Hong Kong's latest (and soon-to-be only) taxi...

• I-like-flings(m)

  20 Jan 08, 16:11

  Originally posted by art0925:

  Dang!!! is Auto, I've own 2 of them in HK, and planning to trade in my welcab in mid 2008 for a new...Crown again....cause my 2006 got over 250,000 already....
  
  well, i will stick with crown unless the plan for Hiace LPG taxi works.
  BTW, this will be my 5th crown I've driven, 2 in sg and 2 in Hk...
  
  

  wah... international taxi driver... power sia got 30% discount when i call u in hk bo?
• sir_peanuts

  21 Jan 08, 00:49

  Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):

  wah... international taxi driver... power sia got 30% discount when i call u in hk bo?

  go drive in a few more cities and you'll be king of taxis!
• TIB1224Y

  24 Jan 08, 11:28

  nope, deleted
• TIB1224Y

  24 Jan 08, 11:28

  Actually when I took the taxi in HK last year, I only saw the guy shifted the stick (the one higher on the left) downwards when he comes to a stop, and when he goes off, he pushes it up and jams the accelerator, without moving anything else, reverse I not sure cos he did not do it.
  And when I asked my uncle who used to drive the Crown LPG, he said that is the gear selector, D, N and R, and its auto transmission.
  And the handbrake is activated using the footbrake.
  Oh, thats about it...
• Paulmelki

  4 Apr 08, 13:11

  How about I tell the truth you don't know?

  1.The new model shown above has auto transmission  while the previous YSX10 had manual transmission. Both gear levers are mounted where the  windscreen wiper lever is.

  2.The car is called the CROWN COMFORT actually, dunno why it's called CROWN in SG.

  3. They still have Ford Falcons and Nissan Cedrics in HK.

  4.The car shown above is a replacement of the YSX10, however they will not replace all YSX10's with the new one.

  5.There are no more diesel taxis in HK.

  6.HK's Transport Department actually asked Toyota to produce Crown Comforts with 1 extra seat, because all HK taxi have been like that, even those previous Morris Oxfords had 5 seats.

• ALN

  4 Apr 08, 15:00

  here are more truth...

   

  crown taxi looks damn ugly, damn noisy (travel above 90km/h, conversations become shouting), and most importantly not so safe (brake not so good and can skid quite easily)

   

  In short, i find it a disgraceful esp when it is used to ferry tourists. I am very puzzled why LTA approved crown for so long... but luckily newer cars are replacing the stupid crown finally...

• Scania

  5 Apr 08, 01:34

  Originally posted by ALN:

  here are more truth...

   

  crown taxi looks damn ugly, damn noisy (travel above 90km/h, conversations become shouting), and most importantly not so safe (brake not so good and can skid quite easily)

   

  In short, i find it a disgraceful esp when it is used to ferry tourists. I am very puzzled why LTA approved crown for so long... but luckily newer cars are replacing the stupid crown finally...

  Rest assured that the HK Toyota Crowns are quiet (as least if you compre it with the Singapore ones)

• QX179R

  5 Apr 08, 09:34

  well, the only thing I find it good about the toyota crowns is the legroom as well as the doors can be opened wide enough w/o squeezing..

• kenn3th

  5 Apr 08, 09:51

  and the trade mark engine hum that could be heard from afar

• QX179R

  5 Apr 08, 10:03

  Originally posted by kenn3th:

  and the trade mark engine hum that could be heard from afar

  you can't & will never possibly miss a taxi..

• kenn3th

  5 Apr 08, 10:06

  Originally posted by QX179R:

  you can't & will never possibly miss a taxi..

  
  why not =P

• QX179R

  5 Apr 08, 10:22

  Originally posted by kenn3th:

  
  why not =P

  coz you can heard it coming from miles away