E60 Taxi Cab
12-11-2005, 05:19 AM
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I saw this while visiting Regensberg last week. I didn't realize that some of our furum members were also cab drivers. Who are you? That's a good deal if you can drive a E60 and get paid while doing it! 
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wow....an E60 taxicab!!!! wonder how many of them are forum members as well...i remember in singapore they have MB e class as taxis as well... 
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Originally Posted by Jeffs' post='209995' date='Dec 11 2005, 05:30 PM
wow....an E60 taxicab!!!! wonder how many of them are forum members as well...i remember in singapore they have MB e class as taxis as well...
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Originally Posted by ipp' post='210060' date='Dec 11 2005, 10:00 PM
Here in Sweden (and in many other european countrys) 90% of the taxicabs are MB E-classes, a good reason for not buying one...
We have that saying: If I want to drive MB......... I call a cab!
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We have that saying: If I want to drive MB......... I call a cab!
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I lived in Amsterdam years ago, and most of the taxis were Mercedes E Class, and most of the limo company cars were also Mercedes (my limo company used S Class). Apparently, there was some huge tax advantage for a for-hire car company to buy an expensive car, drive it for a few years, and then sell it. I don't remember the details, but I recall my limo driver explaining it to me when I asked him why most of the taxis were E Class.
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Originally Posted by ipp' post='210060' date='Dec 11 2005, 10:00 PM
Here in Sweden (and in many other european countrys) 90% of the taxicabs are MB E-classes, a good reason for not buying one...
We have that saying: If I want to drive MB......... I call a cab!
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They used to be reliable...
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