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Tideland Prius · Jul 11, 2006

Yeah, that's basically it. Watch Top Gear for its entertainment value. Watch Fifth Gear if you actually want to know/learn something.

rufaro · Jul 12, 2006

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While I understand our negative reaction to any criticism of the prius. Keep in mind that Europe has not taken to the prius as much as the United States has. The guy in the clip, i don't know his name, has driven A LOT of nice cars. He is an expert in that sense. He is by no means an expert on hybrids, and you could obviously tell his bias against it. Reviews like these are probably why diesels are selling better in Europe than over here. I found it interesting that he never mentioned the sks, bt, nav, etc. All features that you would not find on a car at a comparable price. You mgiht find it in a BMW 7 series but not ont a $25,000 car. Perhaps Europe in general has a genuine interest in protecting their own automobile industry and are decidely biased against foreign competition. I don't know, i'm just guessing here.
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Actually I believe it is because many more Europeans already drive cars that are much more fuel efficient that the average American--that is because every European country charges vast amounts of tax on fuel, so the price per gallon (imperial or american) or liter (or litre) has long (if not always) vastly more expensive than here. And lots of people can't afford to run one car, much less the multiples that so many of us take for granted. Manual transmissions are also, for the same reason, much more common. They've already got a head start on us on not abusing fossil fuels simply because they can, so, I imagine, the Prius just is not as much of a revelation there as it is here. Just a thought...I was born in the US, lived in Canada from 8-19, and lived for about 2 years in England, so I am kinda multilingual when it comes to stuff like this...

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It's noteworthy that he did not mention other economies you get with a Prius - very low annual road tax and freedom from the London congestion charge.
You may have noticed he pronounced Prius to rhyme with 'Try us". I think on PriusChat we generally accept it should rhyme with "see us". Or do we?

I'm pretty sure there is no European bias against foreign cars, as this post suggests. Japanese cars are very common on the roads here and so are Fords which incidentally now have a high reliability rating from the main Consumer Association - "WHICH?"[/b]
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The "other economies" are indeed the difference, I believe, in the "true" value of Hybrids, and, just as US consumers are focusing on only certain key points, these reviews are focusing on others. From which side of the pond one is looking does indeed change the view! And, yes, while it seems the generally accepted pronunciation is Pree-us, the English called the television series DINasty, while we said DIEnasty...so I suspect that that was just the telly presenter being snooty!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Oxo @ Jul 11 2006, 03:08 AM) [snapback]284352[/snapback]</div>

The UK went metric officially some years ago. Food weights and quantities are sold in kilograms and litres, although as you line up at the cheese counter you'll hear most people ask for "half a pound of..." etc. But the scales are marked in grams and the customer will get the cheese priced in grams at so much a kilo.

The surveyor who comes to your house to measure for new windows will call out the measurements in numbers such as "1030 x 1486". If you were born before about 1950 you'll wonder what the heck this means because you thought your window was around 3 feet x 5 feet. The surveyor's "1486' is of course 1.486 metres but he talks in millimetres. The plumber may still refer to "a four inch pipe" but the new pipes he buys will be 100mm, which is slightly smaller.

If you go in a pub to recover and you ask for a beer the barman will give you "a pint" unless you have asked for "a half". I've no idea whether this really is a pint or something near.
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Oh dear, Oxo--haven't you noticed? The glasses in pubs still DO say "pint." And, from what I have heard (and seen) from my friends there, god help the brewery that even TRIES to sell beer in litres or fractions thereof. All else may well be metric, but no one has yet succeeded in separating the Englishman (or woman) from his (or her) pint! I don't know about the bottles or cans you buy in shops, but the pubs, bless them, still work with pints on draught (or draft). And, just to keep it clear for the Americans...that is the IMPERIAL pint, or 20 ounces to our 16. So, when you are at a pub over there, it isn't ONLY that the beer is stronger--you are drinking more of it!

Oxo · Jul 12, 2006

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Jul 12 2006, 02:56 AM) [snapback]284852[/snapback]</div>

Oh dear, Oxo--haven't you noticed? The glasses in pubs still DO say "pint." And, from what I have heard (and seen) from my friends there, god help the brewery that even TRIES to sell beer in litres or fractions thereof. All else may well be metric, but no one has yet succeeded in separating the Englishman (or woman) from his (or her) pint! I don't know about the bottles or cans you buy in shops, but the pubs, bless them, still work with pints on draught (or draft). And, just to keep it clear for the Americans...that is the IMPERIAL pint, or 20 ounces to our 16. So, when you are at a pub over there, it isn't ONLY that the beer is stronger--you are drinking more of it!
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No- I hadn't noticed, but I expect it's in 7-point type or smaller. I'm sure you're right. I've just looked at some beer cans in my cupboard and there seem to be two standard sizes 330ml and 500ml. (That's about a third of a litre and half a litre.) No mention of pints! So the breweries are selling in metric, but not the pubs. I think bottled beer is also marked in fractions of a litre.
Incidentally I think you'll find that French beer is even stronger. Germans of course do sell beer in litre tankards!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Jul 12 2006, 02:56 AM) [snapback]284852[/snapback]</div>

Oh dear, Oxo--haven't you noticed? The glasses in pubs still DO say "pint." And, from what I have heard (and seen) from my friends there, god help the brewery that even TRIES to sell beer in litres or fractions thereof. All else may well be metric, but no one has yet succeeded in separating the Englishman (or woman) from his (or her) pint! I don't know about the bottles or cans you buy in shops, but the pubs, bless them, still work with pints on draught (or draft). And, just to keep it clear for the Americans...that is the IMPERIAL pint, or 20 ounces to our 16. So, when you are at a pub over there, it isn't ONLY that the beer is stronger--you are drinking more of it!
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No- I hadn't noticed, but I expect it's in 7-point type or smaller. I'm sure you're right. I've just looked at some beer cans in my cupboard and there seem to be two standard sizes 330ml and 500ml. (That's about a third of a litre and half a litre.) No mention of pints! So the breweries are selling in metric, but not the pubs. I think bottled beer is also marked in fractions of a litre.
Incidentally I think you'll find that French beer is even stronger. Germans of course do sell beer in litre tankards!

Prizzle · Jul 12, 2006

This one is much more entertaining:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSW05Gt6X0&search=prius%20

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