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01-09-2007, 02:45 PM | #61 | ||
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The labour club in Canberra has a Pruis as a prize. If I win it, I am going to start up the Pruis Club of the ACT. :sm_headba
I'm very keen to do some in house testing. I want to see whether I can drink my car under the table. See who gets fully charged first. Plug the car into the power recharger and me into the beer fridge. : :eclipsee_ |
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01-09-2007, 02:50 PM | #62 | ||
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you know how poeple tell you to tap a battery against a table or somthing if its flat to get more juice out of it, would this work on a pirus?
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01-09-2007, 02:52 PM | #65 | |||
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01-09-2007, 03:20 PM | #66 | |||
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01-09-2007, 04:09 PM | #67 | ||||
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haha this thread is a ****a
only read the links posted here but already that forum is so bloody stupid! BRING ROGER BACK!! -SHIFTN
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01-09-2007, 10:03 PM | #68 | ||
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I recently had the misfortune of having to drive a Prius for a whole week as a hire car.
Not happy Jan!!! I did feel like a bit of a goose when I had to ask the female car park attendant at the hertz depot why there was no key and I had absolutely no idea how to start the damn thing. She had to show me. Even less happy!!! You have to stick the remote control into a slot on the dash and then press a button that looks exactly like the power button on a computer (only larger). The u-beaut display lights up but it doesn't make a sound. You then need to put your foot on the brake and flick a toggle switch to select drive. You can then drive off and the bloody thing still hasn't made a sound. The petrol engine kicks in a little while later based on the speed or the attempted acceleration. I did average 4.9 litres per 100 kilometres over the week though. I had a fuel card and the company was paying so I wasn't too excited by the savings. I usually get a Falcon hire car and I will definitely not be accepting a Prius again. I hated it. I own six 1970's V8 cars and my daily driver is a 6cyl so a boot full of batteries just does not impress me!!! (I never actually checked out where the batteries were or even lifted the bonnet to have a look) Sooo not interested!!! |
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02-09-2007, 12:04 AM | #69 | |||
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02-09-2007, 12:18 AM | #70 | |||||
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I cut it down to two quotes because I didn't want to copy the whole thread into one post Did anyone follow the Google link , http://www.google.com/search?q=Hello...is+Rogercordia. is there any site this guy hasn't "cut & pasted onto ? Norm (trying to type through tears , choking on coffee , & strapped to the chair so I don't fall off)
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02-09-2007, 01:53 AM | #71 | ||
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I lasted about 5 minutes, although to admit I was a bit harsh, but they said I had a case of "Prius Envy" WTF??
P.S. They also gave me a "Temporary" 23 year ban. |
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02-09-2007, 03:00 AM | #72 | ||
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I wonder what they would think of Rod Hadfields '55 chev
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02-09-2007, 03:04 AM | #73 | |||
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haha, lmao when i read that on that prii forum! The only sane person on that forum. |
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02-09-2007, 05:10 AM | #74 | ||
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I drove up greenmount hill one afternoon and there was a prius waiting to turn left onto the highway and up the steep hill. From where it was, you would need a bit of power since its fairly steep and always lots of traffic. On the way down that night I saw it or an identical silver yawner going up the hill. like it was still going from earlier in the day. :
I wont buy electric till it puts out at least 300HP and sounds and smells like a cleavo.
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02-09-2007, 08:39 AM | #75 | ||
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I read his whole post,and the replies- oh man it cracked me up!
The funniest thing was that I have owned a red '82 cordia turbo 2ltr,and it was a toy,but a seriously quick toy...so I can see this guys addiction to the damn things.How sad is that...lol And the prius?? Well, as my mates ex-wife says(who now owns one) "it's really great,and cheap,as long as you don't want to go fast anywhere..." : |
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02-09-2007, 10:23 AM | #76 | ||
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im going in undercover...look for my username :P
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02-09-2007, 12:09 PM | #77 | |||
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I would be happy to assist with the testing too ;) Then we can smash the crap out of it afterwards : |
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02-09-2007, 12:51 PM | #78 | ||||
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02-09-2007, 01:46 PM | #79 | |||
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02-09-2007, 06:28 PM | #80 | ||
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hahahaha a prius forum lol. Seriously tho, i think more people should drive them so petrol becomes cheaper and i can get one of those 427 side oilers.......mmmm
2Ltr a muscle car..... if these people had an idea, it would be lonely
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02-09-2007, 07:05 PM | #81 | ||
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02-09-2007, 07:33 PM | #83 | |||
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Ok. I’ve registered, now what? :hihi: :hihi: : :Up_to_som
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02-09-2007, 07:37 PM | #84 | |||
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02-09-2007, 07:44 PM | #85 | |||
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02-09-2007, 08:17 PM | #86 | |||
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02-09-2007, 09:25 PM | #87 | ||
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This line from "Godiva" is a beauty... "I think it's the fallout from owning a Prius. It makes you more.....centered. We have a higher tolerance for the uninitiated. We are balanced so we have the patience to explain and explain. We are focused.
we have reached a higher plain." This lot wears rubber suits
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02-09-2007, 09:34 PM | #88 | |||
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LMFAO! modifications so far... shark fin antenna - 40 psi tyre pressure - weather shield - spiderweb fuel cap decal - racing hubcaps - neons - mud flaps - 4.8/100
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02-09-2007, 09:57 PM | #89 | |||
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