However, those vehicles could not fulfill and meet the regulation of the Vehicle Emission Control of Osaka Prefecture, they were replaced by the new 'Poncho' of the Hino Motors in mid-December, 2008 (the vehicles share the same specification with the ones obtained by the Keihan Bus Town Kuru Route at the same time.)
しかしこれらの車両が大阪府の流入車規制に抵触することとなったため、2008年12月中旬に新造の日野・ポンチョへと置き換えを行った（タウンくると同一仕様）。