![]() |
| | |||||||
| Prius and Hybrid News This is a discussion on Prius vs. HUMMER: Exploding the Myth within the Prius and Hybrid News forums, part of the Toyota Prius Forums category; While poking around The Straight Dope website just now, I see that Cecil Adams, the world's smartest man (he states ... |
| | LinkBack (23) | Thread Tools |
| | #51 |
| Aluminum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northampton, MA
Posts: 4,674
My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7 | While poking around The Straight Dope website just now, I see that Cecil Adams, the world's smartest man (he states so himself, and since he's the world's smartest man he should know, right?) addresses this issue. Best quote: Talking about George Will quoting the infamous "Dust-to-Dust" article, Cecil says, "Only a fool or a commentator with an ax to grind would take such nonsense seriously." |
| | |
| Sponsored Links |
| | #52 | |
| S is for Super! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal/AZ/NV
Posts: 836
My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6 | Quote:
toyotas on the other hand ive seen hit 200K+ miles no problem, our old family previa has 240K+ miles on it, and still going | |
| | |
| | #53 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM
Posts: 624
My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1 | Has anybody seen the March 20 2008 CNW response to all the Slate criticism of his Dust to Dust report? He just gets more and more ridiculous. Some excerpts: "One very simple example: Prius tires last approximately one quarter of the miles of those on a Toyota Corolla. No Prius life-cycle study, aside from ours, calculates the energy and resources consumption necessary to make those additional three sets of tires." "6. A headquarters Toyota executive stated to Australian media that the Prius was likely to be a 100,000-mile vehicle before major repairs, battery replacements or other significant maintenance was required. I am sure he is no longer allowed to discuss such topics with the press." http://www.cnwmr.com/nss-folder/auto...rch%202008.pdf |
| | |
| | #54 |
| Just another Onionhead Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,367
My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Apparently the CNW report is only now making its way to one Hummer Forum. And the reaction from its members? Priceless... Hummer vs Prius |
| | |
| | #55 | |
| S is for Super! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal/AZ/NV
Posts: 836
My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6 | got this from that message board: Quote:
| |
| | |
| | #56 | |
| Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA
Posts: 2,673
My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7 | Quote:
![]() | |
| | |
| | #57 | |
| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 1,470
My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Quote:
Knowing the idiocy of the members there, I expect to be branded as a troll and banned too. Last edited by cwerdna; 07-22-2008 at 05:58 AM. | |
| | |
| | #58 |
| Just another Onionhead Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,367
My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | I've heard that that forum is full of spybots and other nasty vermins. Beware. |
| | |
| | #59 |
| Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newport News, VA
Posts: 85
My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | I observed how that went. Some of the nasty vermin were other forum members. Do keep in mind that gas prices must not be hurting them too much. Also, some people don't do to well with the truth. The attitude on the Hummer forums was somewhat a stick-the-head-in-the-sand one. It is worth noting that none of them could offer a real rebuttal or actual debate of your points. "Go Screw!!!" hardly qualifies as a rebuttal. |
| | |
| | #60 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kilgore, TX
Posts: 238
My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3 | hm. interesting. makes me chuckle how a person pointing out how extensively the article has been debunked is clearly troll-like behavior and they must be banished. clearly, as long as nobody says it's a lie must mean that it's true. |
| | |
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | |
|
|
| | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Prius vs Hummer? Take that, Hummer!! | abq sfr | Prius and Hybrid News | 12 | 08-02-2007 02:01 AM |
| Exploding the myths about hybrid cars | Tideland Prius | Prius and Hybrid News | 2 | 02-01-2007 08:56 PM |
| Exploding Grandma's | dbermanmd | Fred's House of Pancakes | 46 | 12-06-2006 07:33 AM |
| Oil Level/Tire Pressure MPG Myth | anj48 | Prius Main Forum | 15 | 08-09-2006 09:26 PM |
| Bad mileage myth? | DocVijay | Prius Main Forum | 49 | 03-18-2006 10:05 AM |