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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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I'll sell you mine for $20k.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by EDSHAM
I'll sell you mine for $20k.
lawnmower??
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Altair
I swear to god my lawnmower accelerates faster than a prius...


...it handles better too.
that is so full of crap it isn't funny. I'll race ya!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by paul05dak
that is so full of crap it isn't funny. I'll race ya!
It only goes up to 10 or 15 maybe but I guarantee it gets there faster, I can do a small burnout with the thing (no it's not modified). I've driven a Prius, my friend was trying to convince me they were great so he talked me into driving his dad's for a bit. They have no acceleration, needless to say I wasn't impressed.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Altair
It only goes up to 10 or 15 maybe but I guarantee it gets there faster, I can do a small burnout with the thing (no it's not modified). I've driven a Prius, my friend was trying to convince me they were great so he talked me into driving his dad's for a bit. They have no acceleration, needless to say I wasn't impressed.
I'll still race you to 15. I have a prius and also can chirp them. big deal. Getting tired of all the "hate" posts here. sorry if i picked on yours. And I will take your "guarantee" on the acceleration. and handles better? I'll chaulk that up to a 'picnic'
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Well no offense but of course the prius is going to get hated on here


A) DODGE forum, not Toyota forum lol

B) Its a compact car with an I-4, and we all have trucks with either a V6 or a V8, most of us are power junkies... so yeah...
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by paul05dak
I'll still race you to 15. I have a prius and also can chirp them. big deal. Getting tired of all the "hate" posts here. sorry if i picked on yours. And I will take your "guarantee" on the acceleration. and handles better? I'll chaulk that up to a 'picnic'
I've never said I hate prius owners nor is that the case, I don't think you have that impression but just to be clear. As far as acceleration and handling, well this isn't our mower but it's the same thing:



Hydrostatic drive, it goes up to it's top speed nearly instantly and as you can see it can turn within it's own radius so I think that covers handling

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Well no offense but of course the prius is going to get hated on here


A) DODGE forum, not Toyota forum lol

B) Its a compact car with an I-4, and we all have trucks with either a V6 or a V8, most of us are power junkies... so yeah...
Actually my last car was a compact with an I-4, Integra GS-R 5 speed. Very fun little car, very good performance for what it was. The prius is good at mileage, that's what it was designed for. As a performance vehicle it falls on it's face, I care about performance and driving feel so it's not something I would ever consider.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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never said you hated prius owners. I am talking about hate posts in general and I apologize you were the one I went too. there are others that post that got me going. So again I apologize. And just cause it's a DODGE site (I have a Dakota and a Carovan, just check my garage) Doesn't mean you should be able to trash another make. Hell, i see other DODGE owners trashing DODGE. and Altar, no quater mile, i'll race you in a 50 yard dash. our prius is very quick. Now if you want to compare, I call our prious a souped up golf cart. really can't get over the CVT but it IS quick, fast off the line and great on mileage.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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Quick, my ***. It does the 1/4 in 18 seconds and does 0-60 in like 10 seconds.



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*Men should not drive a Prius. It's against man law.
*"Prius... Ya ever hear it when you drive by? (No.) It goes, eeeeehhhhhh IIIIIII''''mmmmmm gayyyy..... .... Yeah, when it idles, it goes, homo homo homo homo homo."
*"That is not a vehicle, that is a lunch box..... Did ya know, if you're driving down the highway and you put your hand out the window, the vehicle will tuuuurrrrnnnn?"
*"That's a tiny little car, I bet to get in and out, you gotta use a lot of lotion."
 

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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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w00t w00t chirp the tires...

Do a burnout and then talk.

And I mean, a REAL burnout.
 

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