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Big deal.
Big deal.
My prius doesn't seem so funny now, does it?...
lol
My prius doesn't seem so funny now, does it?...
lol
Someone on here FITS in a prius? WOW I tried and it didnt work so good.
When I pull up to one at the pump, no. When I dump diesel dust on one while passing on the highway, yes.
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I call bullshit unless you are like 6'5+ and 300+lbs.. These things are made for fat people - at 5'10 and 245 I had more than enough room to spare in that thing.
your comment makes me LOL
Didnt mean I wouldnt fit in it I just meant the seat aint wide enough for me to actually consider going anywhere more than 2 miles in one. My shoulders cause me to wear a 3xl and have since I was 18. I'm just kinda wide.
If that seat isn't wide enough, then you won't be comfortable in nearly any seat in a compact car or even most SUV's.. I have an SUV and the Prius and the seat is pretty much the same size.
What do you drive?
Buy a motorcycle and keep it for times like these.
If it does hit $6 a gallon it won't stay that high for too long. If it did it would encourage investment in alternative energy sources. What they will do is allow the prices to climb to $5+ and then when people get really pissed and start talking seriously about alternative energy sources and reduced comsumption they will then start to drop the prices back down but they will only drop down to $3.5 to $4 dollars (depending on your area) a gallon. Everyone will be happy they are lower again and won't complain about them being on average $0.5 more a gallon. Far too many of us have short memories and are short sighted which will allow this scheme to work.
I call bullshit unless you are like 6'5+ and 300+lbs.. These things are made for fat people - at 5'10 and 245 I had more than enough room to spare in that thing.
your comment makes me LOL
i have to agree. I drove one once for about 4 weeks as a loaner while my car was being worked on. It really is quite spacious insidie, suprisingly so. The driving experience though is rather dismal. If fuel economy is what you want though and thats all you care about, the Prius is the best you can get IMO. We were just looking at buying a VW Jetta SPortwagen TDI, diesel. The Jetta TDI outperforms the Prius and drives so much more pleasingly, and it just about equals true MPG on the highway at 45 MPG. The city MPG though is lower than the Prius.
I realy wish that we had more diesels here in the US. If we did, it would be a diesel we are buying now but there just arent enough options for us.
Very good choice if you get the TDI Maldorf. I know a few people who have the VW TDI and one who has an Audi Q7 with the TDI. Very happy with them mileage wise, and nobody can beat German driving dynamics, the cars just feel "right". I been driving German cars since 1997, and absolutely love them.
As far as gas prices, a perfect storm is brewing and if the shit hits the fan your looking at oil at $200+ a barrel, do the math and ToughOldMan is about right. I agree with his assessment, and I have been saying this for a while...we are fucked!
Look up Gerald Celente's latest trends reports and analysis, looks like 2011 and 2012 are going to be a game changer. America as we know it is sadly coming to an end...
Yeah, I hate to say it but I think V8 engines and larger are going to become a dinosaur. Some of the turbo 6s have nearly as much power as an 8, but they are not nearly as smooth and enjoyable to drive. I love power when behind the wheel. I hope to hold onto my car for awhile. Its hard to even find V8 Audis now. Nobody carries the A6 in an 8 cylinder now and even the S4 is now just the twin supercharged 6. There is something very special about the 8 cylinder. ive never had the opportunity to drive or own one of the 10 cylinders, but there is used S8 in town id love to buy.
That VW TDI wagen drives pretty nice, just not a whole lot of pickup and it rides so low and feels small. We are worried about my wife driving it because it just doesnt feel like it would be safe in a collison considering so many of the vehilces on the road are so big these days.
A diesel powered A6 or A4 quattro would be perfect but they dont make them in the US. I wish we would wise up and go diesel. Too much push for the ethanol here in the US. I think ethanol is a dead end street.