1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Breaking Brake News

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by bwilson4web, Feb 15, 2010.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2005
    27,397
    15,522
    0
    Location:
    Huntsville AL
    Vehicle:
    2018 Tesla Model 3
    Model:
    Prime Plus
    Instrumenting Prius brake problem - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com

    Minor edits to improve clarity. Wished I'd thought of it first.

    Bob Wilson
     
    8 people like this.
  2. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2006
    18,058
    3,074
    7
    Location:
    Northern Michigan
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    That one is really good, but it's going to take more than a patch to fix human thinking.

    Tom
     
  3. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2005
    15,232
    1,563
    0
    Location:
    off into the sunset
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Only four billion? ;)
     
  4. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

    Joined:
    Feb 25, 2004
    14,487
    1,518
    0
    Location:
    Spokane, WA
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    The other 2 billion are already brain dead.
     
    2 people like this.
  5. dogfriend

    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2007
    7,512
    1,185
    0
    Location:
    Carmichael, CA
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    The potholes are also breaking my car.
     
  6. samsprius1

    samsprius1 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2008
    711
    172
    0
    Location:
    USA
    Vehicle:
    2023 Prius
    Model:
    Limited AWD-e
    Ha Ha,You got me!!Come to MN if you want potholes!!:eek:
     
  7. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

    Joined:
    Mar 2, 2006
    18,058
    3,074
    7
    Location:
    Northern Michigan
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    With potholes like that, who needs brakes? If you want to stop, just drive into one of them.

    Tom
     
  8. orange4boy

    orange4boy Member

    Joined:
    Oct 20, 2009
    231
    43
    15
    Location:
    Vancouver BC
    Vehicle:
    2003 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    More news from the 'verse"

    Survivor of horrific crash sues god, the universe, and a patch of gravel for negligence causing pain, injury and anxiety. The plaintiff's car failed to stop in time before careening off an embankment.

    The claim seeks unspecified damages for the defendant's negligence, which allegedly caused the car to keep moving despite full application of the brakes.

    "If the physical laws of the universe had been different this accident would not have happened." Said the driver, still wearing bandages from the injuries suffered in the accident. "The universe should be held responsible for my pain" he said with a catch in his voice. "And where was god? Surely, he failed to act when he knew full well what was about to happen."

    The patch of gravel did not return calls before press time.
     
    2 people like this.
  9. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 29, 2007
    4,374
    313
    0
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
  10. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2005
    19,882
    8,179
    54
    Location:
    Montana & Nashville, TN
    Vehicle:
    2018 Chevy Volt
    Model:
    Premium
    :D

    Gawd forbid! SUV's dualies & mongo trucks actually having to pay for their share of road repairs? Say it's not so! Next thing you know, they'll want to shake down RV's pulling toy haulers, and the $60,000 sand cars they haul ... you know the ones ... where the owners 'claim' they built 'em ... all by their self ... in their overcrowded garage ... and btw, it was built out of only $749 worth of parts (so they're only taxed on the $749 value ... wink wink). Pretty darn creative ... those home brew $60,000 professionally built/looking sand car builders ... oh ... I mean $749 sand cars ... hea hea hea.

    .
     
  11. dogfriend

    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2007
    7,512
    1,185
    0
    Location:
    Carmichael, CA
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    Actually, registration fees for my GF's 15,000 lb motorhome is a little bit less than the fee(s) for the Prius. And my 4,200 lb Ford Explorer only about 1/4 of that. But we pay a lot more in fuel tax per mile for either one of those. ;)