I HATE THIS CAR

Kipper · 08-14-2007, 08:38 PM

I have a 2001 Prius that I've owned for abot 2 months and was getting between 47 and 51 mpg . Three weeks ago I was rear ended and off to the Toyata dealers body shop it went. Since, Ive been driving a rented 2007 Chrysler PT Guzzler and getting around 20 to a empty my bank account 21 mpgs. Its loud, and I can say I like nothing about that car. I cant wait to get my beloved Prius back .

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samiam · 08-14-2007, 08:45 PM

You know the title of your post probably got half of the readers of this forum reaching for their mouse with accelerating heart rates...

But here's hoping you get your prius back soon

**Tideland Prius** · 08-14-2007, 10:10 PM

lol.. indeed haha.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you get your Prius back soon!

JimboK · 08-14-2007, 10:15 PM

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You know the title of your post probably got half of the readers' of this forum reaching for their mouse with accelerating heart rates...
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Maybe not with tachycardia, but I was reaching for my mouse and the letters T, R, O, L, & L on the keyboard.

Good luck, Kipper!

galaxee · 08-14-2007, 10:33 PM

yeah, i was in an avenger for a few days last week, unfortunately we had to take it on a 75 mile round trip one of those days. OUCH.

good luck, you'll appreciate the prius much more when it gets back.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-14-2007, 10:52 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(samiam @ Aug 14 2007, 07:45 PM) [snapback]495742[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

You know the title of your post probably got half of the readers of this forum reaching for their mouse with accelerating heart rates...

But here's hoping you get your prius back soon [/b]

For reasons I'd rather not go into, I've had a twitchy mouse finger for the last 24 hours. I just got home and decided to log in and this is the first title I see.

You got me. You got me good.

Sometimes you have to be thrown back into the Dark Ages to appreciate what you've got. Or in Plato's Republic you would be the equvilant of the Enlightened Man being cast back into the cave after being exposed to the light.

Here's hoping for a speedy return.

Speedracer · 08-14-2007, 11:07 PM

You got me as wel

I drove 94 Honda Accord on weekends and I mess my Prius as well

hobbit · 08-14-2007, 11:35 PM

Well, clearly the right thing to do is go out and hypermile that POS
and report your results! Bet you can get well over old EPA on that
thing with the right footwork, and those same lessons can easily
plow right back into your prius when you get it back.
.
_H*

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-15-2007, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Well, clearly the right thing to do is go out and hypermile that POS
and report your results! [/b]

Leave it to Hobbit to make sense and provide a worthwhile endeavor. Actually, it sounds like a challenge!!

ZA_Andy · 08-15-2007, 03:07 PM

Being in a 2-car household where the other car is a PT Cruiser, I'm surprised at your MPG. Mine (actually my wife's) does around 24 city and 26 highway - which is hardly spectacular, but not as awful as it could be. Even so, when she was due to make a recent trip to the beach for a few days, we decided it was actually cheaper to make TWO trips in the Prius than ONE in her car - up until that point she'd regarded my choice of new car with a certain amount of puzzlement!

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08-14-2007, 08:38 PM	#1
Kipper Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I have a 2001 Prius that I've owned for abot 2 months and was getting between 47 and 51 mpg . Three weeks ago I was rear ended and off to the Toyata dealers body shop it went. Since, Ive been driving a rented 2007 Chrysler PT Guzzler and getting around 20 to a empty my bank account 21 mpgs. Its loud, and I can say I like nothing about that car. I cant wait to get my beloved Prius back . .

08-14-2007, 08:45 PM	#2
samiam Antipodean Prius Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Enn Zed Posts: 1,808 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	You know the title of your post probably got half of the readers of this forum reaching for their mouse with accelerating heart rates... But here's hoping you get your prius back soon

08-14-2007, 10:10 PM	#3
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,920 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	lol.. indeed haha. Sorry to hear that. Hope you get your Prius back soon!

08-14-2007, 10:33 PM	#5
galaxee running WOT until out of fuel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 9,080 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	yeah, i was in an avenger for a few days last week, unfortunately we had to take it on a 75 mile round trip one of those days. OUCH. good luck, you'll appreciate the prius much more when it gets back.

08-14-2007, 11:07 PM	#7
Speedracer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nagoya, Shanghai, Houston Posts: 327 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	You got me as wel I drove 94 Honda Accord on weekends and I mess my Prius as well

08-14-2007, 11:35 PM	#8
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 2,989 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Well, clearly the right thing to do is go out and hypermile that POS and report your results! Bet you can get well over old EPA on that thing with the right footwork, and those same lessons can easily plow right back into your prius when you get it back. . _H*

08-15-2007, 03:07 PM	#10
ZA_Andy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VA Posts: 179 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Being in a 2-car household where the other car is a PT Cruiser, I'm surprised at your MPG. Mine (actually my wife's) does around 24 city and 26 highway - which is hardly spectacular, but not as awful as it could be. Even so, when she was due to make a recent trip to the beach for a few days, we decided it was actually cheaper to make TWO trips in the Prius than ONE in her car - up until that point she'd regarded my choice of new car with a certain amount of puzzlement!