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Taxi
The Taxi is a public service vehicle that appears regularly around Los Santos. All Taxis are owned by Downtown Cab Co. Based on the Vapid Stanier, the Taxi has a "Taxi Car" badge, in small chrome letters, on the bottom right edge of the trunk lid, instead of the cursive "Vapid" script used on the regular civilian Stanier.
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The Taxi will enter Los Santos Customs and Beeker's Garage, but it can only be repaired there. There are no modifications available. The Taxi can be driven through the Car Wash. While having a regular FM radio, the Taxi also features a "dispatch" radio for Taxi Missions.
Like previous games, the option to use the Taxi to take the player to a destination has returned to the game.
The option to take part in Taxi Missions also returns to the game. After obtaining a Taxi, a prompt to start a pick up comes up. The player can then agree to take the job or ignore it. Upon agreeing, Taxi HQ at Downtown Cab Co. will send co-ordinates to the car's GPS and the route to where the passenger will be. Once picked up, the route to the destination will appear on the GPS. The player will be awarded the fare for the journey and depending on the quality of the journey, a sizable tip. However, for reasons still unknown, the passenger may get out of the taxi once you reach his destination and start running without paying. You are then prompted to "get" your fare. If you kill the passenger, you recieve the money instantly.
Random Taxis can be hailed on the street by pressing right on the D-pad. A summoned Taxi (by phone or by hailing on the street) will show up as an icon on the mini map. When the icon is present, your character will enter the Taxi as a passenger by pressing Y or Triangle. Pressing Y or Triangle without the icon present results in a regular car theft.
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When phoning for a Taxi as Franklin, he will talk to the regular dispatcher. Judging by the audio, though, it seems that Michael and Trevor are talking to Franklin when they call a cab, at least after Franklin has purchased the "Downtown Cab" property.
"TAXI CAR" trunk badge: