Road Rage! Note, avoid in future.

[7981GS]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

[Blastr2783]

Yeah, you just can't trust us Prius drivers anymore. What's the world coming to? So many Prius drivers go so painfully slow. And you wouldn't believe how many sport and muscle cars I have to pass while in the Prius. These people should be ashamed.

ever catch Top Gear. Love the road test BMW M5 vs Prius in mileage. The Beemer follows the prius. The beemer 25 miles to the gallon the Prius 17. Factor in the fact that those little turd boxes have a battery box full of toxic NiCad Batteries that destroy the enviroment in mining and manufacture, they get horrible mileage when driven vigorously, and they look like they were styled by a horny turtle. Who would want one of the damn things? Oh yeah dogma

[7981GS]

Factor in the fact that those little turd boxes have a battery box full of toxic NiCad Batteries that destroy the enviroment in mining and manufacture,

More pollution is created building those batteries than the car could ever dream of counter-acting.
But the tree-huggers don't want to know the truth.
They believe in their heads that they are saving the environment rather than helping to destroy it!

Eric

[cableguy]

More pollution is created building those batteries than the car could ever dream of counter-acting.
But the tree-huggers don't want to know the truth.
They believe in their heads that they are saving the environment rather than helping to destroy it!

Eric

LOL! Talk about an "Inconvenient Truth"

Makes me want to find something "green" to sell to these impressionable weenies. Seems like they'll buy into anything they think will elevate their status among their peers, when they can boast about how much they do their part in saving the planet. Hmmmm let me think....battery cars? nope, not reliable enough, won't drive far enough. Solar panels? nope the new factories Obama wants to start can't stay afloat. Hmmm...maybe I'll go on a speaking tour about the ghastly effects of global warming? nope, Al Gore beat me to it, and it turns out to be misinformation anyway. Back to my real job I guess, and buying lotto tickets.

[Blastr2783]

LOL! Talk about an "Inconvenient Truth"

Makes me want to find something "green" to sell to these impressionable weenies. Seems like they'll buy into anything they think will elevate their status among their peers, when they can boast about how much they do their part in saving the planet. Hmmmm let me think....battery cars? nope, not reliable enough, won't drive far enough. Solar panels? nope the new factories Obama wants to start can't stay afloat. Hmmm...maybe I'll go on a speaking tour about the ghastly effects of global warming? nope, Al Gore beat me to it, and it turns out to be misinformation anyway. Back to my real job I guess, and buying lotto tickets.

Sell em carbon credits and promise to plant trees. But I think that particular scam is fading as well.

Back to the original thread. Just treat every cage on the road like they are out to kill you and usually you'll do ok, though I have gotten close once or twice. Years ago chased down a idiot teenager who thought he was in the fast and the furious and almost got me and the ex when we were turning into our campground. Now I am older and wiser and avoid such foolisheness.

[Missile99]

Who would want one of the damn things? Oh yeah dogma

Yeah, you just can't trust us Prius drivers anymore. What's the world coming to? So many Prius drivers go so painfully slow. And you wouldn't believe how many sport and muscle cars I have to pass while in the Prius. These people should be ashamed.

No, I don't think we can trust the Prius drivers!
The three up the ladder from me at work all drive one. Crazy.

Ok Dogma. You're right. Not all that drive one are all bad. Isn't it pathetic when you have to pass these dumb fools in their Corvettes and such? When I owned my Ford Escort I was constantly making them look dumb, especially on the interstate when a bottleneck opened up. Went flying by them at 105 (top speed ). It was usually the Porsches, BMW's, and Vettes that held us up from getting going again.

[Dogma]

No, I don't think we can trust the Prius drivers!
The three up the ladder from me at work all drive one. Crazy.

Ok Dogma. You're right. Not all that drive one are all bad. Isn't it pathetic when you have to pass these dumb fools in their Corvettes and such? When I owned my Ford Escort I was constantly making them look dumb, especially on the interstate when a bottleneck opened up. Went flying by them at 105 (top speed ). It was usually the Porsches, BMW's, and Vettes that held us up from getting going again.

Oh, an Escort! I had an '82 Escort EXP that I used to taunt Camaros with. Camaro drivers back in the day had their ego so tied up in the car it was easy get them wound up. I miss thrashing that little car. Too bad they cracked heads so easily.

