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PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:12 pm 
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http://www.standardtaxi.com/home.html

Legoland here we come :shock:


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:25 pm 
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I wondered what happened to metrocab :lol:

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:12 am 
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Nothing new on that look.

Did you ever see the fx4's proposed replacement? (fx5)

http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/ado6repf.htm


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:35 am 
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Came across this during general browsing earlier this month. Clearly an American attempt at a purpose built Taxi. Almost a rip off of Metrocab. This is like a box on wheels though.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:12 pm 
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Could you imagine GBC in one of those he would be like the terminator, :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :D mind you if they ever came here you would have a clear run any where as folk would get out of your way fast :lol: :D
It just goes to show that someone in America has half a brain, and if they had really thought about it, instead of copying it from a noddy book they could have a good cab,


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:03 pm 
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still being produced at tamworth


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:22 pm 
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solo.cab wrote:
still being produced at tamworth


excellent, so the cries of an LTI monopoly are false :D

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:32 pm 
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metro cab are producing about one a month and are available but there is a waiting lis of approx 3 months. Having said that i drove the new TX4 the other day and whatever people may think it is a bit of a beast, but £35000 for the gold its a bit much, thats for the gold, very sooth very fast but still an ugly bugger with what i call bad driver visability.
For those who may not know it its the engine, be it modified thats fitted to the Chrysley Grand Tourer or simular.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:35 pm 
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solo.cab wrote:
metro cab are producing about one a month and are available but there is a waiting lis of approx 3 months.

So out of the 250,000 licensed drivers in the UK, a whole 3 of them want a Metro-cab. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:40 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: metro cab
PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:09 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
solo.cab wrote:
metro cab are producing about one a month and are available but there is a waiting lis of approx 3 months.

So out of the 250,000 licensed drivers in the UK, a whole 3 of them want a Metro-cab. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


But only 12% out of the 343 LA's have mandatory WAV policies :shock:

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:13 pm 
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whats a WAV policy


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:15 pm 
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solo.cab wrote:
whats a WAV policy


A policy where the LA will only license wheelchair accessible vehicles as hackney carriages.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:33 pm 
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as it should be, ours is a great council 10 year age limit, purpose built 25 feet turning circle metro or TX, 5year age limit on P/H pretenders who still call themselves taxis even though they are not.


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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:38 pm 
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solo.cab wrote:
as it should be, ours is a great council 10 year age limit, purpose built 25 feet turning circle metro or TX, 5year age limit on P/H pretenders who still call themselves taxis even though they are not.


hehe

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