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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:25 am 
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Is the metro cab still in production, and if so how much are they going for new and I understand they are using the superior TOYOTA engine, instead of the crap Ford one


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:49 pm 
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Is the metro cab still in production, and if so how much are they going for new and I understand they are using the superior TOYOTA engine, instead of the crap Ford one

I think they make one a week.

Nuff said. :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:24 pm 
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I haven't seen any new Metrocabs about. Infact, the newest I've seen is an 03 plate I think.

The last thing I heard was that they were selling off furniture and office equipment to generate cash to pay their creditors.

The Metrocab is a good taxi, with a good engine. If they could get sorted out once and for all, put together a good after sales package and warranty, then they could do well.

Whilst the metrocab was a good taxi, I think now people have lost all faith in the company.

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I haven't seen any new Metrocabs about. Infact, the newest I've seen is an 03 plate I think.

The last thing I heard was that they were selling off furniture and office equipment to generate cash to pay their creditors.

The Metrocab is a good taxi, with a good engine. If they could get sorted out once and for all, put together a good after sales package and warranty, then they could do well.

Whilst the metrocab was a good taxi, I think now people have lost all faith in the company.

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I suppose it takes a brave soul to buy a vehicle from a company with the history it's had. And of course if they can't get people to buy the company will always look marginal - thus a vicious circle.

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I have seen an 55 plate at Edinburgh airport in red metallic it looks the business, and I could hardly here the engine running even as it was pulling away from the terminal, a 55 plate TX pulled away next and what a racket it made.
I cannot see the logic of buying a TX when there is an even better cab out there somewhere, that does not rust has more driver room and the engine is sweet as a nut.
Right who sells them and for how much I want one


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:27 pm 
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Heres a bargain for any Metrocab lovers, its the TTT version (manual) and appears to be going for a song at the moment.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/00-W-METROCAB-244 ... dZViewItem


This, with a PCO blue note, would go for about £17'000 at the moment, and its Euro 3 compliant!


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Even Allied vehicles has got in on the old 'E-Bay' act. :D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... R4_PCN_BIX


Nice.


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Well GBC it sold and you can still get parts for next to no wt lad and an engine it could be still running when yours has been re cycled into a skip :lol: :lol: :lol:


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skippy41 wrote:
Well GBC it sold and you can still get parts for next to no wt lad and an engine it could be still running when yours has been re cycled into a skip :lol: :lol: :lol:



And I hope you have a long and happy relationship together.

I would watch going over Carter Bar though, it might go pop. :wink:

Ps: Mines a Nissan, so im not planning any trips down the scrap yard for the forseeable future. :wink:


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