You guys were lucky.
The only taxi's we were in (and the taxi's drive around daily) are the
renown Mercedes and the most taxi's here are Opel (Vauxhall).
Boring taxi's in Gatso-country numero 1. *yawn*


"Jake P" > schreef in bericht
...
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:19:22 +0100, "Phil Sawyer"
> > wrote:
>
> >...but on Saturday night I called my usual taxi company to take me and
the
> >current Mrs Sawyer home after an evening's liquid refreshment, and
instead
> >of the usual Toyota Carina it was an Alfa 156 2.0TS!
> >
> >The driver was shocked as I knew straight away how to open the rear doors
> >(apparently, most passengers assume it's a two-door and try to get in
> >through the front passenger side) but I told him I had one too.
> >
> >He then seemed determined to drive like a true Alfisti, and made a pretty
> >good job of it too. Mileometer read 116,000-ish miles and it pulled and
> >cornered as well as a much younger car. I made sure to tip him a little
> >extra as I'm sure he must be spending a fortune at the pumps!
> >
> >Thing is, I'm a little unsure about this. If I drove a Merc or B*W or any
> >other normal car I'd be resigned to the fact that my car could end up as
> >minicab fodder. But an Alfa? Doesn't really say Cuore Sportivi, does it?
>
> My first ride in an Alfa was in a taxi in Mallorca - a fully-loaded
> 166 (leather, full digital display, the works). I was v. impressed!
>
> Jake
>