Originally Posted by B-HQC

There are some smaller companies (than Carey, Boston Coach, etc.) that are better than the Dial 7 bunch. Take a look at Dial 7’s website – doesn’t it look very unprofessional to you? And they still use pictures of the pre facelift town car - I mean, these cars were refreshed back in 03; any company who keeps their cars this long I would not use in NYC, maybe in Alaska this would be acceptable. Keep in mind that people usually but there best cars on promotional materials - I shudder to think how banged up their typical town car would be.

You will pay more, but nowhere near 2-3x as much. Probably 1.5x as much, which is very reasonable, IMO. The company I mentioned in Post #11 replace all there cars at least every 2 years for example, and I have never seen as much as a speck of dirt on the carpet in the interior (before I mess it up ), even on rainy days, which means they must clean their cars meticulously after every job. The drivers are all well groomed and courteous, while the people at Dial 7 probably are no different from the average cabbie - which can be good or bad, btw.