How to prolong the life of your petrol-engined car!

[IMM]

Roger, why would you want to track anyone down? Are you a stalker? Do you wear a long mack?

[Mike]

Is there more than one person in the country with the second one full stop ?

[:::Jerry::::]

Of course it's not, I bet is someone bothered to ask him a question only an owner or main dealer would know about either he would be back to blustering and calling the question 'miss information'...

[:::Jerry::::]

What a load of clap :~(

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Perhaps you'd advise BMW of this? They use a service indicator which takes note of how the car is driven - long or short journeys, how hard it is driven, etc, and adjusts the oil change mileage. As it did in dino oil days.

Over what the maker recommends when using synthetic oil?

Or did you not just read my entire post?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

It's rubbish in the context it was replying to.

However, BMW etc have done very nearly this on pretty well the same engines previously run on dino or semi synth.

[IMM]

This one is a pure dork!!! No brains whatseoever. I get around London approx 60 mpg, less on motorways and A roads. Also less in winter thansummer, just like all cars. See from Auto Express::

?id=46056 "The Prius's fuel consumption has also provided us with a few smiles. To date, it has averaged an amazing 60.8mpg - an Auto Express long-termer record."

It makes financial sense, If you do an average of 12,000 miles a year you save approx £380 in fuel, at current prices, then you save a further £100 per year in car tax, So, £480 per year just to drive normally. If you have it 8 years, the battery and drivetrain guarantee life, that is £3840. If batteries require replacement, by then the batteries would have dropped in price because of volume production of hybrids (all major makers are bringing out models, and most have liceneced the Toyota transmiosison) . If the batteries do actually require replacement you are still ahead financially.Panansonic say the batteries should last 15 years. So let's say

12 years on average. So, if the car is 12 years old it may need £1,000 for batteries, but probably a lot cheaper than that as volume production takes off with batteries. If your existing auto transmision goes after 12 years expect to pay over £12,000.

And If you move in and out of central London each day, that is £1250 for 50 weeks per ann. That is £10,000 saved over 10 years. Then there is the free parking and tolls offered just about everywhere which you can only guess at. And this is at current lrices. Fuel will go up and congestion charges and parking will too. This car is a financial winner on all fronts. If you keep this car 10 years you would make back the buying price. I don't know any car where that is the case.

Complexity? It is simpler than a normal car. Simpler. No complex transmission, juts a planetary gear assembly, which just turns, as do bearings. No shifting gears or moving CVT pullies. The "complexity" is people not understanding it, as it is new. The new engine has an Atkinson cycle rather than the Otto cycle for efficiency. Then there is the superior ride, silence, smoothness, no poisoning the planet (90% less emissions than other filthy normal cars), saving on natural resource, etc. And it doesn't require plugging in. The performance is excellent and the car is only slightly les spacious inside than the Camry. And the kudos such a car gives. May appeal to the badge freaks, like those who buy BMWs because they are well...BMWs. Hollywood stars roll up to openings in Prius's. It has image. And me driving give it bags of image.

The new Pirus is getting major attention. It is a lot simpler and potentially more reliable than the Mk 1 version. It is cheaper to service and repair too. Some company fleets are starting to use it for financial reasons, but they can't get them as the waiting list is as long as Oxford St. High mileage company cars will be very cheap to run and the added reliability too. The USA has a backlog of 22,00 cars. They are to make it in China, only for their market, and the USA.

The ugly Mk 1 Prius had poor residuals in the UK. The new Prius residuals are similar to any other Toyota, so no loss there. Insurance is average too, as body panels are cheaper than other cars. Crash repair largely dictates insurance pemiums.

So far about 1,500 have been sold in the UK. Toyota expect to sell 2,500 in

2005 alone, without any advertising. Hybrids are becoming the norm as all top makers take them up, with most using the new Prius transmission technology.

The most acclaimed car for eons.....

"Prius hybrid system wins International Engine of the Year 2004

"Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain gains 4 different awards

• International Engine of the Year 2004

• Best New Engine

• Best Fuel Economy

• Best Engine 1.4-litre to 1.8-litre

The new Toyota Prius' hybrid system has had outstanding success in the International Engine of the Year Awards 2004. This hybrid powertrain has won

3 different categories and the overall International Engine of the Year 2004 title, meaning it has scooped more trophies in one year than any other powerplant in Awards' history. "

Not bad at all.

Look at:

"It's also one of the least expensive cars to maintain. Despite boasting more advanced technology features than any other car in its class, there is no penalty for owners in terms of its servicing schedule or the cost of maintenance and crash replacement parts. Taking the price of like-for-like components, the new Prius is actually cheaper overall to maintain and repair than many of its key market rivals. Calculating the collective price of front and rear body parts commonly replaced following a collision, the bill for the new Prius is up to £762 cheaper than the most popular medium sized competitor models. On maintenance items, such as filters and brake pads, the combined cost works out up to £35 less than the competition."

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[IMM]

This man comes out with total tomfoolery yet again!! The Prius is NOT plugged into the mains. It works off petrol.

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[IMM]

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[IMM]

It's OK Roger is hard of thinking.

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[John Rumm]

and does 20mpg less than the diesel version, while being slower, heavier, and way more expensive... Yup I can see why you like it.

[Roger]

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[:::Jerry::::]

?id=460> 56

It's funny how you seem to get the same mpg as the experts at Auto Express, any cynical person would suggest that your claimed figures for your claimed ownership has been lifted from the said Auto Express long term road test...

[:::Jerry::::]

I'll reserve long term judgement....

[IMM]

More lunacy.

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[IMM]

More Tomfoolery

There is no diesel version

Not so. Similar performace to other sized cars.

Wong again. A very light car.

Slightly more, which is offset by the cheaper running and parking and toll incentives, and will become cheaper as production increases

There you are, yet again, wrong on all points. And he has no shame over this either.

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[IMM]

?id=460> > 56

It isn't funny.

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[IMM]

They haven't.

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[:::Jerry::::]

I can tell that who ever wrote that has never seen the car, let alone opened the bonnet.

No complex

Oh, a bit like in some manual and all automatic gearbox since before WW2.

which just turns, as do

You mean a refined two stroke engine ?....

Then there is the superior

So where does it get the electric charge for the batteries from, if you use the petrol engine then you are polluting, if you obtain it from the national grid you are just passing the pollution on down the line.

You get nought for nought in this world, even breathing causes pollution, it's just that nature is more adapt at dealing with those pollutants.

[:::Jerry::::]

To bloody right, you utter prat ! Talk about ROFLO, the quote you are calling 'Tomfoolery' was posted by yourself (as can be seen by the quotation marks bellow) !