Oldest Taxi In Ireland??

I Was VB

SI Dublin '86

sdanseo

So much for the 9 year rule :P

Delancey

Permission to ask a question ?

I haven't the faintest notion how to tell the age of a car from a registration plate like that - how old is that taxi ?

zuroph

i love it, "your car" downarrow...

Gary ITR

I heard about this car before, or one very like it, apparently it's running a Nissan Diesel engine

giz_a_job

Early-mis 80's I'd guess, around 1983-86, looks great, fair play to the owner/driver.
I'd say its in much better condition than many of the 10-15 year old Jap-import Camry's, and those heap of junk 99/00 Fiat Scudo taxis.

vectra

I had an Opel Ascona 1.6sr hatch in 1991. It was ASI-142
If my memory serves me correct it was 1983.. I think that should make this merc 1986

Onkle wrote: »

I heard about this car before, or one very like it, apparently it's running a Nissan Diesel engine

That was a big thing in the late 80's ... Diesel conversions
Big Nissan engines... Big Toyota engines.

Gary ITR

ASI 1 to ZSI 999 ran from August '82 to June '83 so it's either late '82 or early '83. Older than me so

SI 1 to SI 9999 ran from January 86' to April '86 so that's where the initial confusion came from

ToxicPaddy

I saw a Nissan Bluebird going around with a taxi plate on it a few months back. I had to look again as I thought I was dreaming..

It was driving down towards the O2 one evening.. Didnt get the reg so no idea how old it was, but from what I recall, didnt they stop producing them in the mid to late 80s???

Yep, think the first Primeras were 90 reg.

Lord Derpington

History checkers dont say the year, it is a diesel though


motorcheck.ie
cartell.ie

bazz26

It was very common in the 80/90s to put old Nissan Patrol diesel engines into luxo barges likes these.

W.Shakes-Beer

And all these people complaining about the age of taxi's etc.

I'd love to get a lift in that!

mondeo

It's a far cry from 97' Carina.

Lord Derpington

Onkle wrote: »

ASI 1 to ZSI 999 ran from August '82 to June '83 so it's either late '82 or early '83. Older than me so

Does this mean that next year it could qualify for vintage tax/insurance if still functioning as a taxi?

Gary ITR

greenfly wrote: »

Does this mean that next year it could qualify for vintage tax/insurance if still functioning as a taxi?

Sure Taxi tax is in around the same price is it not?

unkel

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

And all these people complaining about the age of taxi's etc.

I'd love to get a lift in that!

+1

Back in the early - mid 90s, many taxis were W116 / W126 Mercedes S-class cars with the Nissan 2.8l diesel conversion. Rattly, but comfy and spacious. Unfortunately, a few years later most taxis seemed to be crap basic small cars from Japan, like Corollas and Carinas

Gary ITR

mondeo wrote: »

It's a far cry from 97' Carina.

unkel wrote: »

most taxis seemed to be crap basic small cars from Japan, like Corollas and Carinas

Lads.... He'll go postal

n97 mini

Thing about that car is that if it wasn't doing an NCT every year I'd have serious concerns about its structural integrity (i.e. rust). Aside from that I'd also be concerned about lack of safety features if it was in an impact.

unkel wrote: »

Unfortunately, a few years later most taxis seemed to be crap basic small cars from Japan, like Corollas and Carinas

Don't think I've ever seen a Corolla taxi.

Wonder do taxi drivers know something you don't?

Gary ITR

n97 mini wrote: »

Don't think I've ever seen a Corolla taxi.

Live under a rock much?

Skerries

Onkle wrote: »

Live under a rock much?

yeah a black one

n97 mini

n97 mini wrote: »

Thing about that car is that if it wasn't doing an NCT every year I'd have serious concerns about its structural integrity (i.e. rust). Aside from that I'd also be concerned about lack of safety features if it was in an impact.


Don't think I've ever seen a Corolla taxi.

Wonder do taxi drivers know something you don't?

PSVs do an annual NCT so your serious concerns about rust aren't hugely valid. Loads of Corolla taxi and hackneys about a few years ago. Admittedly the Octavia has taken over from them now, still a few about though. When I lived in Dublin I used to see loads of them. Here in Cork, white jap Corollas were everywhere in the 90s

Lord Derpington

Onkle wrote: »

Sure Taxi tax is in around the same price is it not?

After a bit of searching i found this, so yes it is

Guvnor wrote: »

I saw that hackneys or taxis pay €77 road tax annually.

bazz26

unkel wrote: »

+1

Back in the early - mid 90s, many taxis were W116 / W126 Mercedes S-class cars with the Nissan 2.8l diesel conversion. Rattly, but comfy and spacious. Unfortunately, a few years later most taxis seemed to be crap basic small cars from Japan, like Corollas and Carinas

About the same time MB's engineering and quality took a nose dive down the drain. Coincidence perhaps?

OldmanMondeo

1982, registered 15/11/1982. Just checked our system here... Feck that is older than most people I work with here. Can't be for tax reasons, isn't vintage tax cheaper than Taxi tax?

I Was VB

Onkle wrote: »

Lads.... He'll go postal

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

1982, registered 15/11/1982. Just checked our system here... Feck that is older than most people I work with here. Can't be for tax reasons, isn't vintage tax cheaper than Taxi tax?

Wow, so its actually nearly 30 years old??

mickdw

Picture taken from drivers seat of what looks like an E class merc. Is there something you are not telling us VB?

a_v525

mickdw wrote: »

Picture taken from drivers seat of what looks like an E class merc. Is there something you are not telling us VB?

...he was VolvoBoy...

now he's MercMan!

Mr Benevolent

a_v525 wrote: »

...he was VolvoBoy...

now he's MercMan!

No, now he's AvensisBoy pretending to be MercBoy. I think he said that's his dads car or something.

unkel

Confab wrote: »

I think he said that's his dads car or something.

His dad has a "Bentley"

pappyodaniel

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

1982, registered 15/11/1982. Just checked our system here... Feck that is older than most people I work with here. Can't be for tax reasons, isn't vintage tax cheaper than Taxi tax?

It's €82 for annual Taxi roadtax
and
It's €48 for annual vintage roadtax.

Guy:Incognito

pappyodaniel wrote: »

It's €82 for annual Taxi roadtax
and
It's €48 for annual vintage roadtax.

It's €82 for annual Taxi motortax
and
It's €48 for annual vintage motortax

GERMAN ROCKS

i saw a renault 19 diesel 1996 blue taxi in cork. looked very fresh

metzengerstein

a chap i know has a mark 1 honda accord as a taxi ,lovely car

I Was VB

Ya mean this?

GERMAN ROCKS

GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »

i saw a renault 19 diesel 1996 blue taxi in cork. looked very fresh

Recently?
I haven't seen a 19 in years, don't think I ever saw one on 96 plates.