Benz Taxi in Shanghai

By Jian Shuo Wang on 2004-02-20 23:21 · Taxi

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.

13 Comments

I guess the next thing you would tell us is that how it charge. Difference from other taxi.

— ELLEN · 2004-02-21 00:28

You should definitely ride in one and tell us how it feels...

— Lee · 2004-02-21 01:01

I guess this kind of taxi is not "wave to stop"... Do you need to call and book in advance?

— xiou · 2004-02-21 01:37

There'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.

— Michael Darragh · 2004-02-21 09:17

Yes. It charges the same as other taxis.

— Jian Shuo Wang · 2004-02-21 23:02

are they manual or automatic?

— dada · 2004-06-14 19:19

I 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.

— Jian Shuo Wang · 2004-06-14 21:48

Yea 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.

— Rogi · 2004-08-18 10:29

Rogi, 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

— Jian Shuo Wang · 2004-08-18 23:51

A little off-topic but just wanted to say I liked the layout of the site

— call in · 2005-08-01 12:14

I 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

— Goose · 2006-08-01 13:03

That'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.

— Jie Lun · 2006-08-01 17:59

salut je suis un pro......

— ladjel mustapha · 2007-02-15 03:34