© Jian Shuo Wang. Benz taxi stopped before Metro Tower
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Hey. Take a look. I finally saw and took a shot of the hot Benz taxi in Shanghai. It is reported that 50 Benz taxi were put into operation but I never seen one.
This morning, when I arrived at Metro Tower, a shining car passed by. It was a Benz. At a second look, I realized it was a taxi.
© Jian Shuo Wang. Benz taxi stopped before Metro Tower
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at February 20, 2004 11:21 PM
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I guess the next thing you would tell us is that how it charge. Difference from other taxi.
Posted by: ELLEN on February 21, 2004 12:28 AMYou should definitely ride in one and tell us how it feels...
Posted by: Lee on February 21, 2004 1:01 AMI guess this kind of taxi is not "wave to stop"... Do you need to call and book in advance?
Posted by: xiou (external link) on February 21, 2004 1:37 AMThere's plenty of Mercedes Benz taxis in my neighbourhood (Jing'an) and yes, you can flag them down, and yes they do cost the same as Santanas. So I suggest you do what I did, and ride one immediately while they're still in good shape.
Posted by: Michael Darragh (external link) on February 21, 2004 9:17 AMYes. It charges the same as other taxis.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on February 21, 2004 11:02 PMI am not sure yet since I never paid for it or take it. However, I heard it is automatic and the POS connects to bank via GPRS.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on June 14, 2004 9:48 PMYea I tried to call in and one to Pudong airport but the girl on the phone was like "OK I have Santana 2000, good for 4 people. What is your address.".....err she didn't get the message. Easier just to flag one down duh.
Posted by: Rogi on August 18, 2004 10:29 AMRogi, they didn't give you a Benz as you asked? I guess they are too busy handling customers on the street, and maybe sometime handling conflicts between two customers stuggling for the same Benz. :-D
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on August 18, 2004 11:51 PMA little off-topic but just wanted to say I liked the layout of the site
Posted by: call in (external link) on August 1, 2005 12:14 PMI just wanted to point out that it is exactly 1 year to the day since the last comment was left.
Oh, also, it appears that the Mercedes Taxi's will be terminating their service soon - read the article in Shanghai Daily - http://shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/08/01/287847/Luxury_cabs_to_drop_last_flags.htm
Posted by: Goose on August 1, 2006 1:03 PMThat's too bad Goose. When I was in Shanghai and travelled towards the airport to go on a little trip to Sanya, we also had a Benz. They're really comfortable.
By the way, speaking of cabs... Aren't all cabs (the volkwagens at least) going to be replaced for new Audi's in 2008? I heard something about that a while ago.
Posted by: Jie Lun on August 1, 2006 5:59 PM