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Not sure what the situation is in your neck of the woods, but Camry taxi around here is guaranteed to be a hybrid. Toyota is more willing to do fleet sales than Honda, Camry hybrids are more consistently available than Accord hybrids, and Camry hybrids have heretofore had a far higher city MPG rating.
Often, old Crown Victorias are retirees from police departments, which are purchased at auctions for next to nothing. They are cost-effective since the low initial cost offsets the higher operating costs. An added bonus is that they can transport more people and luggage than a Camry or Prius.
Often, old Crown Victorias are retirees from police departments, which are purchased at auctions for next to nothing. They are cost-effective since the low initial cost offsets the higher operating costs. An added bonus is that they can transport more people and luggage than a Camry or Prius.
A Camry taxi will carry the same amount of passengers as a CV taxi. And about a backpack worth less of luggage, while getting 2X, almost 3X as much for MPGs.
Often, old Crown Victorias are retirees from police departments, which are purchased at auctions for next to nothing. They are cost-effective since the low initial cost offsets the higher operating costs. An added bonus is that they can transport more people and luggage than a Camry or Prius.
In Chicago, and I'm sure in several other major cities, there are mileage limits on vehicles entered into taxi service. You cannot introduce a vehicle into service with more than 150K miles (soon to be reduced to 75K miles), and it's getting harder to find cheap Crown Vics with under 150K miles. Consequently, the Crown Vics that used to have a near-lock on the city's taxi fleet are gradually fading away. Now you see anything from Priuses to Camry hybrids to minivans to Escape hybrids to VPG MV-1's to Scion xBs...
A Camry taxi will carry the same amount of passengers as a CV taxi.
But with nowhere near the level of comfort. For example, a CV taxi has at least one-half foot more shoulder and hip room than a Camry, along with thicker and softer seats.
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And about a backpack worth less of luggage, while getting 2X, almost 3X as much for MPGs.
It would be a lot less than that. A 2010 Ford Crown Vic has 20.6 cu ft of luggage room and a 2010 Camry has 15 cu ft.
Anyway, 99% of the Taxis I see in my area are Crown Vics. I don't even remember what the other 1% are!
Oh yeah, when I hop in the back of one of those 13-year-old police-cruiser-grade Crown Vic taxis that smell like burning oil plus a decade's accumulation of barf, cigarette smoke, and armpit, the first thing I think to myself is "comfort!"
Oh yeah, when I hop in the back of one of those 13-year-old police-cruiser-grade Crown Vic taxis that smell like burning oil, barf, cigarette smoke, and armpit, the first thing I think to myself is "comfort!"
A Camry taxi may be in the exact same condition! And I was comparing a 2010 Crown Vic with a 2010 Camry.
Now if you want to compare a 13-year-old Camry with a 13-year-old Crown Vic, that would be more fair.
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