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Old 18-11-2009, 02:50 PM   #1
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Default Those weird taxi drivers...

Would you like to share your bad experiences with taxi drivers?

I rarely catch taxis, so this left an impression on me. It's probably normal and certainly matches the reputation, but when coming home from the airport recently my driver stayed in the right lane on the Tulla Fwy at 80 km/h, being overtaken by everyone else.

Later driving on a long 60 km/h main road he then maintained 80 km/h almost the whole way. Seems to be "one speed for all occasions".

The car itself, a BA Falcon, had major diff whine. It sounded like a 1940s Jeep inside and it stank of petrol fumes. The gear shifts from reverse to drive were horrendous. The brake rotors were severely warped, adding to the wheels' already bad wobbles whenever he braked.

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