*_ash_* Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Can Black cabs (London Taxi) be bought in auto transmission? Yep, see tabs post. I'm not aware of any Eurocabs that currently have auto transmission. I could actually drive a London Taxi with auto, but too little leg room, even the Eurocab I would slightly struggle with, but I can fit in it. When your working full shifts in a car, your own comfort is a major importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 They are after all converted vans and not purpose built taxis.To add to that there are various companies doing the conversions, so some more comfortable than others. the conversion companies are i a flap because the manufacturers like Fiat and Citroen that produce the vehicle have changed and updated the design, throwing all the measrements out for the conversion kits that they used. The traditional black cab also has had a complete overhaul in design from October last year with the launch of the TX4. Although it looks simmilar, it has redesigned suspension, VM Chrysler type engine ABS as standard, air con etc simply a better taxi oh and an auto option for Ash but with a £30000 price tag so it should be. I didn't think Fiat and Citroen produced the eurocab. AFAI Knew, it was Peugeot...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab1 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I didn't think Fiat and Citroen produced the eurocab. AFAI Knew, it was Peugeot...? Yup, Exactly the SAME van produced by all three manufacturers with their own badging on the finished product, and the coversion people buy them up in bulk from whoever gives them the best deal. A bit like when Ford produced the Galaxy, and VW produced the same thing but called it Sharran and I think Seat made one as well with a diffrent name tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Yup, Exactly the SAME van produced by all three manufacturers with their own badging on the finished product, and the coversion people buy them up in bulk from whoever gives them the best deal. A bit like when Ford produced the Galaxy, and VW produced the same thing but called it Sharran and I think Seat made one as well with a diffrent name tag. I remember the VW Sharan(?e) and the Ford Galaxy being the same, (and Seat produce identical cars to the VWs) and I know the Fiat Doblo, Citroen Berlingo, and the Renault Kangoo are all more or less identical, but afaik, the Peugeot is on its own in style, not like any other van etc. WRT the Galaxy/ Sharane, A friend of ours bought a galaxy through motability:- it was identical to the sharane, except the sharane dealers demanded a £1K deposit, the galaxy deposit was only about £200 (if not "nil"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab1 Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Here is a link to the three different vans Fiat Scudo, Citroen despatch and the pug expert: http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/829/eurothreejl6.jpg As for the dealers they behave according to their need to sell, and VW do seem to be confident that their customers will not drive a Ford so they usually do get away with charging a tad more than the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciao Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I like the Yellow submarine Yellow Peugeot Eurocab. It has been around for the past 5years I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4Mahmood Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 talking about comfort, did any one see the BMW 730 on private hire, the driver said he wanted to be comfortable and for that he will pay the price for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 talking about comfort, did any one see the BMW 730 on private hire, the driver said he wanted to be comfortable and for that he will pay the price for it. He only ran it for a few months, then went back to a sensible car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4Mahmood Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 He only ran it for a few months, then went back to a sensible car. was a nice ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 was a nice ride Beautiful car. He was going to let me take it for a spin, but I daren't incase I knocked it. Never heard a diesel sound so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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