[Dogma]

ever catch Top Gear. Love the road test BMW M5 vs Prius in mileage. The Beemer follows the prius. The beemer 25 miles to the gallon the Prius 17. Factor in the fact that those little turd boxes have a battery box full of toxic NiCad Batteries that destroy the enviroment in mining and manufacture, they get horrible mileage when driven vigorously, and they look like they were styled by a horny turtle. Who would want one of the damn things? Oh yeah dogma

Yeah, I saw that one. I imagine that's about right, if you take it out on a track and thrash it. Follow one around commuting and running errands, and you can't touch it. Very few cars get that mileage consistently doing everything. And it's a nice little car. We chose it over a Corolla of the same year because it was simply a better car.

I only wish it could tow a trailer.

[Dogma]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

Heh. I promise they get to 90 easily enough (though the first 60 sometimes requires patience). I routinely average a bit over 45mph doing 80 on road trips. She gets about 47 doing her daily commute.

Folks talk about the environmental impact of building them vs fuel economy, but I wonder what projected mileage over lifetime of the car was used in those calculations. I never looked into it. Ours will be at 100,000 miles before its 4 years old, and they are already known to do over 300,000. Maybe it'll break even, maybe it won't. It's darn cheap to operate though. I'm not worried about the battery either. They just keep working. People haven't had to replace them.


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[Missile99]

Oh, an Escort! I had an '82 Escort EXP that I used to taunt Camaros with. Camaro drivers back in the day had their ego so tied up in the car it was easy get them wound up. I miss thrashing that little car. Too bad they cracked heads so easily.

Mine was a '96 with the 1.9 88hp OHV with 5spd.. It was my 1st car and had it 10 years. Sold it to a neighbor who needed it more than me. Still going. 165K miles. All original parts except water pump, brakes, belts, bulbs. It got 31 city/40 highway when driven moderately. When beating it to death, it was 27/33. Very fun to drive and I beat a v-6 Camaro once fair and square.

[Missile99]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

They pay attention to nothing else in Florida too. Mirrors should be an option anymore. The only one people would get is the rear view so they can look at themselves. It's worse for us because the population is higher. The fast lane has a governor built in. It's maybe like 62 or so.

[Blastr2783]

Oh, an Escort! I had an '82 Escort EXP that I used to taunt Camaros with. Camaro drivers back in the day had their ego so tied up in the car it was easy get them wound up. I miss thrashing that little car. Too bad they cracked heads so easily.

Actually one of the cars I had the most fun driving was my ex's zx2 5 speed. Dog the hell out of that car and it kept on asking for more.

[Blastr2783]

Yeah, I saw that one. I imagine that's about right, if you take it out on a track and thrash it. Follow one around commuting and running errands, and you can't touch it. Very few cars get that mileage consistently doing everything. And it's a nice little car. We chose it over a Corolla of the same year because it was simply a better car.

I only wish it could tow a trailer.

I got a 96 ranger with a 5 speed. Gets 25mpg and tows my pop-up easily.

[Billy Ricks]

Around here, all of the Prius('s) tend to have a speed governor on them after they change into the fast lane.
None of them can go over 60 mph!
And the drivers are all looking at some imaginary spot on the road ahead.
They pay attention to NOTHING else!

Eric

Had a woman last week in a moderate rain out in the left lane driving her Prius at 45mph in a 70 mph zone. Signs all along the loop saying slower traffic stay right but they can't seem to read. I saw a good decal for the front window, "MOVE OVER" with an arrow pointing right all printed backwards so it looks right in the rear view mirror to all of the slow left lane driving buttholes.

[7981GS]

I had to pass a turdly who refused to get out of the fast lane, doing 55 in a 65, the other day in one of my cages after leaving my HAZARD lights on from a safe distance behind him for a few miles.
When he caught up to me at a red light, after almost dropping his rolling pile against my car , I rolled down the window to hear what he was saying.
He asked me if I was in a hurry or something? Why the hazard lights?
I asked him "if" he could possibly at least do the speed limit in the fast lane and buy some gear to wear besides a T-shirt and a salad bowl as he is a road HAZARD
He just looked at me like a deer in headlights.

Idiots!!!!


Eric