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Long live the Falcon GT
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Victoria
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How do the Melbourne/Victorian FORD Taxi's get ordered?
As in, paint code, options etc? Do they get a special 'Taxi Pack' with the vinyl trim, bench seats front seat of some wagons/sedans? What about the paint? Are they ordered as 'factory' Yellow cars, or do they just buy a cheap 'demo' model car, and spray them? In fact, if this is the case, do they rub back the original paint? Or do they just simply paint over it? Reason I ask, is a friend of mine is looking at an ex-cab as a cheap car (I advised to give it a miss, its a BA with 515,000km... But its on Gas, and they do somehow keep driving forever (not the most beautiful chariot i've seen). Anyways, if anyone can shed some light, that would be great... Cheers - Loftie
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Cane Farmer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tom Price, WA
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they come as a 'Taxi-Pack' as far as I am aware...i.e. they come factory with that colour and a few other little extras I think?
Don't quote me on that. As long as the cab has been serviced all the time, which it should have been being a cab, then it should be ok...at 515,000km most parts that stuff up would have been replaced once or twice... At least that's the way I see it....I've seen BA taxis with tons more k's than that.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Do FoA still do a taxi pack? I thought they got out of the market when they started on their margin, not marketshare kick.
I thought most of the taxis from BA onward were purchased second hand and converted... |
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FGX XR8
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne
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Ford haven't offered a taxi pack since the BA days. It's a market and image they no longer wish to pursue. Therefore generally taxis are bought second hand and modified as required.
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Just slidin'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisvegas
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I know in Brisbane they are sprayed that colour, Open up the doors or bonnet, and it could be blue or black or white inside, lol.
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
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84ltd and the monty are correct.
Most cabs are purchased as ex-cop or ex-fleet cars, due to the fact that they're so cheap. Then they spray them yellow/orange/whatever. They often get sprayed back to their original colour at the end of their working lives, it's usually only the really really terrible ones that don't get resprayed, hence giving ex-cabs a really bad name.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I haven't been to Australia for nearly 3 years but last time I was in NSW, and every cab I saw was a Falcon, maybe a handful of Holdens. Are the Falcons still the no. 1 choice these days, or has the industry shifted to something (that's percieved) 'greener'?
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Chasing a FORD project!
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: adelaide
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still many falcons but toyota camrys, 380, holdens, etc are all about in taxi guise. Fords dominate though
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own the road
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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I've noticed a lot more Prius taxis recently.
Falcon still the overwhelming majority though.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Mr Hardware is correct - most are ex cop or ex fleet.
Gone are the days when Taxi's were just Povo Packs, these days anything from a Povo pack through to Ghias are being used - if they can be bought cheaply enough. Here in Warrny, we have a couple of Skoda Wagons (Diesel) which look like very nice comfy economical cars, a couple of Avalons and the rest are Falcon. Might have missed a couple but thats the variety of the taxi fleet these days. I dont use Taxis, but im keen to take a ride in the Skoda though just to see what it would be like with 400000km on it. |
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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It's a great plan.
By exfleet Falcon with 50,000. Paint yellow, put on LPG, put in old trim. Do over a 1,010,000. Paint original colour, original trim installed Resell with 60,000 klms on odometer.
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Perfecting the 1-2 change
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Epping
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get over it...
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Cane Farmer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tom Price, WA
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There is a new FG G6 cruising around up here as a cab!
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Location: Somerville, Victoria
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I spotted a prius taxi the other day, i thought it was so strange i wanted to take a photo in case no one believed me, but as i read above, it's starting to become common. BF is the latest falcon taxi i've seen, no FG's. But seen plenty of XR6's, Fairlanes, even the odd V8 fairlane ghia. I always wondered why buy a comparatively expensive and higher model ford only have it hauling vomit around the city. Now i know... ex fleet
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Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
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4 years ago when I got mine, I did a heap of stuff to it and there was only one way you could 'tell' it was an ex-cab, and that was the kays on the clock Drove just like and looked just like any other 6 year old falcon now that it's 10 it's getting a little tired however, i But Falcon is King of the Ranks, and I can guarantee it will still be king for at least the next 5 years.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melbourne
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THE most popular minicabs are Skoda Octavias from where I'm from (south coast of UK) They also get painted yellow !
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A couple of weeks ago i went in a new Volkswagen Jetta Diesel yellowcab. It was probably the nicest cab i've been in.. the interior was much like my dads audi A6. I've been in a few prius' as well.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne
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I've seen a few FG's out & about, along with a couple of Territory's as well.
Most of the hybrid ones (Prius & Civic) seem to be green-roofed ones, I think this might be a condition of some of the green-roof licences. |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bexley, Sydney
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Saw a VE SS cab the other day on William St.
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Up here we mostly have falcons, but there are ssanyongs, camrys and hiaces. think theres a merc van as well
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NOT A TOYOTA :/
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Eastern Suburbs, Melb
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To put it into perspective, we traded at work the other day a VE SV6 2006 model with 275,000km and as you'd expect we paid about 10k for it as a trade (so add on gst etc to get it on road.)
Would be a good car for something like being a taxi...
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So all these reasons combined could possibly convince someone to use a 6.0L V8 sports sedan as a traffic basher.
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Im actually suprised at the amount of Statesman limos which are V8. I guess the engine will last at longer and probably report similiar consumption once on LPG.
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Location: South Australia
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No need for taxi packs when the taxies are white (adelaide)
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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hey melbourne guys, jump in this taxi!!
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