Chancer Cabs.....goodbye LTI, hello new modern

[chancer]

Just now, Sham said:

But was it not you that posted the map, with the dot for the destination just off Muirhead road....?

 

Yes, twas me that. Hands held up. Read your comment wrong, post edited quickly, but not quick enough it seems. I R Idiot 🤣

[sdkrc]

Baillieston. Sun, sea, sand, it's got it all. Including that brand new phone I left in a taxi in 2015.

Good luck with the collection, got to be a new high score for pre collection PC

[Matty]

16 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

Baillieston. Sun, sea, sand, it's got it all. Including that brand new phone I left in a taxi in 2015.

Good luck with the collection, got to be a new high score for pre collection PC

What worries me most is the PC is rising and he is walking along the street. Lad must have trousers on with elasticated ankles 😜 

[chancer]

Still no insurance, cant collect until it comes through....

Can confirm all poos have been dispatched in the correct manner.

For those that really need to know, PC has remained at 3

Stay tuned for more 

[chancer]

Ive collected cars from down south quicker than this. I'm getting impatient now. C'mon tae fcuk man

[chancer]

Collected. Last minute call so mad rush to get down before closing. 

showing 280k but i expect its double that. Bonus EML on, just because

It goes straight out to work tomorrow morning. This is going to be fun*

[rattlecan]

Regular Stephen Fry eh?

[chancer]

5 minutes ago, rattlecan said:

Regular Stephen Fry eh?

This one is a fully licenced working cab. Why anyone would use one for pleasure is beyond me

[rattlecan]

1 minute ago, chancer said:

This one is a fully licenced working cab. Why anyone would use one for pleasure is beyond me

I’ve always thought the same with any kind of Land Rover

[chancer]

5 hours ago, Sham said:

If it isn't a London Taxi, posting the map with the destination at London Taxis Direct Ltd is a cruel, cruel trick and I might go and sulk in the corner.

No sulking required dude. Full on TX4, from the heydays of Coventry build quality* before the chinese took over 

[motorpunk]

7 hours ago, chancer said:

Always wear appropriate footwear when on a collection

You know when you’d “forget” your PE kit at school in an attempt to dodge the 5 mile run in the sleet, and the PE teacher directs you to the lost property box… just saying.

[chancer]

34 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

You know when you’d “forget” your PE kit at school in an attempt to dodge the 5 mile run in the sleet, and the PE teacher directs you to the lost property box… just saying.

Oi! My fave gutties they are. Do not disrespect 🤣

[EyesWeldedShut]

Just now, chancer said:

Oi! My fave gutties they are. Do not disrespect 🤣

+1 for gutties - not heard that in years  My wife calls them 'daps'?

[stuboy]

3 hours ago, chancer said:

oi oi...............

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, chancer said:

Collected. Last minute call so mad rush to get down before closing. 

showing 280k but i expect its double that. Bonus EML on, just because

It goes straight out to work tomorrow morning. This is going to be fun*

so whats the story behind that then? I mean I approve either way  

Let me know how many Mobility scooters you can cram into the back of it

(genuinely  tho if ya do get the opportunity would be good to know if you can actually fit one in the back or not)

[rattlecan]

2 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

+1 for gutties - not heard that in years  My wife calls them 'daps'?

Nope, sorry just plain old ‘trainers’ no other word for em’

[chancer]

2 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

so whats the story behind that then? I mean I approve either way  

Let me know how many Mobility scooters you can cram into the back of it

(genuinely  tho if ya do get the opportunity would be good to know if you can actually fit one in the back or not)

The story is that its my new place of work. Its how I will earn a living. Previously was working part time nights on a ProCab Ford Transit taxi, but night trade has nosedived so moved on to working days on the TX. Im sure ive had mobility scooters in the back of previous TX's that ive driven, albeit the smaller versions of them. Some of the scooters now are feckin huge. These are pretty compact in the rear compartment, so room for one small scooter only

[chancer]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

oi oi...............

Sorry luv, i accept cash, not gash

[chancer]

Been out and drove around for a bit tonight just to get used to it. First impressions are good. It has the agricultural feel to it that I remember from when I last drove one in 2013. That was a 2011 cab which had covered around 100k miles, this one I picked up today is a 2008 cab which has 400k+ on it. There is very little difference in feel between cabs, i expected this one to feel loose and worn but it just doesnt.

The rear passenger compartment is like the day it left the factory. Its clearly had a full refurb recently as the seats, floor and trim are all in unworn condition. Bump seats dont sag, the springs are nice and tight. 

Drivers seat has lost a fair amount of padding, but thats an easy enough job to tackle. 

Havent really seen it in daylight, so tomorrow I will have a good look over it and post up some more detailed pics. Will flip the ramp down and photograph it for @LightBulbFun

[Split_Pin]

Those gutties are good Jordans, to the original design. My son had a pair and once he'd grown out of them he cleaned them back up and displayed them beside his other basketball stuff. 

Did not expect the Taxi! 

[High Jetter]

22 minutes ago, chancer said:

Im sure ive had mobility scooters in the back 

Not the usual cab driver's confession! 🤣 Hope you earn well tomorrow.

