Please pardon my French, but DAMN... this thing F*&*#! rocks!

seasidetraveler · 03-13-2007, 01:45 AM

I will miss mine while she is getting put back together- she spoils me!

Jaqueh2 · 03-13-2007, 01:54 AM

rlly? i cant stand the cvt, its so annoying in comparison to a satisfying shift. With the cvt it sounds like the gear is Always going to change but it doesnt....CLAUSTROPHOBIC

ALSO yea i love my barcelona red NORMAL prius
wlda gotten touring, but no tourings are left in bay area probably
anyways u made a good choice

**Tideland Prius** · 03-13-2007, 02:08 AM

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rlly? i cant stand the cvt, its so annoying in comparison to a satisfying shift. With the cvt it sounds like the gear is Always going to change but it doesnt....CLAUSTROPHOBIC

ALSO yea i love my barcelona red NORMAL prius
wlda gotten touring, but no tourings are left in bay area probably
anyways u made a good choice
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despite the fact that the shift was 'invented' because they wanted cars to go faster and gears was the only way to keep the engine in its optimal range oh.. 100 years ago.

mooney · 03-13-2007, 10:48 AM

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rlly? i cant stand the cvt, its so annoying in comparison to a satisfying shift. With the cvt it sounds like the gear is Always going to change but it doesnt....CLAUSTROPHOBIC

ALSO yea i love my barcelona red NORMAL prius
wlda gotten touring, but no tourings are left in bay area probably
anyways u made a good choice
[/b]

I agree with you that shifting is a whole lot of fun. But I don't think anyone ever compared a Prius to a sports sedan / sports car... The CVT is perfect in this setting, but would be completely out of place in say a Honda S2000.

We looked at the touring, I couldn't see paying the extra $$$ for the suspension. If I'm going to upgrade it, I'm going to want to choose my own parts.

jalynn2 · 03-13-2007, 09:47 PM

I sometimes get surprised by how fast I'm going after starting from a dead stop. I think my subconscious is looking for that shift, so I'm thinking that I'm still in 1st gear and expect to be doing 15-20 instead of 35-40.

**Tideland Prius** · 03-14-2007, 01:38 AM

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I agree with you that shifting is a whole lot of fun. But I don't think anyone ever compared a Prius to a sports sedan / sports car... The CVT is perfect in this setting, but would be completely out of place in say a Honda S2000.

We looked at the touring, I couldn't see paying the extra $$$ for the suspension. If I'm going to upgrade it, I'm going to want to choose my own parts.
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Funny. I remember overhearing this young male asking "does this car have tiptronic?"

I'm like.. why do you want a quasi-manual transmission? Yeah it's fun to shift but I'll stick to semi-automatics on the Logitech Driving Force Pro for GT4 :P

Give me a sequential manual (SMG or DSG) otherwise a CVT works fine for me.

mooney · 03-14-2007, 09:24 AM

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Funny. I remember overhearing this young male asking "does this car have tiptronic?"

I'm like.. why do you want a quasi-manual transmission? Yeah it's fun to shift but I'll stick to semi-automatics on the Logitech Driving Force Pro for GT4 :P

Give me a sequential manual (SMG or DSG) otherwise a CVT works fine for me.
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Couldn't agree more...

richard schumacher · 03-14-2007, 10:26 AM

A bit of fun suitable after one has completed the break-in (that is, after the first 600 miles): from a stop on a nice straight road, smoothly mash the gas pedal to the floor over a period of one second (this lets the engine start and rev up) and hold it there. Ignore/enjoy the screaming engine; this is normal and safe, because it will not allow itself to redline. Note how quickly the lack of shift lag gets you from 0 to 40 and from 40 to 80.

Ichabod · 03-14-2007, 10:42 AM

I still catch myself staring at my Prius once in a while. I really like the design of it.

The CVT also reduces the number of parts in your engine that can/will fail eventually. Although I enjoy a good manual transmission, feathering the gas pedal to get into glide mode is more than a fair trade for the "control" of shifting.

etyler88 · 03-14-2007, 10:49 AM

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I sometimes get surprised by how fast I'm going after starting from a dead stop. I think my subconscious is looking for that shift, so I'm thinking that I'm still in 1st gear and expect to be doing 15-20 instead of 35-40.
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This must explain those 38 mpg folks. I'll bet it was cold too.

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03-13-2007, 01:45 AM	#11
seasidetraveler Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: So~Cal Posts: 614 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I will miss mine while she is getting put back together- she spoils me!

03-13-2007, 01:54 AM	#12
Jaqueh2 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 14 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	rlly? i cant stand the cvt, its so annoying in comparison to a satisfying shift. With the cvt it sounds like the gear is Always going to change but it doesnt....CLAUSTROPHOBIC ALSO yea i love my barcelona red NORMAL prius wlda gotten touring, but no tourings are left in bay area probably anyways u made a good choice

03-13-2007, 09:47 PM	#15
jalynn2 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I sometimes get surprised by how fast I'm going after starting from a dead stop. I think my subconscious is looking for that shift, so I'm thinking that I'm still in 1st gear and expect to be doing 15-20 instead of 35-40.

03-14-2007, 10:26 AM	#18
richard schumacher nacreous lacquer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,126 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	A bit of fun suitable after one has completed the break-in (that is, after the first 600 miles): from a stop on a nice straight road, smoothly mash the gas pedal to the floor over a period of one second (this lets the engine start and rev up) and hold it there. Ignore/enjoy the screaming engine; this is normal and safe, because it will not allow itself to redline. Note how quickly the lack of shift lag gets you from 0 to 40 and from 40 to 80.

03-14-2007, 10:42 AM	#19
Ichabod Artist In Residence Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 1,774 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	I still catch myself staring at my Prius once in a while. I really like the design of it. The CVT also reduces the number of parts in your engine that can/will fail eventually. Although I enjoy a good manual transmission, feathering the gas pedal to get into glide mode is more than a fair trade for the "control" of shifting.