This car has driven for more than one million kilometers.
It’s from 1993, so a nearly 30-year-old car.
It has its own original engine.
I haven’t changed anything.
I only had to repair it once, the head gasket.
It is in its original state, as brought here from Germany.
My name is Luan Nina.
I have been working as a taxi driver for fifteen years.
I am seventy years old.
But there will come a day when I must give up driving. I enjoy my job.
There is no place in the world that compares to Durrës.
For me, Durrës is the most beautiful city in the world.
Why? Because I was born and raised here.
I am seventy years old. I also like it because is a clean city, a nice city, it is not a gossipy city. A city, as we call it “Me ne frego” (I don’t care)
Yes, there are many tourist here. Its doubles or triples in summer. Because of the sea side there are many tourist attracted to Durres.
They don’t bother me at all. I enjoy the company, there more clients there are, the more business for me.
No matter if they are from Holland, France, Italy or Albania. And they are entertaining. If they want, they should come more often."
If you want to know its story, this is a German bear.
It’s not an Albanian bear.
This was a gift from a guy who worked in Germany.
It’s just a human thing, kind of fixation.
I always keep this little phone here, in case clients call me.
It works very well.
I keep it well, maintain it.
Fix it when a defect might happen.
I do everything that‘s required.
So, it is a 30 year old Mercedes.
It has driven more than one million kilometers.
I’ve owned it for 15 years.
This vehicle usually keeps the food on my table.
If I don’t work, I don’t have the means to live by.