Kaufman Cabs

Kaufman Cabs is a taxi firm appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Description
It is located in Little Haiti, Vice City. 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.

In GTA Vice City, the business can be bought by Tommy Vercetti for $40,000 ($20,000 in the mobile version). After completing the three missions for Kaufman Cabs, the asset will earn a maximum $5,000 between pick-ups. In GTA Vice City Stories, however, Kaufman Cabs is closed and doesn't have a sign just like other assets in Vice City.

Influence
The firm takes its name from the late actor, who played a taxi mechanic in the  TV series. The depot of Kaufman Cabs also has the basic layout of the Sunshine Cab Company from the same TV series.

Known Employees

 * Tommy Vercetti - current owner
 * Doris - former owner, dispatcher
 * Ted - cab driver

Rivals

 * Mean Street Taxis
 * Sunnyside Taxis
 * Vice City Cabs

Asset missions

 * V.I.P.
 * Friendly Rivalry
 * Cabmaggedon

Trivia

 * Sometimes, when driving a Kaufman's cab, the player hears Doris on the dispatcher giving orders to Tommy (even though there is no marker nor a side mission). It is also possible to hear her arguing with a cab driver, possibly Ted.
 * The song that can be heard playing in the background during the Kaufman Cabs purchase cutscene is "" by . It is also featured on the in-game radio station V-Rock.
 * 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 a rival cab - the VC Cabs, which is unusual as the Kaufman Cabs taxis are Cabbies. The same calendar is on the refrigerator at Phil's mobile home.
 * Kaufman shares its name with a character in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, which is another Rockstar Games title.
 * There is a texture which is misplaced on one of the lamps, instead the chains on it says DMAir Rockstar.
 * The interior is modeled after the set of the show  by comedian which the company name is a reference to. Even the way the cabs are parked is a nod to the original.

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