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Black cars aren't limos. A more accurate way to describe them would be unmarked taxis that are dispatched not hailed. What us New Yorkers call a car service.

• kgwgk 10y ago
  > Black cars aren't limos. What's the difference?
  • nitrogen 10y ago
    Might be size (I'm not in NY).
  • CPLX 10y ago
    Standard definition of a limo is an extended wheelbase and partition between the passenger and the driver. I suppose one could argue the details but that's how the distinction is understood in an NYC context at least.
• kylebgorman 10y ago
  They have "limo licenses" but yeah, few if any of them are actual limousines in wheelbase / shape. Most are towncars or upscale SUVs.