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The Ford Crown Victoria is a lousy taxi

By Jeffrey the Barak Having just returned from the airport by cab, I have been moved to rant about how ridiculous it is for Los Angeles taxi cabs to pick the American dinosaur Ford Crown Vic as a cab. It’s a large sedan, with a big engine, and many cab operators buy them as used… Read More The Ford Crown Victoria is a lousy taxi

September 26, 2008December 6, 2022 thebarak7 Comments
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  1. Louis the scooterer Avatar
    Louis the scooterer
    September 26, 2008

    Everything you write about transport, cars, scooters etc. is of great interest, and grabs my attention. More please, and with pictures like in the old system.

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    Thatch
    September 29, 2008

    Absolutely. I get claustrophobia in these horrible taxis. They may as well handcuff us to the seat. Sometimes you get a minivan like a Dodge, Chevy or Ford, which is much better, except they may not offer the same crash protection as the converted police car.

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    Lupe
    August 25, 2009

    I’m with ya man. I’m taking the shuttle van from now on. So I may have to stop at another rider’s home on the way, but it’s a nice new clean van. Bigger, cleaner, better. A crownvic with a partition, bizzaro world baby.

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    Jim
    March 31, 2011

    Ford actually made a “Taxi” version of the P71 police interceptor. Most established taxi companies purchase these as opposed to the police cars. The ford “taxis” are actually 6 inches longer and is stretched behinfd the driver seat. Plenty of leg room. As for the car… well mine is a 2007 Ford “TAXI” and currently has 253,000 miles and running strong. Very few auto makers can accomplish such durability. That’s why they are chosen for severe duty work.

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      admin
      March 31, 2011

      Thanks for your info Jmarinello. Clearly Los Angeles cab operators can only get their hands on the shorter, former police cars, but now that 2 or 3 years have passed since the article, I can happily report that several alternative vehicles have been introduced and the percentage of old police cars is dropping, especially on the safer day shift.

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    Scott
    May 1, 2011

    It is unfortunate that conditions in L.A. require a safety shield. The Crown Vic without one has plenty of leg room and has been the workhorse of our fleet for years. The company you rode with obviously didn’t do the full conversion, which allows the propane tanks to be mounted underneath.
    We are concerned about the future choices we have to make soon.
    That Fiat looks really roomy, but I doubt the majority of our customers will want to pay the price it costs to ride in one. We get as many as 450K from the Vic; the throw away, bic lighters, they are producing today are garbage at 100K.

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    Max Fishman
    April 5, 2021

    It’s funny how people who know absolutely nothing about cars try to make this argument. Yeah… that ugly van is unreliable, cheap, underpowered, and just disgusting. Consult someone who knows cars before making yourself look stupid

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