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skippy41
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:37 pm 
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The new Octavia is bigger than the MK1 and 2, but gets more MPG
Im getting 45 min with my superb
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Nidge2
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:03 pm 
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That Dacia Logans certainly not the Ugliest car Ive ever seen...I wonder what their reliabilities like?


They're built by the French so I'd avoid them.

God help you if the french man that built them was a muslim as well.



I'd check it for a tick before I got in it.
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Cannock plate a Vauxhall agila

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wannabeeahack
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im afraid the days of a family sized 5 seater are gone

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United Taxis 11
PostPosted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:28 pm 
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The best saloon taxi without a doubt is a superb, if I didn't have a superb it would be an Octavia,passat,mondeo,i40, or optima, vectra is like a smart car inside and the rear of an insignia is too cramped and vauxhalls can't handle the world of taxis/ph



wannabeeahack wrote:
Cannock plate a Vauxhall agila

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what? That is far too small
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grumpy
PostPosted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:10 am 
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Are Agila's not 1.0l engines? Is is dispatched to Asda or Tesco shoppers only?

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wannabeeahack
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
The best saloon taxi without a doubt is a superb, if I didn't have a superb it would be an Octavia,passat,mondeo,i40, or optima, vectra is like a smart car inside and the rear of an insignia is too cramped and vauxhalls can't handle the world of taxis/ph



wannabeeahack wrote:
Cannock plate a Vauxhall agila

4 passenger hack plate

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what? That is far too small


you could be right, Bude have a hack plated smart car but for 1 passenger only

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wannabeeahack
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Are Agila's not 1.0l engines? Is is dispatched to Asda or Tesco shoppers only?


Lidl or Aldi i think....lol

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United Taxis 11
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One of the other drivers traded in his 10 plate Octavia 110.000 mile 1.6 TDI for a 63 plate chevrolet cruze, I laughed when he showed me it, there is not much space inside and it looks mini on the outside and there is a loud wine coming of the turbo already :roll:
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Chris the Fish
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If the whine is the gear box and not the turbo, CC may be able to advise! :roll:

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United Taxis 11 wrote:
One of the other drivers traded in his 10 plate Octavia 110.000 mile 1.6 TDI for a 63 plate chevrolet cruze, I laughed when he showed me it, there is not much space inside and it looks mini on the outside and there is a loud wine coming of the turbo already :roll:


i thought the cruze, octavia and proton persona were all the same size when i tried em

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GBC
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grumpy wrote:
Has anyone got one or know if anyone uses one of the above as a taxi? Is it big enough? Some drivers are considering downsizing from Mondeo/Vectra to Focus/Astra size cars to (they hope) save a few bob.

BTW the title refers to what some are saying they think is the best option (size wise). We already have 308s and Mazda 3s on the road which, if anything, look smaller.
Thoughts?



If my local taxi firm (north herts) ever sent me an Astra, I'd be calling another firm.

Mondeos, E7s, Insignias are the norm here.

Obviously not as superior as a Vito, but they suffice :wink:
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Nidge2
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United Taxis 11 wrote:
One of the other drivers traded in his 10 plate Octavia 110.000 mile 1.6 TDI for a 63 plate chevrolet cruze, I laughed when he showed me it, there is not much space inside and it looks mini on the outside and there is a loud wine coming of the turbo already :roll:



Tell him to empty his bank account, it's going to cost him a fortune.
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Chronicle
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I've gone through 4 Astras (2006 - 2008 models) all of which were Estates. When ever I was paying my settle I would constantly hassle the lads for a different car. Fuel wise? Great, IMO at least. Two of the estates were ex Police, the other 2 were 1.4s from ADT security.
Bearing in mind I am 6ft4, the space I was left with was unbearable. I ended up having a complaint put in over my seat position! Once the guy I was settling off had a Vectra free, I insisted on taking it. Several months later I ended up in a crash, and alas back in the Astra (with a dead turbo). I now have my own '08 Mondy and absolutely love it :)
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