Anyone else get a satisfaction from seeing Prius's smashed up?
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Don't get me wrong, I think hybrids are a good step towards the future vehicle that will be something as-yet undefined, short of a full EV - but the attitude of Prius drivers who purchase these more often to make a smug statement - as it is 'the' recognisable hybrid, rather than other (better in many cases) choices really gets my goat.

So, I don't search for them, but I've seen them smashed up a few times and found it somewhat satisfying...
But I found this whilst looking for something else, and it is simply great - in that aside from an insurance claim, there was no injury and no harm - just a very bent Prius. Ahhhhhhhh

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/05/1...ll-too-far.html

Stick that in your smug-pipe and smoke it hippie!

no workie,linky,

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I love it. One thing is the attitude of the drivers/owners. The other aspect is the shear ugliness of that vechicle. Burn!

I hate those priuses (sp)

That aside, there really are some halarious farming accidents.

HA! thats wat you get for having silly low friction tyres!


I dont get this whole Prius thing am I missing something?, whats so good about them?

Ok i assume they have really low carbon emissions, but arn't they not really that good on fuel? like about 45mpg, why not just get one of these new no tax cars like the polo fiat 500 etc?

Funniest thing about them is that they have a bigger carbon footprint from the manufacturing process and their projected lifespan, than a Jeep Grand Cherokee has!!!!

i got a seat ibiza enviro wotsit for work..3 pot.1.4 turbo desiel....sposed to do 73mpg...my arse..im doing more fuel than i was in my 1.7tdi astra van..so removing all the sound proofing fitting it with plastic wings ect and roses tin lid wheels.its still crap

Ya right Id say they did and all

Poor set of rolls i hate them bloody priuses and there smug drivers!

i had a customer at work last week that had put diesel in a prius, needless to say it wouldnt run very well lol.

one good thing about them they have a JBL stereo lol

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Not sure what I hate more...the cars or the drivers of them?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

someone pulled out infront of me this morning in one.

They always seem to be in the middle lane of the motorway aswell.

Isn't actually making and the desposing of the alternative fuel cell safely more environmentally unsafe? That s what I heard at least...
Can't stand them anyway, hideous beasts!

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hopefully this will be what electric cars will be like soon

http://cars.uk.msn.com/Reviews/article.asp...4720&ocid=today

David.

this is an electric mini: http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/prob...nt=100_2993.flv

and teh build: http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.ph...der=asc&start=0

That links is also increasing my dislike for farmers in tractors! Arrrgh!

I've just got a Golf Bluemotion. Claims 62.8mpg. Not getting far off it now and its still running in.

In my opinion far superior to the prius.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I thing the strangest location for sellign the Prius, and potentially the smuggest buyers, have to be in the USA... Where fuel is cheap, and the average vehicle gets what, 23 mpg (european gallons). All these folks need to do is buy a smaller car with a smaller engine, and violla - you are making a difference over your silly tahoe / escalade.

One interesting thing about the hybrids, and fair play to Toyota for getting it so right, was to create and market the prius they exact way they did. Remember, it wasn't the first mass-produced hybrid - that was the Honda Insight.

That said - I still have a dislike for them, but reading the above comments, think it's more the owners than the vehicles themselves!

I think using a dynamo as a brake is a good idea though.