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And if you have been on a long run let the engine idle for a while to let the turbo cool down

& FIAT

My TX1 has been very reliable for the past 10 years I have owned it, from new.

I think the bodywork will give in before the engine does

Thanks for that tip Mr Gusmac; I'll remember that when I buy my new one in the next few months.

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There are two quite serious problems with the current crop of Peugeot E7, Citreon Eurocab & Fiat TW200.

The first, is that the clutches seem to wear out very quickly. One multi-owner / driver has a 57 reg Citreon that has done less than 60K & is on it's fourth clutch, having had three replacements already. The first was at 16,000 miles under warranty (clutch warranty only 20,000 miles) & the rest he has had to pay for.

If that wasn't costly enough, the second problem can & has cost some Brum owner up to £5K to put right. The glow-plugs are exceptionally long on these models; about 25cm I am told. By the time they need changing they are invariably very brittle & getting them out in one piece is almost impossible, because they disintegrate in the head. This then involves removing the engine & becomes a major job.

I suppose the only way round this problem is to change glow-plugs very early, but it still puts the sh*t up me thinking what could happen when I eventually own one.

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Do London drivers do very little mileage or are they just not liking the Vito cab as there seems to be an awful lot of them for sale at a certain dealers?
Would a Tx4 not have all the teething problems ( and it seems there were many), ironed out by now , or are there still realiabilty issues with them?
Like many others i have an ageing TX1 i have owned from new and will soon be forced to replace it at great expense, but having scanned the forums in here and read about the others (E7, Vito etc) , it seems better the devil you know?

I'm now thinking the above threads title.

Undecided, or should I just hang on to the TX2.

The latest COF review should be complete this month (after the Liverpool case) but the price of all new cabs is going up with this stupid showroom tax.

£12 K trade in offered by M and O against a silver TX4.

Lovely, only £20,000 balance to pay in this climate

I saw the Mercs getting assembled earlier this week, very nice indeed.

Production is due to increase 50% soon, so there will be plenty for you.

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There are hundreds licensed for use in London now.

They're outselling the LTI product.

But.

If a model without the rear wheel steer is coming on the market, i'll wait on that one. Thats a saving of £5K straight away. Plus, I suspect, an even bigger saving as the cab gets older and rear wheel steer problems may start.

Any Edinburgh drivers care to comment on the M8? (Taxi!)

You should consider very, very carefully whether you will be comfortable driving a Merc as a London cabbie; it will change your working life considerably & I think you may not be able to cope with the change.

Because, if you eventually own a Merc, it will totally & utterly transform your modus operandi.

You see, the Merc has a rear luggage compartment & that means that when you pick up passengers with luggage, you will need to get out of the driver's seat to load the luggage at the back of the cab.

And because you London cabbies don't like getting out of the cab, that might be a problem.

Mind you, an NVQ course should teach you how to load the luggage in a safe way!!

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Didnt Derby ram say his next service was only going to be £400 for his merc?

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600 to be precise.

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They do the same model/same spec without the rear steer, although that's only two grand cheaper.

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