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What is a Prius good for?
« on: May 20, 2008, 11:21:29 AM »

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2008, 11:26:59 AM »
Holy crap, that full-auto G3 definitely costs more than the car!

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2008, 11:27:30 AM »
Lol....
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2008, 11:29:46 AM »
The newer Prius being reviewed by Top Gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmG05AtNVtM&feature=related

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2008, 11:33:27 AM »
Billy Bob is awesome. I don't care what you say. Billy Bob is awesome.
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2008, 12:41:44 PM »


Billy Bob can kill two stones with one bird. He's my hero.
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2008, 12:46:07 PM »
The newer Prius being reviewed by Top Gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmG05AtNVtM&feature=related


0-60 in almost 14 seconds.

You would be smashed trying to merge onto most highways I know of.

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2008, 12:56:14 PM »
"To sum up, then, it's a very expensive, very complex, not terribly green, slow, cheaply made, and pointless way of moving around."

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2008, 01:03:56 PM »
And the verdict is Ma Deuce is the winner.
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2008, 03:03:34 PM »
I just like the way he says "baboon." 
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2008, 03:22:58 PM »
I like the way the paint on the hood caught on fire

me thinks they had an accelerant that they squirted on...

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2008, 05:20:55 PM »
"To sum up, then, it's a very expensive, very complex, not terribly green, slow, cheaply made, and pointless way of moving around."

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2008, 06:29:06 PM »
Huh, I came up to the same conclusion (minus the Class-III wepaonry) when I rented one last week:
http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=12410.0
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2008, 06:31:06 PM »
I need to start watching these.

I hate these cars, too.

PS, next time someone goes on about their Prius, mention all the heavy metals and toxic chemicals in the batteries, and the waste produced in the production of same...
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2008, 05:17:58 AM »
How did I know from the title that the Prius was going to end up with bullet holes?  laugh
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2008, 05:37:23 AM »
Look the Pruius contributes to global warming...that black smoke can't be good.

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2008, 05:40:37 AM »
Look the Pruius contributes to global warming...that black smoke can't be good.


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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2008, 06:10:04 AM »
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Look the Pruius contributes to global warming...that black smoke can't be good.

That's called a Sin of Emission.

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2008, 06:34:20 AM »
Two things.
1. What show is this from? Channel?
2. Did they just create a environmental disaster by shooting holes thru the Prius?
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2008, 06:56:29 AM »
Two things.
1. What show is this from? Channel?
2. Did they just create a environmental disaster by shooting holes thru the Prius?

The show is Top Gear, a quirky British car review show that comes from BBC.

Yeah, they probably did create a minor environmental disaster by shooting up the Prius.  But I suppose it was no worse than many of their other antics.  Like, say, turning a Plymouth into a reusable orbital vehicle, or dropping a house on a Toyota pickup.

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2008, 10:11:24 AM »
Neat old Ford pickup. Smiley
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2008, 10:14:16 AM »
Two things.
1. What show is this from? Channel?
2. Did they just create a environmental disaster by shooting holes thru the Prius?

The show is Top Gear, a quirky British car review show that comes from BBC.

Yeah, they probably did create a minor environmental disaster by shooting up the Prius.  But I suppose it was no worse than many of their other antics.  Like, say, turning a Plymouth into a reusable orbital vehicle, or dropping a house on a Toyota pickup.

That was a Reliant Robin, and the launch was rather impressive. They got to several thousand feet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdceEUas--U

Sad thing is, that's the closest the UK's ever had to a space program.

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2008, 03:21:11 PM »
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What is a Prius good for?

One word:

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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2008, 05:01:14 PM »
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What is a Prius good for?

You can pack a lot of sanctimonious into a Prius......
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Re: What is a Prius good for?
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2008, 05:18:52 PM »
I like the suggestion of a golf diesel instead.  Given that I mostly drive highway, it makes the most sense for me.