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2.06.05 Gearbox overhaul broken item 600 cash
2.06.05 Gearbox intercooler filters 2 x spares 10 cash
Battery Service item 55 cash
8.06.05 Exhaust flexi joint broken item 40 cash
8.06.05 3x led lamps Upgrade 20 cc
8.06.05 4 x tyres (mich) Service item 198 cc ali
10.06.05 Insurance - initial payment Insurance 325
13.06.05 Meter & Printer Hire 218
11.06.05 Cab Hire days@ 25 pd 450
20.06.05 1of 10 Insurance payments Insurance 115
27.06.05 New Exhaust joint 100 cash
27.06.05 Seat cover 12.5
OVERHAUL 1700


Total = Nearly £4,000.

Anyone 'never seen a hard up Taxi driver'?.....well you have now


cheers eze

Hope July is a bit better for you eze

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A 1987 Metrocab? I'm not over surprised it costs you a fortune, you can buy a P reg for about £4K, if you put your name down now, in two years you could be the proud owner of a triple T , providing they don't go under again?

£1700? Yikes I've never paid that much for the Nissan since I bought it.

You never know the E7 might be licensed soon?

greenbadgecabbie

My mate paid £800 for his first o/haul on a NEW TX11, I know lots of others who pat £1500+ for overhauls. Personally I feel £1700 is too much but I have been for quotes elsewhere & found prices to be comparable.

Why would I want to go & buy a P reg??? whats there benefit in a slightly newer taxi??. Besides..have you seen the price of TX11 parts
I don't care how old mine is.....at the end of the day they all do the same job, & besides mine runs on LPG; & in my book they are SUPERIOR to poxy Diesel counterparts, cheaper to run, much much quieter, smoother,longer engine service intervals (12k+ for engine oil)& 145 bhp:wink:
You are welcome to test drive my LPG Taxi anytime then you can draw you're own conclusions.


I am going elsewhere for this years o/haul...perhaps you could recommend somewhere ???

cheers eze

How about a basic mechanic's course at your local college on your days off and do the overhaul yourself

Good idea Geoff, only problem is that my back plays me up so limited to when & what I can do..


....If I had a pit ....that would be a different matter



eze

My TX1 is up next Saturday, I'm looking at £700 for this years trip.

I think overhaul bills can be high for a lot of drivers as it seems to be the norm for people to save up all the 'mechanics' until its that time of the year.

I 'pay as you go' throughout the year, and to date have not had a bill above £800, and that was on my last cab, which was a 1990 Fairway, albeit a rather well kept example.

If your looking for an 'honest' garage, try C & S in Three Colts Lane, they're not the cheapest around, but i've found them to be one of the better garages i've used, the owner is trustworthy.

You get a TX loan cab as well for the duration of the overhaul.