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    Service in Sydney (North)

    Co00olCat, I get both my cars serviced by Manly Taxi Management in Brookvale. As arntz says, you only need simple maintenance, and Gus, the...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Feb 10, 2016 in forum: International Owners
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    Woe is me!! Just on a month ago, I had an early fare to the airport. On the way back, it started to rain, then rain heavily, and finally it was...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Feb 19, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    So there was a big sporting event over the weekend.

    And you have the gall to call yourself an Australian!! 5 days of play with a tied result - what a game! The last test match between India and...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Feb 3, 2015 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    I use Premium 95RON. As a cab, I cannot always drive to minimise my fuel consumption. Also, on hot days, if I am stuck on a rank, because I always...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Jan 19, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    According to the NYC taxi fact book (http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/downloads/pdf/2014_taxicab_fact_book.pdf) the average NYC cab runs approx 70,000...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Jan 13, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    Surprising. It certainly looks as though it can fit more in. But on second thoughts, I do not use the area under the floor for my customers - I...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Jan 7, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    Welcome to Prius Chat, Sam. I am averaging 270 km per day - just me driving - but we have a lot more distance to cover - the Sydney metropolitan...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Jan 7, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    Most likely as I was the only Prius hatch in the Manly Warringah network for most of the last 3 years. There is now a Prius V also in the...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Jan 7, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    Clayton, You must have the early Camry hybrid. The 2012 and later models have a huge boot (trunk for the North Americans). There are a number of...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Jan 5, 2015 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    The main issue with Aussie Fords are the differential - normally need to be replaced every 150,000 km at a cost of AU$850 plus labour, and gear...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Dec 29, 2014 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Sydney Taxi T4514 - 3 years of running

    I have just hit a couple of milestones, and felt that it is about time that I wrote up my experiences with my Gen III that I have been operating...
    Thread by: AussieOwner, Dec 29, 2014, 33 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Finest, greenest, & safest taxicab in the world. The story of cab 2545

    Now you have me worried. I have just hit 200k kilometres, and, so far, no battery issues. I have noted that the battery appears to not be...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Dec 29, 2014 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Prius for UBER

    Actually, Uber is pushing very hard here in Australia. Basically they are thumbing their nose at the regulators and pushing the line that they...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Oct 26, 2014 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes
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    Prius for UBER

    Grumpy, you have to remember that people like Spooled are only doing this part time, so the extra cash that they make is on top of their normal...
    Post by: AussieOwner, Oct 24, 2014 in forum: Fred's House of Pancakes