In yet another example of whiny crybabies complaining for no good reason, we have the NY Auto Show and the official public unveiling of the new New York City taxi--the Nissan NV200. The NV200 is a small, 4-cylinder minivan. It has lots of space in back. It has antimicrobial seats and an odor-absorbing headliner. It has a huge skylight in the roof so tourists can gawk at the big buildings. There's a disabled-accesible version coming soon and the small van is smaller and more fuel-efficient than the aged Crown Victoria it's replacing.
And the haterade is flowing freely. The complaints are typical. "They should've kept the Crown Victoria!" Um, hello? Ford stopped building it. "It's not American!" The Ford Transit Connect was in the running, but lost out to the Nissan. "It's ugly!" Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? It's a CAB, not a fashion statement.
Look, if you're upset because the deal was most likely secured in a backroom deal with Mayor Bloomberg that likely involved a massive kickback, I'm fine with that (because that's probably what actually happened, given the environment). But if you're just whining because it's not a Vic, please just stop talking. Half these morons don't even LIVE in New York, nor will they ever go there. So what flipping difference does it make to you? It's like complaining about the ties that the waiters at that fancy nightclub wear when you can't even pay the cover charge.
The fact is that for that city, the NV200 is better at doing the job than the Crown Vic ever was. It'll save thousands of gallons of gas and probably a few miles of roadway (the NV200 is considerably shorter than the Vic) It's probably cheaper, too. So quit whining.
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