GT beat by a Prius
06-18-2006, 11:42 PM
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RE: GT beat by a Prius
ORIGINAL: bodyputtyless
Well, no one brings up the fact that after a few years the hybrids require battery change outs. Not that big a deal if you consider $3000 for a new set economical. They average about 85K mikes before a swap is needed. I'd rather by $3000 in gas and have a vehicle that actually has soul.
Well, no one brings up the fact that after a few years the hybrids require battery change outs. Not that big a deal if you consider $3000 for a new set economical. They average about 85K mikes before a swap is needed. I'd rather by $3000 in gas and have a vehicle that actually has soul.
They are running hybrid taxis in some citys, and are not replacing batteries with mileage at the 100-150K mark.
06-19-2006, 05:28 PM
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RE: GT beat by a Prius
Just in case you haven't seen this..... http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1
I think they have way too much time on their hands!! For the South Park fans out there - Smug Alert!!
I think they have way too much time on their hands!! For the South Park fans out there - Smug Alert!!
06-19-2006, 07:05 PM
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RE: GT beat by a Prius
My favorite...
"the prius tops out at 108... yeah.. i know.. it does 107 easy.. does 108 easy.. and you still get 15mpg... but that's it.. you can't go faster than 108.. trust me.. i tried when racing an M3 down a highway.. all downhill.. only reason he beat me ( i had low profiles on the car) is because he tops around 150."
"the prius tops out at 108... yeah.. i know.. it does 107 easy.. does 108 easy.. and you still get 15mpg... but that's it.. you can't go faster than 108.. trust me.. i tried when racing an M3 down a highway.. all downhill.. only reason he beat me ( i had low profiles on the car) is because he tops around 150."
06-19-2006, 07:55 PM
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RE: GT beat by a Prius
More Mustang bashing:
While I haven't really truly raced my Prius (duh, it's not legal on city streets anyhow), I did have a bit of fun yesterday on my lunch hour.
I was sitting at a stoplight next to a new Mustang V6 convertible and the guy was gunning his engine and inching forward for the duration of the red light. As soon as the light turned green, I floored the Prius, got up to the 45mph speed limit very quickly, and glanced in my rearview at the Mustang I left behind. Yeah, that was fun! For the amount of noise that his car made, you'd think it would have gone faster than it did... biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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While I haven't really truly raced my Prius (duh, it's not legal on city streets anyhow), I did have a bit of fun yesterday on my lunch hour.
I was sitting at a stoplight next to a new Mustang V6 convertible and the guy was gunning his engine and inching forward for the duration of the red light. As soon as the light turned green, I floored the Prius, got up to the 45mph speed limit very quickly, and glanced in my rearview at the Mustang I left behind. Yeah, that was fun! For the amount of noise that his car made, you'd think it would have gone faster than it did... biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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06-19-2006, 08:06 PM
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RE: GT beat by a Prius
ORIGINAL: bodyputtyless
Well, no one brings up the fact that after a few years the hybrids require battery change outs. Not that big a deal if you consider $3000 for a new set economical. They average about 85K mikes before a swap is needed. I'd rather by $3000 in gas and have a vehicle that actually has soul.
Well, no one brings up the fact that after a few years the hybrids require battery change outs. Not that big a deal if you consider $3000 for a new set economical. They average about 85K mikes before a swap is needed. I'd rather by $3000 in gas and have a vehicle that actually has soul.
One look to the computer dumps in third world countries will show you how this will be in a few years,.
