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Kaufman Cabs
BUSINESS; Kaufman Cabs
Appearances:	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Name:	Kaufman Cabs
Owner:	Tommy Vercetti
Type of Business:	Taxi Firm
Location:	Little Haiti, Vice City

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Kaufman Cabs is a taxi firm based in Little Haiti, Vice City, which is bought by Tommy Vercetti in 1986 for $40,000.

The business operates a fleet of Kaufman Cab taxis, and employs long-serving employee Doris as a dispatcher and Ted as a taxi driver. Kaufman Cabs' main rivals are Vice City Cabs, who are a bigger firm with more taxis. After completing the three missions for Kaufman Cabs, the asset will earn a maximum $5,000 between pick-ups.

The firm takes its name from actor Andy Kaufman, who played a taxi mechanic in the Taxi TV series.

Script

Doris announces Tommy's ownership to the drivers, including Ted (in the red shirt)

Doris: Guess you're the new owner. What are you, mob? Cartel? You don't look Mexican... Anyhoo, I guess you better get on with the 'things are gonna change around here' crap, maybe threaten one of the drivers - go steady on Ted over there, he's just had his hernia fixed.

Tommy Vercetti: Well, yeah. Things are going to change around here, lady.

Doris: Oh crap, sonny. Might as well leave this to me - I've been doing this for years. (Talks into microphone) Now hear this. We are now under new management and things are going to change around here again. Our new management, the (talking to Tommy) Which gang are you?

Tommy Vercetti: Well, I'm not part of any gang actually.

Doris: What's your goddamned name, kid?

Tommy Vercetti: Vercetti, Tommy Vercetti.

Doris: (talking into the microphone) Our new management, the Vercetti Gang, is gonna make sure we get no trouble. Capiche? Out! (Talking to Tommy) Did you like the 'capiche'? I liked the 'capiche'. So this is how it's worked in the past, We run the firm as usual. If we get any trouble from rival firms, you beat the crap out of them. Then they beat the crap out of us, then you beat the crap out of them, etcetera, etcetera. You got it?

Tommy Vercetti: Uh, yeah, I guess...

Doris: Just grab a taxi from the garage if you feel like jumping in.

Rivals

Asset missions

Trivia

There are arcade machines inside the firm like the Pogo the Monkey game however, they are not playable.
There is a calendar inside the firm but the picture is of a normal Taxi belonging to rival company VC Cabs. The Taxi in the picture is also white, something you can not find in the game.
Kaufman shares it's name with a character in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, which is another Rockstar Games title.

Gallery

The interior of Kaufman Cabs.
The Sprunk vending machine found inside the Kaufman Cabs depot.
Kaufman Cabs logo.
Alternate logo of Kaufman Cabs.
A Kaufman Cabs worker.

