That's how I pictured it -- and of course I had to, what with the language hurdles and all.
So does that mean a 9$/day fuel cost isn't unreasonably low for a modern cab?
Toyota has targeted the “black car” business with their Avalon “Livery Edition” hybrid sedan, with a variety of extended factory warranties on up past 100,000 miles. EPA city for the Avalon hybrid, which is a full-size car, is 40 mpg. Compare that to practically any non-hybrid vehicle in stop-and-go city traffic all day long. Most would be in the teens and most full size would be in the low teens. So, triple the mileage sounds plausible. $9.00 a day vs. $30.00 a day sounds a little extreme on that basis. He was driving something that got really horrible gas mileage before, single digits.