadvantages but the grants are starting to bridge the gap.
The KIA E niro has a 300mile range so even if it lost 20% range towards the end of ownership you could still cover a shift was without having to go home early.They're hard to get but next year there will be loads on the road.
A Kia? Dont tink I'd trust that brand
Leaf is Good on range now but theres a parts issue and lots are been stolen I hear just rowed away and battery disconnected so the inbuilt tracker is off
Gonna look at a jap import Prius for my next car
All the Indians and Pakistanis have them and they watch the Penny's
Diesel is finished soon
Saw a hybrid Corolla looked good dont know if it up to nta spec though
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Unfortunately the Corolla hybrid is 26k new and you still need to put juice in it.They pass suitability alright.
A cheaper alternative would be a second hand Auris estate.Same as the Corolla in some countries. If you were willing to buy the diesel version they're cheap enough.Plenty of options.
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Diesel is done hybrid is only option left and Prius is the popone
I like the lights on back of new ones I'm gonna try get jap one or look in UK
Every paki and Indian has one so they must be good
I've a new shape avensis diesel and its shut compared to the last two I had ive had every model since the carina2 and this latest avensis model is not great
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Years ago anytime I got Pakisatanis in me Prius they were acting like I was driving the space shuttle.Asking me what's all the buttons for.Genuinely looked amazed.
You should see a 40 to 50% decrease in your fuel bill compared to the diesel Avensis.No more emission tests are a bonus too.They road noise can be annoying so stay away from anything with bigger wheels.15 inchers if you can.
The new model Octy has is supposed to be quieter but he complains about it being too small.I think he was probably in the circus at some point...too tall for this country.
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2030 before diesel is done lad.....a bit like 4K TV....wait for someone else to make the expensive foray.
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At the risk of stereotyping them Japs are small people them Japs are small people.
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Don't be doin dat...don't be doin dat.
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Are ye all sick in the head of blind?
The lights on the new poxy prius are rotten looking just like the rest of the poxy dirty rotten car.
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Calm down Tony....and watch the 1o clock news.
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Calm down Tony....and watch the 1o clock news.
Id have to get up out of bed to turn it on hal
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Calm down Tony....and watch the 1o clock news.
Id have to get up out of bed to turn it on hal
Hearin ye Tony.....didn't wake up until 11.39 today....i was stretched diagonally across the bed,had mad fukin dreams last night...must be because the missus is in Germany on a work jaunt....well that's what she told me!!
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Im having one of them couldn't give a bollix
days weeks
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I have them regularly.
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Im having one of them couldn't give a bollix days weeks
I hear you, I’ve had that for the last month
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The batteries will degrade to some extent. Some of the better leccy cars(except the leaf) have liquid cooling which helps make them last longer.
The Prius is still for me the smarter choice but they're a little too pricey even secondhand.
14k for a 142D Prius over 5 years is 2700 a year plus 2/3k per annum for juice versus a newer leccy car that will cost 20/25k to buy new.That could potentially last 7/8 and maybe more years with the small mileage I cover.It has disadvantages but the grants are starting to bridge the gap.
The KIA E niro has a 300mile range so even if it lost 20% range towards the end of ownership you could still cover a shift was without having to go home early.They're hard to get but next year there will be loads on the road.
A Kia? Dont tink I'd trust that brand
Leaf is Good on range now but theres a parts issue and lots are been stolen I hear just rowed away and battery disconnected so the inbuilt tracker is off
Gonna look at a jap import Prius for my next car
All the Indians and Pakistanis have them and they watch the Penny's
Diesel is finished soon
Saw a hybrid Corolla looked good dont know if it up to nta spec though
The 2K a year you save on fuel should be incentive enough.
I paid 11.2K for a 131 PRIUS a year and a half ago.
Cars point in Lucan.