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A bit to the topic: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/25/nissans-ny-taxi-deal-faces-court-obstacles/

REALLY?

I am. My 2006 TC is on its way out and I haven't found any funky ones from competitors. Most likely I'll get a 1.6L Ecoboost automatic. I have a 2-seater cargo van at the moment, I think that's the model I'll be getting next.

That is really early for suspension knock unless you have hit a bad pot hole recently. Ford has always had notoriously bad sway bar drop links. Always fails at half the time of Japanese cars parts. It should be under warranty, so have it checked. Perhaps it's a bad steering rack from the factory.

It's a späm robot, it's not posted by a real person.

I'm in!

The issue is the combination of a mildly powered 2.0 liter engine mated to long gearing of a 4-speed transmission.

I did see one TC passenger van with the small mirrors over here, so they must exist as a European part number.

Is there a cargo cover available for the windowed van?

cool, that'll work well.

Do you keep wheels in the back overnight? You could use perforated printable vinyl for the glass to have a consistent look and for extra safety, the glass being sandwitched between two layers of vinyl.

Will it pass the inspection afterwards?

What modding? Injection remap?

The TC is made for wrapping. I did mine, should've done earlier than 6 years in.

You'll need to remove the fascia and check the connection to the knob.

They are trying to catch up with the design language of competition like Fiat Doblo, Opel Combo, Citroen Berlingo etc.

There are different types of brake pads available. Some are rock hard and slippery when cold, like the ones used for track driving. They last long tho. The others are shorter lived but stick to the disc much better.

I have just bought Blizzak WS70 for my passenger car but the first snow has melted. The WS70 are supposedly excellent for snow, mushy on dry asphalt.

How does it act exactly? The stopping power doesn't seem to increase when you apply more pressure to the pedal when you have it depressed already, but how does it act when you slam the brakes hard initially? Are the brake pads original? Does the pedal sink deeper under extra pressure?

Ice+ looks to be designed for hard winter with permanent snow coverage.

LOL :D No, really, when someone says "All Seasons" I get short cirquited and shoot from all barrels so noone would ever think smth like "All Season tire" exists. We have a somewhat different selection of tires over here, so can't suggest what's good for you personally. I last picked WS70 because it drives a lot on countryside roads that don't get plowed too often.

There must be smth wrong with it. The TC brakes are designed to brake with 890 kg payload and when unloaded it's more than adequate.

It's not the car, just the tires. TC is terrific in snow, perfeclty balanced and high clearance. The so called All Season tires are labeled like that for North America only. I am not sure what's the benefit in this but I guess it's the result of extreme competition. These tires are essentially just summer tires with a label which means nothing in terms of winter driving. They have the same hard summer compound, the same bare pavement tread with no snow extraction capabilities, standard block pattern no extra sipes to provide grip. Snow driving is all about grip and snow extraction, nothing else. For extra grip (in comparison with summer/all season tires) the compound is made much softer so it lays down on the surface like an octopus, the extra sipes (cuts in the rubber blocks) provide addidtional sharp edges which hook to the microscopic unevenness on ice. The snow tire technology has been around for several decades and developing every year in amazing pace. Every new model is better than the previous one. To illustrate the difference: you don't know what you're missing unless you've tried it yourself. You can drive on snow/ice virtually at the same speed as in summer, the braking distance is longer but it will stop when you like, given you started braking in time. You will retain full control over your car (up until some point, of course, there's no denying physics). Don't get me wrong - it will be slippery, but you will be able to control the slip and know the breaking point from experience. After you've gone sliding you'll be able to control the slide. Nokian's (Willie's post) snow tires are very good, Finns have always been pioneers in snow tire technology for the obvious reasons. So have most manufacturers provided their own technologies. Btw, I have Nokian All Seasons under my Mazda, for summer only. Not usable in snow at all. Bought Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 for winter, my TC has Kleber Krisalps for snow.

The rough seat fabric means it's extremely durable. After 6 years and 203 000 km there is no sign of wear whatsoever.

The information is incorrect. It's not a separate layer that could detach, there are thinner than human hair wires in the laminate layer between the glass layers. The glass heats up in seconds, completely deicing it in less than a minute. It's a Ford thing, had it previously in my Escort. Works like a charm, no annoyances whatsoever. Replacement glass is normal over here (up North). The glass shop must know how to replace it, there are some specific issues reconnecting the cables. You might lose heated parts of the glass (vertically) if the connection is not good.