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-[[Image:Kaufman Cabs.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Kaufman Cabs in [[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City]].]]
+{{infobox places|
-[[Image:Kaufman Cabs (Inside).jpg|right|thumb|200px|The inside of Kaufman Cabs.]]
+|image = KaufmanCabs-GTAVC-exterior.jpg
+|size  = 300px
+|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]
+|name = Kaufman Cabs
+|owner = [[Tommy Vercetti]]
+|tob = Taxi Firm
+|location = [[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
+}}
-'''Kaufman Cabs''' is a taxi firm based in [[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City]], which is bought by [[Tommy Vercetti]] in 1986 for $40,000. The business employs long-serving employee [[Delores]] as a dispatcher and [[Ted]], a taxi driver. Kaufman Cabs' main rivals are [[Vice City Cabs]], who are a bigger firm with more taxis. After completing the three missions for Kaufman Cabs, the asset will earn a maximum $5,000 between pick-ups.
+'''Kaufman Cabs''' is a taxi firm based in [[Little Haiti]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], which is bought by [[Tommy Vercetti]] in [[1986]] for [[Money|$]]40,000.
-==Post-Purchase Script==
+The business operates a fleet of [[Kaufman Cab]] taxis, and employs long-serving employee [[Doris]] as a dispatcher and [[Ted]] as a taxi driver. Kaufman Cabs' main rivals are [[Vice City Cabs]], who are a bigger firm with more taxis. After completing the three missions for Kaufman Cabs, the asset will earn a maximum $5,000 between pick-ups.
-'''Delores''': "Guess you're the new owner. What are you, mob? Cartel? You don't look Mexican... Anyhoo, I guess you better get on with the 'things are going to change around here' crap, maybe threaten one of the drivers, go steady on Ted over there, he's just had his hernia fixed".
+The firm takes its name from actor [[wp:Andy Kaufman|Andy Kaufman]], who played a taxi mechanic in the [[wp:Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]] TV series.
-'''Tommy Vercetti''': "Well, yeah. Things are going to change around here, lady".
+==Script==
+[[Image:KaufmanCabs-GTAVC-purchase.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Doris]] announces [[Tommy Vercetti|Tommy's]] ownership to the drivers, including [[Ted]] (in the red shirt)]]
-'''Delores''': "Oh crap, sonny. Might as well leave this to me I've been doing this for years. (Talks into microphone) Now hear this. We are now under new management and things are going to change around here again. Our new management, the (talking to Tommy) Which gang are you?"
+'''Doris''': Guess you're the new owner. What are you, mob? Cartel? You don't look Mexican... Anyhoo, I guess you better get on with the 'things are gonna change around here' crap, maybe threaten one of the drivers - go steady on Ted over there, he's just had his hernia fixed.
-'''Tommy Vercetti''': "Well, I'm not part of any gang actually".
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Well, yeah. Things are going to change around here, lady.
-'''Delores''': "What's your goddamned name kid?"
+'''Doris''': Oh crap, sonny. Might as well leave this to me - I've been doing this for years. (''Talks into microphone'') Now hear this. We are now under new management and things are going to change around here again. Our new management, the (''talking to Tommy'') Which gang are you?
-'''Tommy Vercetti''': "Vercetti, Tommy Vercetti".
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Well, I'm not part of any gang actually.
-'''Delores''': (talking into the microphone) "Our new management, the [[Vercetti Gang]], is gonna make sure we get no trouble. Capiche? Out! (Talking to Tommy) Did you like the 'capiche'? I liked the 'capiche'. So this is how it's worked in the past, we run the firm as usual. If we get any trouble from rival firms, you beat the crap out of them. Then they beat the crap out of us, then you beat the crap out of them, etcetera, etcetera. You got it?"
+'''Doris''': What's your goddamned name, kid?
-'''Tommy Vercetti''': "Uh, yeah, I guess..."
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Vercetti, Tommy Vercetti.
-'''Delores''': "Just grab a taxi from the garage if you feel like jumping in".
+'''Doris''': (''talking into the microphone'') Our new management, the Vercetti Gang, is gonna make sure we get no trouble. Capiche? Out! (''Talking to Tommy'') Did you like the 'capiche'? I liked the 'capiche'. So this is how it's worked in the past, We run the firm as usual. If we get any trouble from rival firms, you beat the crap out of them. Then they beat the crap out of us, then you beat the crap out of them, etcetera, etcetera. You got it?
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Uh, yeah, I guess...
+'''Doris''': Just grab a taxi from the garage if you feel like jumping in.
-==Committment==
-As it says in the script, [[The Vercetti Family]] ([[Vercetti Gang]]) has the responsibility of controlling and protecting Kaufman Cab members, property and business. Some say that means that the members of Kaufman Cabs are part of The Vercetti Family.
 ==Rivals==
-*[[Vice City Cabs]]
 *[[Mean Street Taxis]]
 *[[Sunnyside Taxis]]
+*[[Vice City Cabs]]
-==Kaufman Cabs Asset Missions==
+==Asset missions==
 * [[V.I.P.]]
 * [[Friendly Rivalry]]
 * [[Cabmaggedon]]
+==Trivia==
+*There are arcade machines inside the firm like the [[Pogo the Monkey (game)|Pogo the Monkey game]] however, they are not playable.
+*There is a calendar inside the firm but the picture is of a normal [[Taxi]] belonging to rival company [[VC Cabs]]. The Taxi in the picture is also white, something you can not find in the game.
+*Kaufman shares it's name with a character in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, which is another [[Rockstar Games]] title.
+==Gallery==
+<div style="text-align:center">
+<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;">
+File:KaufmanCabs-GTAVC-interior.jpg|The interior of Kaufman Cabs.
+File:Vendingmachine-GTAVC-Sprunk.jpg|The [[Sprunk]] vending machine found inside the Kaufman Cabs depot.
+File:KaufmanCabs-GTAVC-logo.png|Kaufman Cabs logo.
+File:KaufmanCabs-GTAVC-logo2.png|Alternate logo of Kaufman Cabs.
+File:KaufmanCabs-GTAVC-driver.jpg|A Kaufman Cabs worker.
+</gallery>
+</div>
+[[de:Kaufman Cabs]]
+[[es:Kaufman Cabs]]
+[[pl:Taksówki Kaufmana]]
+[[pt:Kaufman Cabs]]
 [[Category:Assets in GTA Vice City]]
+[[Category:Businesses in GTA Vice City]]
 [[Category:Taxi Firms]]