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£42k f'ing pounds!!!!

I can see LTI making a massive comeback in London Taxi market domination if it keeps going up like this.

They're outpricing themselves from mushers, even garages are going to be hard pushed to rent a new merc out for under £270 a week, and I know other areas of Britain charge that, but here in London you can rent a 05 TX2 for around £190 a week.

Here's the Taxi Globe spread:

http://www.taxiglobe.info/pdf/TG655_p10.pdf

I'm liking my choice at the moment, but at that price it'll be back to an LTI cab next time.

Far too much.

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IDFIMH

Not for the London chaps it ain't.

All it means to them is an extra 3 or 4 hours a week on the rank!!!

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How much was your GBC??

The E7 already is euro 5 and does around 34 mpg urban, and you can buy 2 of them for the merc price, and I believe the RFL is also cheaper

in brum, 59 plate lwb VW transporter, inc base rent, £286 a week

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

you need two cos 1 is always off the road

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Spoke to another driver tonight whose VM engine seized on a 56 reg TX4. 1 year out of warranty, £4K in costs. Ouch.

Perhaps £42K is a bargain after all?

Don't they do an extended warranty GBC?

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

Could that have been that oil starvation MR T mentioned that was happening to quite a few

Had a look at it and brief test drive at the Dock Rd tariff change.

Impressive, would have to 'work' one. But the price would mean having to double team it.

LTI/LTC always deny a change of engine, but in my view they have to do some thing about the fuel economy and that means dumping VM, by Euro 5 next year.

Don't let Taylor see that double team quote, he'll be having babies.

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

You can get one, I had one on my TX2 when I bought it, but they ain't cheap.

Be nice if LTI sorted out a decent power unit opposed to the never ending line of crap they seem to fit.

There's G reg LTI fairway's still going strong on the original Nissan engine!

Doesn't that tell them something??

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

You would?

Nice, plodding, early morning dayman.