I totally agree with you on that one. For work i tend to be in cabs alot travelling from place to place. The Holden vs Ford debate rarely exists for cab drivers. Its just Ford Ford Ford.. reason from what I have heard is that the Ford's are designed to last, to have 200,000kms on it or more and still go without any major problems. Where i think alot of cabbies are concerned or have had really bad experiences with Holden's in the past. Nothing like travelling in a nice new fairmont or LTD cab.. absolutely awesome! as for a BA XR taxi.. i think it does take away the sportiness of the car. But then again each to their own.. if they want an XR let em have one!