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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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 Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:47 pm Post subject: Write-up of Korean-based 'World's Most Awesome Taxi' on CNN |
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Drawing on an extensive background in mechanical engineering and management, taxi driver Chung Nok-hyun, 66, has a grand proposal.
If he has his way, all the taxis in Seoul would become what he calls �garden taxis.�
Following his own cab, the city's taxis would be outfitted with flowers, grass, live goldfish, massage seats and a mini-karaoke machine (he does the singing in his own cab, upon request).
After retiring seven years ago from a career as director of a local electronics company, Chung began driving a taxi. He bought a massage device online for US$200, cut a large hole in the backseat and installed the device by hooking it up to the car�s electrical system.
�It was quite easy for me because I am comfortable with electronics and machines,� Chung says. �My passengers are always enthralled and I�ve had many people tell me it would be a wonderful tourism draw to change all the cabs in Seoul to be like mine.�
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http://travel.cnn.com/most-wonderful-taxi-world-031541?iid=article_sidebar
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If he has a mini-bar, I'm game. It would be nice to pregame on the way from Seoul Station to wherever with a whiskey and some tunes. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| i love those novelty rides. theres a guy in gyeongju has a nightclub in his car with glitter ball and all. there used to be a dream train running through seoul, that had a garden car if i remember? you were pretty lucky if you caught it because it went around randomly. does that thing still exist? |
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Dodge7
Joined: 21 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Korea should have the "Cash Cab." |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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I had a few of those, one guy was an ex-radio dj and he had all my fave 60s stuff, he actually had Neil Young and a good selection of it. We talked about the beach boys too.
Ive had those disco cabs, i played my acosutic for the guy and he had a video camera with him and shot it (i was watching the road for him).
fun stuff. ive met some really cool taxis
and as for bad taxis, afaik, i only had one real instance of where the taxi was trying to rip me off, and i called him on it and berated him, and he took 25% of the fare in the end. Most of these guys are ok with me. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I took a cab at 4AM from Gangnam once with Christmas lights, a disco ball, ashtrays, etc. Driver was cool and didn't try to rip us off. Took a cab the next week from the exact same location and time, cost us 5,000 more. |
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