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Any prius taxi owners here?

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010.

  1. socratesthecabdriver

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    hello people i just ordered my prius on earth day and i realized it later in the day i hadnt planed it like that hahaha! i am actualy a taxi medalion owner in athens greece and i just ordered the car for a replacement to a 407 peugeot that gave me a whirll of problems up untill now! I HOPE THIS ONE LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION!!!! sory for my spelling but its as good as it gona get !!
     
    #1 socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010
  2. TonyPSchaefer

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    #2 TonyPSchaefer, Apr 26, 2010
  3. socratesthecabdriver

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    thanks for the conect! nice to be here
     
    #3 socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010
  4. nolo contendre

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    Socrates,

    We're dying to see pics of your cab. :)

    Nolo
     
    #4 nolo contendre, Apr 26, 2010
  5. socratesthecabdriver

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    i sure will ! it's going to be yellow with a blue 2inch pinstripe runing around the hole car just below the windows! kind of like new yorks cabs!
     
    #5 socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010
  6. halpos4

    halpos4 "Taxi"!

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    Ah Greece,spent my youth down there,mainly on Ios,actually i drove from Ireland through France..across Italy..across Greece and onto Ios by ferry on my Honda Africa Twin back in 94-95..good times!!
    Are Taxi's in Athens Govt owned or do you own it yourself?
     
    #6 halpos4, Apr 26, 2010
  7. socratesthecabdriver

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    i own it my self the medalion alone cost me 130000 euro 5 years back the price varies though acordingly with unemployment and demand,now its not good times because the goverment is looking to free the trade so we are very stresed out here taxis and trucks.but i am not realy woried because the nymber of taxis in athens already exceed the aloted number of taxis set by the europian eunion on a ratio of land and population,by 2000 cabs!


    ios is the rock island of greece crazy place !!! i havent gone there but i had a friend of mine that used to go there religiusly and told me all about it!
    you know i am going to travel to ireland one day ! you guys got some blessed land over there! i want to see it up close!!!
    one day after this crissis is over ! :D
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    i got the DNT knoking on ny goverments dore and its not looking like its gona be over any time soon :cool:
     
    #7 socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010
  8. Boo

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    Congrats Socrates.

    As you know, halpos4 is a Gen 2 Prius taxi owner. Here's a larger view of his great avatar photo:

    [IMGLINK]http://priuschat.com/forums/members/halpos4-albums-taxi-picture3778-dsc03210.jpg[/IMGLINK]

    Also, in addition to halpos4 and GrumpyCabbie (Gen 3), there's NYC PRIUS (but he hasn't posted here in a while) who has owned both a Gen 2 and a Gen 3 Prius taxi in New York City:

    PriusChat Forums - View Profile: NYC TAXI

    And I think there are a few more PriusChat Prius taxi owners in Canada and elsewhere.
     
    #8 Boo, Apr 26, 2010
  9. socratesthecabdriver

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    thanks BOO:)
     
    #9 socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010
  10. the hosser

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    I saw a Prius taxi in NYC last weekend... I was hoping to see more of them, but only caught a glimpse of one. It was yellow and looked like all the other taxicabs.

    -Ken
     
    #10 the hosser, Apr 26, 2010
  11. Boo

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    Yeah, there are not many of them. There were going to be A LOT more, but the large taxi fleet owners have twice managed to strike down NYC regulations that would have required new taxis to meet high gas mileage requirements.

    Here's a pic of a Gen 2 NYC Prius taxi (with a Toyota Highlander Hybrid taxi in the background) ... shiny!:

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    And here's a pic of a Gen 3 NYC Prius taxi, dirtied by last winter's road slush:

    [IMGLINK]http://priuschat.com/forums/attachments/gen-iii-2010-prius-main-forum/20683d1261694905-saw-gen-iii-taxi-in-nyc-003.jpg[/IMGLINK]
     
    #11 Boo, Apr 26, 2010
  12. socratesthecabdriver

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    i cant figure out how the ny cabs install the safety dividors in a mid size car and have leg room left over for the driver and passengers!!!!!!!
     
    #12 socratesthecabdriver, Apr 26, 2010
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