Classic Cab

I want to say 10.0000 think you to the company classic cab LLC, cause am supposed to left my house at 5.30 AM I was awake at 4.45 when I finish to take my shower 5 AM the taxi was outside waiting for me the guy was nice he helped me to my suitcase he open the door the car was clean smell good am so comfortable with classic your name classic you so classic keep doing the great job any who travel to Boston please request classic cab Cambridge cause am so satisfied you will satisfy to please that’s a great company the owner you do a great job think you for everything.

Expensive but FAST. My cabbie arrived two minutes late. He easily made up the time by getting me to Logan in 10 minutes flat from central Cambridge. The only down side was getting charged $ 38 for the trip. He also used his cab to dispatch other cabs, sometimes using two smartphones while driving.

Trouble service. Unreliable. Called 30minutes before pick up time. Called back 10minutes after scheduled pick up time. Taxi never showed up.

Do not trust this cab company to pick you up at the appointed hour. I scheduled a pick-​up in Cambridge for South Station on Dec. 23 for 5 AM Dec. 24; the interaction was semi-​professional and I actually thought my cab would come. The next morning, I called at 5:03, was told the driver was coming. I called at 5:09, was told the driver had picked up a person walking on the street at my address (not true; I’d been watching). The dispatcher added some unpleasant ad homonym attacks for my would-​be driver. Once I had procured a different cab on Mass Ave, I tried twice out of courtesy to reach the dispatcher (5:17−19), but he stopped answering my calls an his voice mailbox was full. I never got a call back; I don’t think the cab ever came.
It’s probably difficult to run a cab company well; the dispatcher sounded like he didn’t have much control — unfortunate for all involved.

Not sure who owns and operates this sketchy establishment — my guess is Al Qaeda or the Taliban — but AVOID at all costs. These cabs — most notably cab #153 — troll the People’s Republic of Cambridge — and the Alewife Station in particular — in their nefarious efforts to price gouge unsuspecting nitwits like myself. $ 5.55 for the first mile, $ 3.60 for each additional mile… very unreasonable to start off with, but heck, I convinced myself that I was not going very far (less than 6 miles to be exact). Here’s the kicker: The cab fare went from $ 5.55 to $ 24.90 in less than 10 minutes! WTF? Besides dicking people over, the only other unexceptional qualities my cabbie seemed to possess was playing the bongos in a calypso band and smoking some reefer… unreal.

Classic Cab driver #159 was in the taxi line in Harvard Square and refused to allow us to enter his cab in the pouring raid. He did not want to move his jacket from the front seat and we were four passengers. He kept insisting that we have all four passengers in the backseat which was unacceptable and illegal. We were appalled.

Called at 10:30pm for a 3 am ride to the airport. Phone call was polite, cab was there on the dot. Driver was polite and for $ 2 standard fee helped me with my luggage. Ride from Cambridge to the airport was abt $ 40.

I basically almost killed the driver of the cab who picked me up a couple of weeks ago. But I didn’t…I swear… that mound in my backyard that looks like a body is NOT him… really…snow really does protect again rigor mortis…
But I digress.
I called Classic Cab after trying other companies (who I’d used and trusted) to find out they didn’t take cards. Classic said they did, so I ordered one and gave him about 20 minutes notice. Oh right, but first I should say that whoever answers the phone just says «hello?» like it’s a private cell phone, so I had to confirm I was even calling a cab co.
My appointment time rolls around and no cab… so I call to find out he went to my street in Cambridge, not Somerville (though I said Somerville when I called) and he would be «five or ten» more minutes. Ten minutes on the dot later, he arrives.
I’m a bit alarmed by the «cash only» notice on his door, so I immediately ask if he will take a credit card. I get this annoying spiel about how he’ll stop at an ATM, which is super annoying in its own right, and even worse since he was fifteen minutes late and I was headed to a work appointment. He asked how much the ride should cost and I said, «I don’t know? $ 10?» and he agreed that would be okay, since that was all I had on me for cash.
I was then a bit concerned as he drove essentially in the opposite direction from my destination and asked me how I usually drove there.
As he turned down Elm Street into Davis (I was headed to Brighton), I got really concerned. «You’re right, I’m lost,» he said, kind of with a laugh in his voice, as my blood boiled and I nearly screamed at him since I was five minutes shy of the time I planned to arrive at my meeting.
I proceeded to give him directions, telling him over and over again that he got lost and made me late, which was inexcusable. Then he said, «okay, give me $ 10.»
I wanted to kill him. Like, run him over with his own cab.
Instead, I went in to work and vowed never to call Classic Cab again.

Arrived on time (4:45am), Driver was a nice Haitian guy. Initially quoted $ 33 on the phone, but the cabbie ran a meter, and it actually came out to slight less — ended up paying $ 34 (including tip). Accepted credit card.
One concern: the cabbie didin’t have my address correct and was looking for me at the end of my street rather than by my house. Could be better if they were actually outside of my place rather than on the street… but not a big deal — this sort of thing happens, he was courteous, and the experience, overall, was a pleasure. And my address is a bit confusing.
Felt honest, sincere, and professional. Would use again.

Called on a Friday for a 5:00AM cab on Saturday to Logan. Got outside at 5:01AM and there was a cab waiting. The driver took a direct route and it was a fair flat rate fee. Essentially everything you want from a cab company.
I just have one nitpick. The guy who took my reservation didn’t exactly inspire confidence that he had down all my information correctly. It’d be really nice to get an email/​text confirmation, or at least have the guy on the phone repeat what he has taken down. But everything worked out and I was really pleased with what I got.

On time (we requested for pickup at 4:50am) friendly and only $ 30 flat rate to the airport.

When Cabbie’s Cab fell through and raised the flat rate to a metered rate once we got in the cab, we called Classic Cab in the pinch. They came in 5 min and matched the flat rate of $ 35 to the airport as Cabbie’s Cab promised. Great service!