It is from the Mercedes brand and the technology it has is purely German and good. With the maintenance of its owner. The taxi that Domingo bought, is now managed by his son Francisco, with the technical support of the Maspalomas Taxi Drivers Cooperative, and has already traveled 7.000.000 kilometers thanks to the Mercedes-Benz W123 engine, which was discontinued in 1986. .
Since August 1988 it has not stopped driving in the south of Gran Canaria. Its mechanics have allowed what is equivalent to 175 trips around the Earth or going back and forth to the Moon nine times. It would have transported 1,4 million people. The Mercedes W123 from Maspalomas was purchased in 1986 but was not registered until 1988. It is a 240 four-cylinder diesel Limousine model and 2.399 cm3 for a force of 71 HP with five speeds with capacity for seven passengers.
In 2008 Don Domingo and his son Francisco took charge of the taxi, then with 3,7 million kilometers. The car runs 24 hours a day in three 8-hour shifts, generating 700 kilometers a day, that is, 5.000 kilometers a week, equivalent to five trips from the Canary Islands to Cádiz. Iván Vicario, from Escudería.com, maintains that "it is very possible that we are looking at the car that has traveled the most kilometers in history, since it is difficult to imagine any that exceeds this figure." In his opinion, "what is certain is that this Mercedes W123 taxi is quite an attraction in Maspalomas" and that "all in a model that is also a record-breaker, since the W123 is the most produced Mercedes-Benz in history, with almost 2,7 .13.700 million units shipped, XNUMX of which correspond to the limousine."
