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Redmond Neck Gold Member Online OzPolitic Posts: 22272 ACT Gender:	Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Mar 12^th, 2015 at 8:31am Oi Aussie I caught a cab home from the club a couple of weeks ago and it was one of the smaller Toyota Hybrids Prius? Do you have any in your fleet and how do they compare in reliability and running costs as a taxi compared to the usual Holden/ Fords?
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41057 Gender:	Re: Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Reply #1 - Mar 12^th, 2015 at 10:05am I thnk they'ld be very good. Hence cabbies use them A friend of mine got a camry a few years ago as his new company car to replace the commodore. He was dubious it would do the job. The camry was cheaper to buy, cheaper to run on fuel, cheaper to service. Never had a problem with it. It won everywhere.
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Online OzPolitic Posts: 22272 ACT Gender:	Re: Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Reply #2 - Mar 12^th, 2015 at 5:34pm What about you Aussie?
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 77827 Gender:	Re: Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Reply #3 - Mar 12^th, 2015 at 8:20pm Redmond Neck wrote on Mar 12^th, 2015 at 5:34pm: What about you Aussie? PM him
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Reply #4 - Mar 15^th, 2015 at 5:20pm

I was sceptical at first, but they have now proven to be tough, economical and reliable beasts of burden. It is costly if the batteries go (and they do) but taking everything into account, it is no surprise that here on the Sunshine Coast, 100% of the non maxi, non multi fleet of 110 Cabs are now Toyota Hybrids, either Camry or Prius.

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Reply #5 - Mar 15^th, 2015 at 5:24pm I've never been inside a Prius, so I don't know from personal experience but, from the outside, it looks like the roofline is a bit low for use as a taxi. Is there enough headroom inside?
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Reply #6 - Mar 15^th, 2015 at 5:58pm

Wolseley wrote on Mar 15^th, 2015 at 5:24pm:

I've never been inside a Prius, so I don't know from personal experience but, from the outside, it looks like the roofline is a bit low for use as a taxi. Is there enough headroom inside?

Plenty. There is one driver here........he is at least close to seven foot tall....and at least 250+kg. A very big fat bloke/giant. While he has to reverse in and out of his Prius Cab, once in, he is fine.

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Reply #7 - Mar 15^th, 2015 at 6:34pm I was thinking more of the headroom in the rear.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39460 Gender:	Re: Toyoyta Hybrid Vehicles as Taxis Reply #8 - Mar 15^th, 2015 at 7:01pm Wolseley wrote on Mar 15^th, 2015 at 6:34pm: I was thinking more of the headroom in the rear. Oh......dunno, but I've never heard of any complaints.
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