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Wow... this guy is a dumbass

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by IronDonut, Dec 10, 2008.

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  1. cairo94507

    cairo94507 Active Member

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    I am the first to say I love performance cars-I was a 1/4 mile racer for years and built/owned some wicked cars. Then I moved to German cars and have owned 10 Porsche coupes as well as many other very nice cars. All great stuff.

    Today my DD is a Prius with some moderate mods. I love my Prius and drive it because I believe the USA needs to reduce/eliminate our dependance on foreign oil. Yes, I can afford to drive a new Z-06, new 997C4S, etc., but I choose to drive my Prius for now.

    If you are not part of the solution, you are the problem.
     
  2. efusco

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    The part I love is the bizarre assumption that we all somehow drive the Prius b/c we're incapable of 'handling' a "real" car or large truck... The second we get behind the wheel we'll become flustered, confused, and probably wreck the thing or just have a massive panic attack at the roar of the engine!!

    Most of us quit driving behemoths not b/c we couldn't handle them, but b/c we got over the juvenile fascination with them or matured to the point we could appreciate a superior vehicle capable of more effectively performing the tasks we really need a car for.
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Does anyone else get the feeling IronDonut came here to post a link to his "dumbass" mates blog? Could it be because no one reads it? Could they be the same person?
     
  4. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    It's crossed my mind...and I'm watching it.
     
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    *yawn* a Tesla leaves all of us lying upside down in the dust, and uses less fuel.

    Maybe it's a good thing that there are German and American POSes priced for people who can't afford a real sports car; otherwise they might be out abusing children and small animals.
     
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    Wow I log onto the computer after a entire night of drinking to find so much love. It warms my heart.

    I've been thinking about the Tesla for a couple of months now. Looks like a great car.

    I promise if I buy one I will recharge it on only 100% coal fired power sources.I'm a big believer in "emissions across town" vehicles. If I can't smell the emissions they must not exist and then I can feel good about myself without actually making one bit of difference.

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    Which side of that hard nice person bench seat in that muscle car did he wake up on after his all weeker?

    Man, he is a crab nice person.

    I had my share of nice older cars, my last American new Car besides my mini vans was an 81 Z 28 with the 350. Last of the big body Camaros.

    Doe this character realize I am still saving half in gas. Not to mention the other benefits, enviro etc. Get this (if your watching the thread) it even has 13 to 1 compression ratio and runs on 87 octane. Lets see you run your LS 6 or 426 Hemi on 87 octane. Last time I rode in or drove a car like that it needed 98 octane red Ethel with the lead in it to keep it from knocking. Or add a can of that 104 octane boost I used to run in my super glide.

    I think he needs to sleep this one off. When the price of gas goes back up, he'll be whining about the cost.
     
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    Gotta love these dumbasses who ensure that the US will only import more foreign terrorist oil. Of course, these same numnuts can't figure out - because "engineer" is a vague term far beyond their level of education - that domestic oil is only break even +$80 a barrel
     
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    It's a troll post. Delete it

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    I did some on-line investigation and have discovered that Grumpynerd is actually Bob Lutz, current vice-chairman of GM. What this means is that we are really in trouble. This is the guy that calls the new Caddy Escalade hybrid "eco-friendly". :D:deadhorse:
     
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    Ok, enough troll stuff. Closing the thread.
     
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