So we've taken the plunge...

Turbonutter55 · #1 03-19-2005, 09:56 AM

and signed on the dotted line for a new Prius (T4 in silver with dark grey leather). It arrives in 8 weeks. I'll tell you how it goes.

:Exige: · #2 03-19-2005, 10:23 AM

Karmann is now your best friend .. ever heard of witness relocation? Just kidding Karmann

I treid to get my mum to get a Prius for a laugh .. she got a Rover 116i instead

Good choice though mate .. i wouldve bought something different but its a matter of opinion i suppose. Dont forget to plaster it in UCP car stickers .. now theres an idea

6'bore · #3 03-19-2005, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbonutter55

and signed on the dotted line for a new Prius (T4 in silver with dark grey leather). It arrives in 8 weeks. I'll tell you how it goes.

You have signed your life away mate.

ScionDriver · #4 03-19-2005, 11:35 AM

You can get all those anti-pollution bumper stickers like "Give a hoot, Don't Pollute" and "Its my earth, not an ashtray" and stuff like that.

Turbonutter55 · #5 03-19-2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 6'bore

You have signed your life away mate.

What do you mean? It's a fine car, and it's not meant to be a fun car. For that, we have a FIAT 500R. This is just meant for taking a largish family around London, and it both avoids the congestion charge and consumes less British petrol at $6-7 per gallon.

6'bore · #6 03-19-2005, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbonutter55

What do you mean? It's a fine car, and it's not meant to be a fun car. For that, we have a FIAT 500R. This is just meant for taking a largish family around London, and it both avoids the congestion charge and consumes less British petrol at $6-7 per gallon.

Its not a fine car at all, they are awful

**Egg Nog** · #7 03-19-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 6'bore

Its not a fine car at all, they are awful

Don't be a moron. At least try to explain why you think this without saying something like "they are awful because they suck".

d-quik · #8 03-19-2005, 01:45 PM

yeah the prius is the shit. personally i'd like one. the first gen is ugly tho but the 2nd gen is fine. as to how you explain why it is crap (other than the price) is beyond me.

baddabang · #9 03-19-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbonutter55

and signed on the dotted line for a new Prius (T4 in silver with dark grey leather). It arrives in 8 weeks. I'll tell you how it goes.

good for you, shows class by saving the earth. Hell if it wasnt for earth we wouldnt have the prius.

Spastik_Roach · #10 03-19-2005, 02:04 PM

If it wasn't for the earth we would not have ALPACAS!

Make sure you get a Alpaca bumper sticker!

Turbonutter55 · #11 03-19-2005, 02:41 PM

Even the price isn't that bad in the UK. The guy at the Toyota showroom (admittedly biased, but I checked up and he's telling the truth) said that if we had gone to the Ford dealership down the road and asked for a Mondeo (the same size as a Prius or smaller) for what we're spending on our car, we wouldn't get nearly as much kit. Ours has the aforementioned leather, 6-disc autochanger with 9 speakers, parking sensors, way too many airbags, climate control, the list goes on and on...
As for power, it's equal to most European 2 to 2.5-litre diesels, with less emissions and better mileage.
And we won't get bumper stickers. They'd spoil the clean lines, and block the parking sensors which we are relying on to save us a couple of thousand on bodywork (our last car had its share of run-ins with parked cars or concrete bollards...). Also, bumper stickers aren't as popular in the UK.

h00t_h00t · #12 03-19-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Egg Nog

Don't be a moron. At least try to explain why you think this without saying something like "they are awful because they suck".

Because in Britain diesel is everywhere.

40mpg is rubbish mileage if you are comparing it to diesels, even my dad's (petrol) Swift gets more than 40mpg.