Ex-taxis - Page 2

Falchoon · 06-08-2005, 08:17 PM

A few years ago (about 1999) I bought an XF ex-cab. I paid about $1500 and it had approx 350,000km on the clock: it was only a cab for about a year as their "proper" cab was written off so they transferred all the taxi gear into their family sedan. The motor was tired, I knew that when I bought it, but the rest of the car was surprisingly good. I drove approx another 100,000km trouble free (I did replace the motor).

As others have said, if you look around and know what you are looking at you can find some good ex-taxis. I've seen a VT Commodore ex-taxi that was a real POS, it was sold to the wreckers for only a few hundred $$ and that was over it's value IMO (not because it was a Commodore, just because it was a POS!) It had several body repairs that were just bogged up and painted with spray can (overspray everywhere) so I can only imagine what the mechanicals were like.

T_Terror · 06-08-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by needfordspeed

You could consider an EF, I saw an EF GLi at the auctions which went for 2.5K all perfect and running, had something like 190,000KMs. Only thing is you can't take it for a test drive.

What do you want it for?

Drifter maybe :P??

Nah the whole point of buying an ex-cab for me is to get a relatively new car for cheap.
Plus it already has a side-mount handbrake and is easily the best looking Falcon when paired with a kit. Will look tuff painted matt black too.

Yep thats right, drift car. Decided to put the turbo kit on it instead of the EA, get some coilovers and stick a spool or maybe a Kaaz LSD in the rear. Then strip the car and possibly put a roll cage in it.

non-taxi AUs have devauled a lot but theyre still around the 10grand mark. Thats more than double wat an ex-taxi is and is pointless if im replacing everything anyway.

needfordspeed · 06-08-2005, 09:54 PM

I like the idea of an AU drifter.

I know a guy that runs a taxi depot, i'll see if he's knows of anyone that is selling an ex-taxi AU for ya.

TIRED6 · 07-08-2005, 10:54 AM

I have an EF ex-taxi. It has done about 710,000k's but when i can get a car that late on apprentice wages at $1750. I wouldn't be complaining. And running it on gas is a lot cheaper than what my mates have bought.

Citric GT · 07-08-2005, 11:32 AM

Taxis are rattly horrible things. For similar money you could get a good EB or ED with under 200,000km in good cond and cleaner etc etc.

I don't care if people reckon there well maintained because every cab I've been in (even BAs) have been rattly old heaps of crap. As for the savings on gas, that would probably be offset by not having a stinking pile of poo to drive. Anyone who says an ex taxi is a good car has obviously never owned a good car.

Get an EB/ED!

Citric GT · 07-08-2005, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by T_Terror

CitricXR6 can you give me details of that one in Sydney? Im going over there soon, may make the trip back in a car

Steffo would be the one to talk to, if you must!

T_Terror · 07-08-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Citric XR6

Steffo would be the one to talk to, if you must!

Already sent a PM.

Ive already got an EA. Wouldnt say its great but its in okay condition.

Id rather have a crap AU than a good Eseries.

Citric GT · 07-08-2005, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by T_Terror

Id rather have a crap AU than a good Eseries.

Blasphemy!

XD-Machine · 07-08-2005, 01:46 PM

dont waste your money on a ex taxi. go out and buy a older car for same money. you will get a better treated and better quality car

FGX-351 · 17-08-2005, 03:25 AM

citric xr6 is totally right, a good condition e-series would be alot better then a boxy au, especially el's, they look awesome:P

tjb45 · 17-08-2005, 03:39 PM

I had an EB ex taxi, owned it for about 3 1/2 years, had over 1,000,000 K's on it when I bought it. Had the original motor, never rebuilt, but had the head off once at about 30,000 k's and that’s it, was on its third gearbox.
It used to keep up with my mates EL XR 6, was reliable as all hell, and pulled one mean skid. It was the most reliable and fuel efficient cars I ever owned...
Would still have it, but some guy failed to stop at a stop sign and t-boned me.

Go the taxi’s….

XplosiveR6 · 17-08-2005, 04:15 PM

lets not forget you will be driving around in a yellow taxi colour, yukk

T_Terror · 17-08-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EF_Dave

lets not forget you will be driving around in a yellow taxi colour, yukk

A respray is first on the list

Bobman · 17-08-2005, 06:46 PM

Guys,

Ex cabs are not necessarily a bad buy.

I got my AUII a while ago (should have still been on the road) and I've done over 16,000 kms of hard driving in it everyday and it has never broken down.

Yes - I change the oil every 5000kms (you should in any car you enjoy driving).

Gas engine's can last longer than petrol engine's so I'm not sure what Yaw was talking about.

Obviously you have to watch for shabby one's (same as private cars), but there are alot of good clean ex-cabs around.

Don't get too excited about AUII's or AUIII's coming off soon, that won't be for another year or bit more.

Here's a pic of mine