Taxi of the future may be built in Brooklyn
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Really? Maybe the most expensive place in the country to make cars.
Taxes,regulations etc. Last time I was there the cab was a Ford escape Hybrid. Seemed to be a good job.
Taxes,regulations etc. Last time I was there the cab was a Ford escape Hybrid. Seemed to be a good job.
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Really? Maybe the most expensive place in the country to make cars.
Taxes,regulations etc.
Ah, but transporting the finished cars to one of their biggest markets will be VERY cheap.
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Last time I was there the cab was a Ford escape Hybrid. Seemed to be a good job.
I rode in an Escape Hybrid there, too. Mediocre vehicle for the job, IMO. Something more purpose-built would be much better.
Really? Maybe the most expensive place in the country to make cars.
Taxes,regulations etc.
Ah, but transporting the finished cars to one of their biggest markets will be VERY cheap.
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Last time I was there the cab was a Ford escape Hybrid. Seemed to be a good job.
I rode in an Escape Hybrid there, too. Mediocre vehicle for the job, IMO. Something more purpose-built would be much better.
pie in the sky dreaming. it will never happen.
Originally Posted By: mpvue
pie in the sky dreaming. it will never happen.
True.
They picked Nissan's entry.
pie in the sky dreaming. it will never happen.
True.
They picked Nissan's entry.
Originally Posted By: NateDN10
They picked Nissan's entry.
If this brings a stick-shift minivan-type vehicle to the US market, I will be a happy camper.
They picked Nissan's entry.
If this brings a stick-shift minivan-type vehicle to the US market, I will be a happy camper.
And let the bashing by Panther fans commence...
^ The Panther makes a good taxi, but it's not perfect. They could definitely build something more efficient, etc.
Something about a Japanese car being made in Dixie for the North, puts a smile on my face.
I hope whatever vehicle that is selected as a taxi in NYC is extra tough to handle the massive potholes and uneven rumbling roads that NYC endures every winter and spring thaw.
IMO....the only vehicle that will take the abuse dished out by NYC's streets and roads are SUVs with heavy duty suspension.
Everyday is a jolting ride and enough to have fillings fall out of your teeth and dentures drop off your gums. What a nice break to be driving here in Florida. I'll miss driving in Florida.....I've been spoiled with the "smooth as glass" roads here!
IMO....the only vehicle that will take the abuse dished out by NYC's streets and roads are SUVs with heavy duty suspension.
Everyday is a jolting ride and enough to have fillings fall out of your teeth and dentures drop off your gums. What a nice break to be driving here in Florida. I'll miss driving in Florida.....I've been spoiled with the "smooth as glass" roads here!
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Originally Posted By: NateDN10
They picked Nissan's entry.
If this brings a stick-shift minivan-type vehicle to the US market, I will be a happy camper.
the Mazda5 is already here, and has a 6 speed now.
Originally Posted By: NateDN10
They picked Nissan's entry.
If this brings a stick-shift minivan-type vehicle to the US market, I will be a happy camper.
the Mazda5 is already here, and has a 6 speed now.
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For his part, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is more interested in getting the right taxi for the job, rather than whether or not it creates jobs for his constituents, telling WOR radio “You’ve got to look at how much experience the companies have in building cars. What do you do if after two years the wheels start falling off?”
Sounds like it's already between Ford and Nissan...
For his part, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is more interested in getting the right taxi for the job, rather than whether or not it creates jobs for his constituents, telling WOR radio “You’ve got to look at how much experience the companies have in building cars. What do you do if after two years the wheels start falling off?”
Sounds like it's already between Ford and Nissan...
Originally Posted By: mongo161
IMO....the only vehicle that will take the abuse dished out by NYC's streets and roads are SUVs with heavy duty suspension.
More like a Class 8 desert racing truck with 4 dampers per corner, and 20" of wheel travel!!
(People who; do not live near there, or do not travel into the city regularly, or have never been there, just have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER of how bad the roads are!
I have been on bombed-out rally stage roads that were billiard table smooth by comparison!!)
IMO....the only vehicle that will take the abuse dished out by NYC's streets and roads are SUVs with heavy duty suspension.
More like a Class 8 desert racing truck with 4 dampers per corner, and 20" of wheel travel!!
(People who; do not live near there, or do not travel into the city regularly, or have never been there, just have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER of how bad the roads are!
Originally Posted By: rshaw125
Really? Maybe the most expensive place in the country to make cars.
Taxes,regulations etc.
Yep, Bloomberg more or less laughed Karsan's Brooklyn vehicle production plan out of town. There's no way that even a modern auto manufacturing plant could meet the strict emission, noise, and other regulations inside NYC.
Really? Maybe the most expensive place in the country to make cars.
Taxes,regulations etc.
Yep, Bloomberg more or less laughed Karsan's Brooklyn vehicle production plan out of town. There's no way that even a modern auto manufacturing plant could meet the strict emission, noise, and other regulations inside NYC.
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