Nowadays, all the prices for everything goes up and why is it so? Just because of the oil prices goes up it affect most of the daily products and of course the transportation..
Now when you take a cab it cost very much more. Now when it comes to peak period, before the taxi start the journey will coz you about 5 bucks then if you call a cab additional $2.50 then if you go to the expressway or town area, there are those irritating ERPs. It is a never ending story.
Of course, there are several taxi companies operating in Singapore with different types of cars. Some uses the Toyota/Nissan cars for their standard taxis, some major companies has upgraded some of their standard taxi to Hyundai and of course you see some mercedez taxi on the road as well. Without saying these new and the mercedez cabs charges higher than the normal Toyota or Nissan cabs.
Many people always wants to sit on the mercedez cab as some of them are used as limousine for VIPs. They do not mind to pay slightly more for the comfort of the seat and space.
But for me, I would much prefer to the normal standard cab. Not just they are cheaper but I find they are more convenient to get in and out from the cab. Mercedez cabs the seats can be very comfortable but they are quite low so when you get out from the cab, I feel like as though I have to crawl out from the cab. So when we are carrying things, it is quite a hussle getting in and out from those cabs.
Like today, when I was walking towards the taxi queue and there is one lady getting into the 1st cab and next is a mercedez cab. Dreading to take the cab, but since that is next in queue, so I went and wanted to open the door, there was another lady that was waiting at the line shouted. She was just standing there to wait for the 1st cab to drive off and for the 2nd cab to drive in front of her to take the cab. It is a ridiculous, is just a few steps away and she rather wait there for the cab to drive up to her. Should the 1st cab takes bout 10 minutes, really wonder will she be willing to just wait there? Hmm.. But then I ever willing to let her have the mercedez cab, I pay less and much convenient for me to go to the older cabs! Yippee!