[chancer]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

Those gutties are good Jordans, to the original design. My son had a pair and once he'd grown out of them he cleaned them back up and displayed them beside his other basketball stuff. 

Did not expect the Taxi! 

Ha, the jordans were a small clue. They colourway is called Taxi, the colours are styled on the new york taxi. I wear them any time im out in the cab, and they attract a lot of nice comments from customers. Bit of colour on a dull day is always welcomed. The cab is a bit of an oddball collecrion, but i knew it would go down well here

[chancer]

3 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Not the usual cab driver's confession! 🤣 Hope you earn well tomorrow.

Fake taxi weird fetish edition. Cheers bud, it really needs to earn its keep now. Next few days will be getting to know the cab, Monday onwards its gonna get its cnut kicked in.....

[LightBulbFun]

36 minutes ago, chancer said:

The story is that its my new place of work. Its how I will earn a living. Previously was working part time nights on a ProCab Ford Transit taxi, but night trade has nosedived so moved on to working days on the TX. Im sure ive had mobility scooters in the back of previous TX's that ive driven, albeit the smaller versions of them. Some of the scooters now are feckin huge. These are pretty compact in the rear compartment, so room for one small scooter only

sorry to hear about the loss of what im guessing was your preferred work?, I hope the TX4 and dayshifts serve you well nonetheless  

did you specifically seek out an LTI TX or was this more a case of an emergency purchase to get a plated cab ASAP?

27 minutes ago, chancer said:

Been out and drove around for a bit tonight just to get used to it. First impressions are good. It has the agricultural feel to it that I remember from when I last drove one in 2013. That was a 2011 cab which had covered around 100k miles, this one I picked up today is a 2008 cab which has 400k+ on it. There is very little difference in feel between cabs, i expected this one to feel loose and worn but it just doesnt.

where is the milage data stored on these cabs is it in some sort of body/chassis mounted ECU or is it stored in the instrument binnacle itself? so if you have to change the gauges your milage changes too?

I mean what makes ya think it has had a haircut so to speak? genuinely curious, most of the fresh out of London service TX4's I have been looking at on ebay have been in the 200K-300K milage range, so ya got me wondering how many of those are genuine or not LOL

27 minutes ago, chancer said:

Havent really seen it in daylight, so tomorrow I will have a good look over it and post up some more detailed pics. Will flip the ramp down and photograph it for @LightBulbFun

thanks I genuinely do appreciate it and look forward to it  

[chancer]

7 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

sorry to hear about the loss of what im guessing was your preferred work?, I hope the TX4 and dayshifts serve you well nonetheless  

did you specifically seek out an LTI TX or was this more a case of an emergency purchase to get a plated cab ASAP?

where is the milage data stored on these cabs is it in some sort of body/chassis mounted ECU or is it stored in the instrument binnacle itself? so if you have to change the gauges your milage changes too?

I mean what makes ya think it has had a haircut so to speak? genuinely curious, most of the fresh out of London service TX4's I have been looking at on ebay have been in the 200K-300K milage range, so ya got me wondering how many of those are genuine or not LOL

thanks I genuinely do appreciate it and look forward to it  

Hey theres no loss here. I was doing nights on my fathers cab when he wasnt working. Cost me nothing, but i felt that while it was quiet in January that i was maybe taking hours on his cab that he could be working. Id rather work days anyway so it was a no brainer. 

This cab is showing something like 289k on the clock. Its on the pic i pisted earlier. However, it came with a full service history, and it has been serviced every 10k since new. It was owned by first owner up until 2020. Service book is stamped until then. Last mileage entered in book was in 2019 at 370k. It had 2 further services stamped in the book stating mileage not shown, so I think the dash display went down. The mileage would have been held in the clocks on this age of cab, so when the next owner took it on, the clocks would have been changed for 2nd hand ones. So, in 2020, the mileage would have been around 390k. Fast forward to now and its possibly around 450k. That allows for lockdown, and the fact the guy previous to me just worked locally. He was semi retired

ETA...i didnt specifically set out for a TX, quite the opposite. I much prefer the comfort of the newer van conversions. I swore i would never drive a TX again. But if you look at the post showing where it was in relation to where i live, it became a no brainer. Our low emission zone comes into force on 1st June 2024, so this cabs days are numbered. I will be its last custodian unfortunately 

Edited January 12, 2024 by chancer

[warren t claim]

Is there a reason why I've not been tagged in this thread?

[warren t claim]

8 hours ago, chancer said:

Collected. Last minute call so mad rush to get down before closing. 

showing 280k but i expect its double that. Bonus EML on, just because

It goes straight out to work tomorrow morning. This is going to be fun*

Early TX4 cluster. The later ones had LCD readouts for levels and temp.

[warren t claim]

13 hours ago, chancer said:

Always wear appropriate footwear when on a collection

I had to leave the trainers at home and wear my Timberlands when driving my last TX.

[chancer]

3 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

Early TX4 cluster. The later ones had LCD readouts for levels and temp.

Its a 2008. Proper Coventry motor 

[chancer]

5 minutes ago, warren t claim said:

Is there a reason why I've not been tagged in this thread?

We knew you would find you way here 🤣