Prius?!
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RE: Prius?!
Yes, this happens all the time. Here's the scenario: you pull up to the stoplight minding your own business and a Prius pulls up next to you. You're listening to the radio, or thinking about what you have to do at work and the light turns green. You accelerate away normally and you ASSUME the Prius next to you is doing the same, he is a few feet ahead of you as frequently happens when people are just driving normally from a stoplight. What you don't realize is that while you are nonchalantly puttering away from that light thinking about what you need to do that day, that Prius is pegged to the floor, the driver squeezing the steering wheel in white knuckled frenzy as he crawls his way towards the speed limit. Being a complete novice at this as most young Prius drivers are, he stupidly assumes a race is taking place. He gets back to his mommy's house and practically trips over the cat on his way to the computer to post about how he just creamed a Mustang from a dig [&:]
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RE: Prius?!
ORIGINAL: Tres Wright
Yes, this happens all the time. Here's the scenario: you pull up to the stoplight minding your own business and a Prius pulls up next to you. You're listening to the radio, or thinking about what you have to do at work and the light turns green. You accelerate away normally and you ASSUME the Prius next to you is doing the same, he is a few feet ahead of you as frequently happens when people are just driving normally from a stoplight. What you don't realize is that while you are nonchalantly puttering away from that light thinking about what you need to do that day, that Prius is pegged to the floor, the driver squeezing the steering wheel in white knuckled frenzy as he crawls his way towards the speed limit. Being a complete novice at this as most young Prius drivers are, he stupidly assumes a race is taking place. He gets back to his mommy's house and practically trips over the cat on his way to the computer to post about how he just creamed a Mustang from a dig [&:]
Yes, this happens all the time. Here's the scenario: you pull up to the stoplight minding your own business and a Prius pulls up next to you. You're listening to the radio, or thinking about what you have to do at work and the light turns green. You accelerate away normally and you ASSUME the Prius next to you is doing the same, he is a few feet ahead of you as frequently happens when people are just driving normally from a stoplight. What you don't realize is that while you are nonchalantly puttering away from that light thinking about what you need to do that day, that Prius is pegged to the floor, the driver squeezing the steering wheel in white knuckled frenzy as he crawls his way towards the speed limit. Being a complete novice at this as most young Prius drivers are, he stupidly assumes a race is taking place. He gets back to his mommy's house and practically trips over the cat on his way to the computer to post about how he just creamed a Mustang from a dig [&:]
I've noticed the same guy in a crappy Mitsubishi Lancer (nothin special, not an evo or anything sweet) coming to work a few days in a row, he always rolls by like a bat out of hell and cuts in front of me... I'm assuming he wants to race. lol, I'm barely awake when I'm driving to work.
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Joined: Aug 2006
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RE: Prius?!
I dont know, electric motors are instant torque. It might have us for the first 20 feet or so. What's that new little electric thingy that's like half a car wide, and does 0-60 in like 3 seconds. Like I said, pure torque right off the go. Once they hit 30ish it's gas engine vs gas engine, and they're basically a 4 cyl box hauling a ton of dead weight in the form of batteries.
Though that new lexus hybrid is supposedly reallllly badass, I'd love to see one in person. Toyota is at the top of the hybrid ladder, they have all the patents and knowhow to make it work.
As for who buys a prius, or any other hybrid, nobody in their right mind buys one. They lease them. I'd wait a good 10-15 years to see what mainainance is like on a hybrid before I owned one.
That bank of batteries has a 5-10 yr lifespan, IIRC, and must cost a BUNDLE to not only replace, but to properly dispose of the old ones.
I hate when people use the term "fuel economy" to describe them. They're good on fuel, but I see nothing economical about the setup (cost you $$$ in the long run).
Though that new lexus hybrid is supposedly reallllly badass, I'd love to see one in person. Toyota is at the top of the hybrid ladder, they have all the patents and knowhow to make it work.
As for who buys a prius, or any other hybrid, nobody in their right mind buys one. They lease them. I'd wait a good 10-15 years to see what mainainance is like on a hybrid before I owned one.
That bank of batteries has a 5-10 yr lifespan, IIRC, and must cost a BUNDLE to not only replace, but to properly dispose of the old ones.
I hate when people use the term "fuel economy" to describe them. They're good on fuel, but I see nothing economical about the setup (cost you $$$ in the long run).
