Originally Posted by travelinmanS

I disagree, if the new visitor gets a maroon or other funky taxi there is a near 100% chance of them being ripped off somehow. I've never seen the dispatchers let you choose which taxi you get. I've completely stopped using taxis as Didi is so easy and you don't need to deal with whatever BS the taxi driver tries to pull on you. I've lived in Shanghai 15 years and don't want to deal with the hassle anymore of monitoring the meter, watching the road and trying to get the cab driver to pay attention over his 4 phones or even try to get him to not fall asleep!