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TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
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Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
I took the CabDirect Peugeot E7 Automatic [semi-auto really] for a test drive at the Coventry Taxi Show last Wednesday 30th May 2012.

What a ffffffffffffffffffabulous taxi motor!!!

[More to follow; on my way out to a BBQ at my son's now]
Author:  toots [ Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
You're smitten :lol: :lol:
Author:  GBC [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
The fashionable talk on the ranks is that the E7 may be licensed for London at some stage in the near future.

I probably wouldn't buy one, but it would mean a Vito minus the RWS being on the cards for next year.
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
toots wrote:
You're smitten :lol: :lol:

You're bloody right I'm smitten.

But for the stupidly low part-exchange on my 10 plate that they offered, I would have signed up there and then.
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
I was very impressed with the Peugeot E7 semi-automatic that I test drove at the Coventry Taxi Show. I knew it would be show-cased at the exhibition and made a bee-line for the Cab Direct stand as soon as I arrived on Wednesday.

The automatic version has the same, or appears to have the same engine as the manual; a 1997cc Euro V. But whereas the manual has an output of 130 Bhp, the automatic’s output is 163 Bhp. I believe that is achieved by chipping the ECU to produce 25% more power, but the salesman flunky was totally and utterly bereft of any practical knowledge about the mechanical workings of the vehicle. Talk about Forrest Gump!!

The Forrest Gump salesman couldn’t even tell me whether the gearbox is a DSG or standard semi-auto, which I will have to investigate further.

The gear shift is a gated affair, with P, R, N and D [4 positions only] on the semi-auto side and on the semi-manual side [no clutch - achieved by pushing the gearstick to the left when in D], it’s the standard push the gearstick up for a higher gear and down for a lower gear. But if you are in semi-manual and want reverse, then it’s back into D and up the gated semi-auto shift to R.

The vehicle is very responsive for a taxi, with an abundance of power under the bonnet. In fact I would tend to describe it as racy when talking about it as a taxi, but if it were a car it would still be very acceptable performance-wise. There were just the two of us in the cab on the test drive, but IMO the power generated would be well more than adequate if there were 6-8 passengers with a full complement of luggage in the back.

The gearbox changes are very smooth indeed and there is very little roll on the vehicle now [the anti-roll bars have been re-designed apparently] as I discovered when coming off an island in what seemed to be 5th gear at 40mph and booting it to the floor. It changed down two gears immediately and away it went, climbing to 60mph very quickly indeed. The gearbox is a well-beefed-up version of my wife’s Citroen C4 semi-auto, but has ‘creep’ when stationary and you take your foot off the brake pedal, something the C4 lacks. It has 6 forward gears and the obligatory reverse [obviously]. The only thing I would fault when compared with the C4 is that there is no dashboard display to show which gear the gearbox is in, which the C4 has.

All in all, I was extremely impressed with the performance and the sales guy told me it had been down to London where it had a very enthusiastic reception from the trade.

If I was buying new now, instead of two years ago, I would have no hesitation in signing up for this little beauty, despite Cab Direct's reputation for their after-sales performances!!
Author:  Nidge2 [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
Brummie Cabbie wrote:


The gear shift is a gated affair, with P, R, N and D [4 positions only] on the semi-auto side and on the semi-manual side [no clutch - achieved by pushing the gearstick to the left when in D], it’s the standard push the gearstick up for a higher gear and down for a lower gear. But if you are in semi-manual and want reverse, then it’s back into D and up the gated semi-auto shift to R.




That's like the gears on my own car, I like the standard push up then pull down for the gears.

It looks like Cab Direct have got their act together.
Author:  grandad [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
Any figures for mpg etc? How much is one?
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
grandad wrote:
Any figures for mpg etc? How much is one?

Combined was 37.1mpg I think and the prices ranged from £27Kish to £31Kish depending on level of trim / model.

It's that new that the brochure isn't online yet, though they had brochures at the exhibition showing the technical specifications.

I wish I had taken a brochure with me, but alas I didn't.
Author:  toots [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
grandad wrote:
Any figures for mpg etc? How much is one?

Combined was 37.1mpg I think and the prices ranged from £27Kish to £31Kish depending on level of trim / model.

It's that new that the brochure isn't online yet, though they had brochures at the exhibition showing the technical specifications.

I wish I had taken a brochure with me, but alas I didn't.


Are they the same technical specs you had issue with :?
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
toots wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
grandad wrote:
Any figures for mpg etc? How much is one?

Combined was 37.1mpg I think and the prices ranged from £27Kish to £31Kish depending on level of trim / model.

It's that new that the brochure isn't online yet, though they had brochures at the exhibition showing the technical specifications.

I wish I had taken a brochure with me, but alas I didn't.

Are they the same technical specs you had issue with :?

I had issue with the torque figures, which were obviously wrong when quoted in Nm.

That was just a mis-print, but then Forrest Gump had no clue what I was talking about.
Author:  toots [ Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:16 pm ]
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
That was just a mis-print, but then Forrest Gump had no clue what I was talking about.


That's cos he sells them and doesn't really need to know much apart from the patter they're taught :wink:
Author:  Private Reggie [ Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:27 am ]
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I've got one Brummie and you sum it up brilliantly, im not technically minded but what a drive, i got to open her up on saturday, Edinburgh-Dunbar, Later i filled up at a BP garage on 97.5 miles, £20.50 thats a big wow :D

I've just done my first 1k and hey things can only get better :D
Author:  skippy41 [ Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:41 am ]
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Private Reggie wrote:
I've got one Brummie and you sum it up brilliantly, im not technically minded but what a drive, i got to open her up on saturday, Edinburgh-Dunbar,
Quote:
Later i filled up at a BP garage on 97.5 miles, £20.50 thats a big wow :D
I've just done my first 1k and hey things can only get better :D


You could have saved nearly another £2.00 if you had filled at Esso or shell
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
Private Reggie wrote:
I've got one Brummie and you sum it up brilliantly, im not technically minded but what a drive, i got to open her up on saturday, Edinburgh-Dunbar, Later i filled up at a BP garage on 97.5 miles, £20.50 thats a big wow :D

I've just done my first 1k and hey things can only get better :D

Have you had it fully loaded yet with passengers and luggage and if so how many passengers and suitcases and did the performance deteriorate appreciably?
Author:  toots [ Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TEST DRIVE; CabDirect's Peugeot E7 AUTOMATIC
skippy41 wrote:
Private Reggie wrote:
I've got one Brummie and you sum it up brilliantly, im not technically minded but what a drive, i got to open her up on saturday, Edinburgh-Dunbar,
Quote:
Later i filled up at a BP garage on 97.5 miles, £20.50 thats a big wow :D
I've just done my first 1k and hey things can only get better :D


You could have saved nearly another £2.00 if you had filled at Esso or shell


My goodness you take living north of the border to heart :wink:
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