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Sept 15, 2008 9:51:27 GMT
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Non-retro I know but bear with me! You may remember about 2-3 months I asked you helpful chaps for views on a few cars as it was time to swap company car, in particular I was keen on the Prius for tax reasons and a number of you helped with views (good and bad!). Well to prove it wasn't yet another "tell me about this car I have no interest in but too bored at work to actually do anything useful" thread, here she is, arrived last week:  So far enjoying the leather, the auto in traffic, the cruise control on the M5, and getting 50+mpg, nearly twice what the Leon Cupra was getting. Oh and I took the hub caps off so you can see the alloy wheels, so it is kinda modded?! So go on rip me to bits! |
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Sept 15, 2008 10:23:14 GMT
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Well... umm..you won't have to pay the congestion charge..... Not exactly my, umm, favorite car. Then again, where I live you can't swing a stick without hitting one.
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 Help! Save me!! | 88 E28 M5 | 97 740iL | 60 PA Velox | 62 PA Velox | 58 356A |
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Sept 15, 2008 10:29:15 GMT
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Sept 15, 2008 11:37:59 GMT
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I do like those covered rear arches, meant to actually make a difference to the mpg.
Hub cap wise, I'm told they make a 0.25mpg difference but look gash. I've seen some with moon discs that as well as helping the mpg a bit, give the whole car a more speed racer look.
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Tim
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Sept 15, 2008 12:19:01 GMT
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Prius with a rear wing, superb :-)
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Sept 15, 2008 15:04:18 GMT
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Moon discs and slam.
Less drag FTW.
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2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Sept 15, 2008 15:15:55 GMT
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They all look a bit curse word IMO, there's just not much you can actually do to make them look good! So, when're you matt blacking it? It'll look good then! Now if this was another 1.5" lower all round it'd look quite acceptable! Very much like a slightly ugly honda tbh!  |
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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Zapp Brannigan
Part of things
She's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro!
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Sept 15, 2008 15:26:23 GMT
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Now that is cool!  |
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Sept 15, 2008 15:50:36 GMT
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Talking of ugly Hondas, someone at work just sent me this, the new Honda Hybrid. Looks a wee bit similar?!  |
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Sept 15, 2008 18:00:56 GMT
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sorry morally i can't bring myself to like them as they go against everything gearhead wise that said the idea of a rwd v8 pro street one kinda gets me going ;D ;D
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bortaf
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Sept 15, 2008 20:56:09 GMT
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Not a bad looking car but like Mark on moral and enviromental grounds i have to say not for me ;D Would love to see one modded (in the interest of a fair and open minded assumtion of the view on my part or on the part of the party of the sencond part)  |
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tofufi
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Sept 15, 2008 21:09:44 GMT
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I'd love to see one fitted with a big block V8  |
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Nev
Part of things
Dugong fanclub member
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Sept 15, 2008 21:38:07 GMT
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Moon discs? The Bonneville Prius, holds the record for the fastest ever Hybrid (130-and-something-MPH):   ENGINE * Gasoline Engine 1.5-liter, 4-cylinder, twin-cam, DOHC 16-valve EFI with VVT-i, aluminum-alloy block and head * Torque 97 lb.-ft. @ 4,200 rpm * Horsepower 96 hp @ 5,800 rpm ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR/POWER STORAGE * Motor Type Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor * Electric Motor Power Output 50kW/1,2000 1,540 rpm * Torque 295 lb.-ft. @ 1-1,200 rpm * Battery type Nickel-metal hydride * System voltage 550 volts maximum SUSPENSION * Front Independent MacPherson strut suspension with stabilizer bar, Eibach Racing coil springs, Bilstein shock absorbers * Rear Torsion Beam with stabilizer bar, Eibach Racing coil springs, Bilstein shock absorbers * Tires 25 and 26-inch Goodyear Eagle Landspeed Record tires  |
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Sept 15, 2008 22:06:34 GMT
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this one looks quite good.  good colour, great stance and a nice set of r1mZ really make a difference.  |
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Sept 15, 2008 22:28:14 GMT
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I'd love to see one fitted with a big block V8 that would cheese a lot of people off. needs doing ;D ;D ;D |
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Sept 16, 2008 8:50:14 GMT
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Moon discs? The Bonneville Prius, holds the record for the fastest ever Hybrid (130-and-something-MPH): ENGINE * Gasoline Engine 1.5-liter, 4-cylinder, twin-cam, DOHC 16-valve EFI with VVT-i, aluminum-alloy block and head * Torque 97 lb.-ft. @ 4,200 rpm * Horsepower 96 hp @ 5,800 rpm ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR/POWER STORAGE * Motor Type Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor * Electric Motor Power Output 50kW/1,2000 1,540 rpm * Torque 295 lb.-ft. @ 1-1,200 rpm * Battery type Nickel-metal hydride * System voltage 550 volts maximum SUSPENSION * Front Independent MacPherson strut suspension with stabilizer bar, Eibach Racing coil springs, Bilstein shock absorbers * Rear Torsion Beam with stabilizer bar, Eibach Racing coil springs, Bilstein shock absorbers * Tires 25 and 26-inch Goodyear Eagle Landspeed Record tires Cheers for that, loving the look of that thing! Most of the mods I've seen are less big-V8, more extra batteries and a plug in mod so you can charge at home (hopefully off a renewable power supply!) to turn them into bigger less ghay G-wiz. Tempted to tint the rears for the baby and because it looks good on this, no idea what the company car dept allow?!  |
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Sept 16, 2008 9:10:52 GMT
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I'd love to see one fitted with a big block V8 that would cheese a lot of people off. needs doing ;D ;D ;D I've given it a lot of thought... find a salvaged one, (Over here there's such a demand for new ones that 2 year old ones are selling for more than a new one) like a flood damaged one.. throw in the noisiest, most gas-guzzling engine I can.. like a small block chevy with dual 4bbl carbs.. some old solid lifter engine that just swills fuel. Muahahahaha! |
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Help! Save me!! | 88 E28 M5 | 97 740iL | 60 PA Velox | 62 PA Velox | 58 356A |
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Sept 16, 2008 9:26:11 GMT
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erm,
No,
Just No
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The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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Sept 16, 2008 9:26:46 GMT
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Sept 16, 2008 9:36:58 GMT
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Does look OK as far as these eco type cars go, and they do make real sense tax wise (I drive a Leon too).
I think it was these I read somewhere that they create a larger carbon footprint producing the car than a normal petrol engined model would produce in its service life? All the components are outsourced from far flung corners of the globe - ie the metals for the batteries are hauled out of an opencast mine in a 3rd world country and shiped 3/4 of the way around the world to the factory. The point of the article was those that drive them with their greenpeace hat on are actually as bad as the rest of us.
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