It is so way off the mark, it is just lies. It doesn't correspond with other Prius drivers either. Amazing only the nut on here say silly things like you. did.
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[OT] Prius bashing
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Doctor Drivel ( snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Accuse me of being a liar, then. But at least have the bollocks to do so in so many words, please.
Could that be because the Pious drivers aren't going to slag off the car they've just blown twenty grand on?
Ummm, no.
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They can be had for £17K
Ummm, yes.
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More like it, Drivel drives a Korean shitheap.
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So that makes the Prius a bag of shit that does not come up to the salesmans speel?
Dave
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Matt's real name is Andy.
Dave
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Not as clearly as you are.
Apologies to those that have mister bean in your kill file.
Dave
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I didn't even pay anything for it. It was a 20 year old Polo that a friend had and although still totally rust free probably only worth a couple of hundred quid so it sort of floated around as a handy spare car not worth selling. He gave it to me when my 12 year old Fester XR2i turned out at MOT time to have a floorpan resembling a colander more than a floorpan and I needed wheels in a hurry. I used it for a few months until a nice 2.0 Mondeo Ghia came along for a grand and then gave it back as someone else he knew now wanted something small and reliable for his teenage daughter. It'll no doubt still be pottering along somewhere in another 10 or even 20 years, still rust free and still giving 50 mpg and being passed from person to person FOC wherever it's needed. Actually the only thing on those old Polos that ever does rust is the inside of the petrol tank if you don't use them for a few months hence my fuel filter woes.
In terms of the environment I can't imagine a more effective or efficient transportation device. Zero depreciation, zero use of new raw materials, good economy and simple to fix in the unlikely event anything does break which again on those old Polos it never does. FWIW, once I'd actually fixed the conking out problem and could drive it for more than 5 miles at a time my last three tanks of fuel gave me 50.1, 42.3 and 50.6 mpg. The average was dragged down badly by the previous three tanks of intermittent use to 40 mpg overall but high 40s would have been more representative. Even low 50s if your mileage didn't include lots of very short runs with a stone cold engine like mine does. Plus I caned it of course as it was dreadfully slow compared to anything I'd had before.
Of course you couldn't build anything remotely similar today. By the time you've fitted airbags, ABS, a cat and a complicated fuel injection system to make that work, central locking, electric windows, modern standards of crash protection you end up with a car that weighs 300 kg more and then needs a diesel engine to give the same economy as a petrol engine did 20 years previously.
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If Drivel didn't exist, we would have to invent him.
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Isn't it a bit early to be pissed?
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Most reports I have read have said the ride and handling are fairly lame. You probably just have low standards and are easily pleased.
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Best left. He's in an advanced state of confusion and there comes a point with them when it's best not to make that worse.
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You have a vivid imagination. Over a million of these cars proves they are the business.
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Not really, it is Lord Hall.
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Another plantpot.
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I wonder what time in the morning he is pissed at. Worthless troll usually are pissed.
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A Japanese advanced design called a Prius. Hyundai were the most reliable cars in the USA. 5 yr guarantees.
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The handling is as good as another similar sized car. The road noise is more apparent as there is alack of engine/transmision noises, but overall far quieter than other cars.
I have very high standards that is why I went for a Prius. Seamless progression and quietness. It can keep up with other cars on acceleration and motorways too. Brilliant and stress free around a city. More and more hybrids are coming on to the market, you will be delighted when your get your first.
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A poor business. Every one sold at a loss to Toyota. Despite the high price for a mediocre car.
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Your hangover hasn't improved your grammar, then?