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I'm sure there's been a number of these postings about skylines getting around as taxis but i was yet to see one. I've just recently moved to Wellington, NZ from Melbourne and was out on the piss last weekend when i came across an R34 with the taxi lights on the top. I thought i'd better take a pic of it on my phone just so i knew the next morning it wasn't the alcohol talking. Anyways, there's just as many 4 door skylines over here as there are sheep, so the odd skyline taxi should be normal. It would be a pretty big novelty back in Aus to catch a skyline home from the pub instead of the usual overpriced yellow falcon smelling like taxi BO. The pictures tell the story anyways.

Cheers,

Adam

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That's a weird wang.

I wouldn't want to catch an R34 cab unless I was in the front seat. Not much room in back.

It's a 4 door so plenty of room in the back (for a skyline). Most of the skylines here are non turbo 4 doors.

With no import tariffs they're dirt cheap here. Damn family cars!

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