#4555459 - 02/09/21 04:06 PM
New Prius Sport Model
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Check out these rumored features:
Sport Exhausts- Sounds like a cross between a roulette wheel and a sewing machine, with a megaphone exhaust speaker
Net Nanny- Monitors everything about car, including driver violations. Writes the ticket, finds you guilty and collects the fine from your account.
Claims to reach 0-60 in under thirty seconds!
Options include a hatchback mounted placard printer and a trail mix dispenser.
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#4555496 - 02/10/21 01:10 AM
Re: New Prius Sport Model
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I got stuck this AM behind one of those Prius Eco-Terrorists...for like 10 minutes, which motivated me to write this.
Finally could get by her, so I grabbed some old mask off the floor and put it over my eyes (could still see enough) as I passed while waiving.
Turned quick, laughing my butt off.
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#4555514 - 02/10/21 09:27 AM
Re: New Prius Sport Model
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Don’t know what the big deal is, the Priuses here blend in well with the other cars in traffic. Maybe there is a more specific demographic that buys the Prius in the US?
In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!
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#4555519 - 02/10/21 11:31 AM
Re: New Prius Sport Model
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Maybe there is a more specific demographic that buys the Prius in the US? Bingo. Prius owners tend to be politically left-leaning Millennials or younger people. You won't see many Priuses in Texas or Alabama for example.
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#4555523 - 02/10/21 12:58 PM
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When my friend started slowing down 1/2 mile ahead without braking, other vehicles almost hit us from behind. He also is on the left lane which I am sure is p everyone off.
Now if I see a Prius, I make sure I am not behind it and I will pass it by as soon as I can. What is the big hurry only having to come to a stop?
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#4555524 - 02/10/21 01:13 PM
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A mate of mine had one of the first models featuring a consumption monitor system. Back in the 1980s this was just red/green/amber analogue. He drove as NFB described, steady 56mph on the motorway which is dangerous in my opinion (70mph limit), and gentle on the accelerator as though it had eggs underneath it. Made us late and disqualified from an important Fencing Tournament. A few months later he was so obsessed with watching the lights, he rear-ended a bus, which probably cost him considerably more than his frugal ways saving on petrol!
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#4555532 - 02/10/21 01:45 PM
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Don't ya'll over in Europe only use electric cars and bicycles? Not me! When I was still working (2014) we sold electric mopeds (Yamaha EC-03) but you couldn't give them away. It was the same for the local Peugeot dealer with their electric offerings. Maybe things have changed since. I think the percentage of cars in the UK that are pure electric is only around 5-8%. Actually, considering the mileage I do now an electric car would be very suitable. Unfortunately I can't afford one. Guess I'll stick to my polluting diesel.
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#4555550 - 02/10/21 04:20 PM
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For the price of a high end Porsche Taycan, one could buy a maxed out new Corvette, an F-250 and a maxed new Bronco when they pop soon.
and then make a decent down payment on a house with the change.
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#4555588 - 02/10/21 08:34 PM
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Electric cars are tax excempt here, which makes a loaded Tesla Model S cost about the same as a Volvo XC90. If horsepower was taxed the same on EVs as on gas guzzlers here, a Tesla would be up there with an AMG S-class in price. That, and EVs get either free passes or discounts om toll roads, and until last year they could charge for free in the cities. No wonder people buy them, but as soon as the incentives disappear, I bet we will see a resurgence in sales of hybrids or straight ICEs. A hybrid, even though it is heavier than the same car with just a petrol or diesel engine, makes sense as long as it has got 30-40 mile range on electric power only. With that, most people can drive to work and into town on battery, and save the pollution that comes with hanging about in traffic with an idling engine.
I drive a 2018 Subaru Outback, which is great for longer trips, and has lots of space for kid, dog and wife, and my wife drives a first-generation Nissan Leaf. We’d love a small EV with more range for her, though, since we can’t charge in our garage (which is in a garage complex so we can’t just upgrade the wiring and fuses by ourself).
In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!
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#4555594 - 02/10/21 09:06 PM
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NFB, I once drove a car that looked similar to that Carrera on a regular basis for about 6 months, although it was an earlier 80's model.
This was late-1988/89, company car, I ran almost daily errands in it when the MB 300E wasn't available (Atlanta Engineering Co., car and co. owned by Reginald Landers...1400 Lake Hearn Dr...Cox bldg.).
What I remember...
- brown on tan (the smell of leather bested only by the smell of heated oil from the rear...a good thing, along with incredible mechanical whines). - flared rear end with whale tail (like pic, also not a turbo). - gold BBS wheels. - super-stiff clutch and shifter that provided a workout in traffic. - sunroof. - car phone and CD player (very big deal at the time). - 2 CDs: Mötley Crüe's "Dr. Feelgood" and Edie Brickell & New Bohemians' "Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars".
EDIT: - Directional radar detector (Valentine One?).
Boss trusted me enough to keep it over the weekend the first time my wife came to visit me in Atlanta (married in Jan., moved to GA in Sep. for work (she stayed to finish college...senior year), and this was around Thanksgiving, I believe. I meet her at the gate at Hartsfield, we walk out to the parking lot and she's expecting our '87 Dodge Colt E (Mitsubishi Mirage). Nope, gotta Porsche, baby! But...uh...just for the weekend. Really good weekend that was though. Really fun car.
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#4555595 - 02/10/21 09:10 PM
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I have the car loving bug.
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