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Oxford Council Picks Prius Over BMW 5-Series
12 March 2005
Carpages in the UK reports that the Oxford City Council has purchased a Toyota Prius as its official mayoral car. The authority was set to purchase a BMW 5 Series, but scrapped the plan when it realised the environmental benefits offered by Prius, the 2005 European Car of the Year.
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Posted by: Mikhail Capone | March 12, 2005 at 01:24 PM
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That's good.
Officials and highly visible people do have an influence. I suspect that a part of big dark SUVs popularity comes from them being used by FBI agents in all movies.