Hybrid taxi paid for itself in no time

usbseawolf2000 · 07-13-2007, 12:00 AM

As the highest-mileage 2004 Prius on the road, Mr. Grant's cab will be shipped back to Toyota in Japan to be stripped down for research.

VANCOUVER - The world's first Toyota Prius cab driver is sold on hybrid technology, which allows his vehicle to run on either a gasoline or electric motor, or both in tandem.

Vancouver's Andrew Grant says his 2004 Prius paid for itself in less than 24 months through savings on parts, service, labour and fuel.....

In addition, he said the vehicle costs only one-third the usual expenses on maintenance over a 24-month period because it has fewer wear-and-tear components. His current Prius recently surpassed 400,000 kilometres with no hybrid component failures....

http://autos.canada.com/green/story.html?i...13-8289842450df

**TonyPSchaefer** · 07-13-2007, 07:19 AM

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As the highest mileage 2004 model on the road, it will be shipped back to Toyota in Japan shortly to be stripped down for research, just as with the 2001 model that Mr. Grant turned to taxi duty back on Nov. 1, 2000.[/b]

There was no mention whether he is being given a replacement Prius or if he already had plans to buy a new Prius.

Tell you what, if you take my car for disassembly you'd better be giving me a replacement.

hobbit · 07-13-2007, 07:36 AM

Waitasec, this sounds like old news -- unless Toyota is repeating
the lifetime experiment that they did with Grant's first car, but
wasn't that a Classic? [In that case, they did give him a
replacement, possibly even said '04.]
.
_H*

kinghuang · 07-13-2007, 10:19 AM

It does look like they're repeating what they did with Grant's first Prius. Near the end of the article, it mentions that it's being shipped back to Japan just like his 2001 model-year Prius.

**Tideland Prius** · 07-13-2007, 11:50 AM

wow.. history repeats itself! hehe.

"As the highest mileage 2004 model on the road, it will be shipped back to Toyota in Japan shortly to be stripped down for research, just as with the 2001 model that Mr. Grant turned to taxi duty back on Nov. 1, 2000."

The thing is, I thought he passed 400,000kms a long time ago? (possibly last spring) and that Andrew doesn't drive YC-15 any more?

Ron Dupuy · 07-13-2007, 01:08 PM

The copyright at the end of the article was 2006.

Pinto Girl · 07-13-2007, 03:01 PM

I think it's pretty cool that Toyota cares about this.

The only time I can think of anything similar involving a domestic manufacturer, was when Ford bought (1964 1/2 model year) Mustang #1 back from its owner...but they restored it cosmetically and put it on display. It wasn't analyzed mechanically in any way.

**Tideland Prius** · 07-13-2007, 03:18 PM

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oh.. oops

usbseawolf2000 · 07-13-2007, 03:33 PM

It was posted on google news yesterday.

nerfer · 07-14-2007, 02:01 AM

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I thought I had heard that before.
Meanwhile, on John1701a's site, owner Jesse has a 2002 Prius with over 285K miles on it.
http://john1701a.com/prius/owners/jesse3.htm

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07-13-2007, 12:00 AM	#1
usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,641 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 47	As the highest-mileage 2004 Prius on the road, Mr. Grant's cab will be shipped back to Toyota in Japan to be stripped down for research. VANCOUVER - The world's first Toyota Prius cab driver is sold on hybrid technology, which allows his vehicle to run on either a gasoline or electric motor, or both in tandem. Vancouver's Andrew Grant says his 2004 Prius paid for itself in less than 24 months through savings on parts, service, labour and fuel..... In addition, he said the vehicle costs only one-third the usual expenses on maintenance over a 24-month period because it has fewer wear-and-tear components. His current Prius recently surpassed 400,000 kilometres with no hybrid component failures.... http://autos.canada.com/green/story.html?i...13-8289842450df __________________ Prius shaped the form of future cars. Hybrid Synergy Drive is the engine of change that moved us forward. Kyowa KR206 17" Black Chrome Lips \| Sherwood Wood Dash (Birds Eye) \| EV Button \| Auterra Dyno Scan \| Fumoto Valve (F-103) \| Garmin Nuvi 250W GPS \| Philips Vision Plus

07-13-2007, 07:36 AM	#3
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 2,989 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Waitasec, this sounds like old news -- unless Toyota is repeating the lifetime experiment that they did with Grant's first car, but wasn't that a Classic? [In that case, they did give him a replacement, possibly even said '04.] . _H*

07-13-2007, 10:19 AM	#4
kinghuang Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 95 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	It does look like they're repeating what they did with Grant's first Prius. Near the end of the article, it mentions that it's being shipped back to Japan just like his 2001 model-year Prius.

07-13-2007, 11:50 AM	#5
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,932 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	wow.. history repeats itself! hehe. "As the highest mileage 2004 model on the road, it will be shipped back to Toyota in Japan shortly to be stripped down for research, just as with the 2001 model that Mr. Grant turned to taxi duty back on Nov. 1, 2000." The thing is, I thought he passed 400,000kms a long time ago? (possibly last spring) and that Andrew doesn't drive YC-15 any more?

07-13-2007, 01:08 PM	#6
Ron Dupuy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fortuna, CA Posts: 102 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The copyright at the end of the article was 2006.

07-13-2007, 03:01 PM	#7
Pinto Girl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,372 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think it's pretty cool that Toyota cares about this. The only time I can think of anything similar involving a domestic manufacturer, was when Ford bought (1964 1/2 model year) Mustang #1 back from its owner...but they restored it cosmetically and put it on display. It wasn't analyzed mechanically in any way.

07-13-2007, 03:33 PM	#9
usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,641 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 47	It was posted on google news yesterday.