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Old 11-24-2003, 11:55 AM
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The toyota Prius is the COTY. WTF???



http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...12_031120_coy/
 
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That is car of the year, looks like something from NASA...
 
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Old 11-24-2003, 12:05 PM
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Originally posted by 01 XLT Sport
looks like something from NASA...

Looks more like something you'd get in a happy meal!
 
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The article says, "spacious enough to be considered a mid-sized sedan." On what planet?

I have ridden in one, that a friend bought for his wife. Rides like a heavy car, guess that's because of the extra thousand pounds of battery around the rear axle. Will not pull a greasy string out of a cat's a$$. (I know 01 needed to hear that reference to a cat.) He kept the car for about 6 months, his wife decided she wanted something bigger and more powerful, so he traded it for a silverado.
 
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Old 11-24-2003, 02:05 PM
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Originally posted by whip
Looks more like something you'd get in a happy meal!
LOL
 
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Old 11-24-2003, 04:27 PM
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Originally posted by whip
Looks more like something you'd get in a happy meal!
Actually, I think I do have one from a happy meal.
 
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Old 11-24-2003, 05:16 PM
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Maybe it's a top notch car but, that vehicle would be VERY NEAR the bottom of my list on 'cars that I'd like to drive/purchase/ride in/look at/etc...'

It would, however, be near the top of me 'tires to **** on/ugly car/etc.. list'

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My first impression: a heavy laugh out loud, and that looks nothing like an extremely overweight, roundperson! LOL

Not that it's a bad thing.
 
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Old 11-24-2003, 07:16 PM
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My first impression: a heavy laugh out loud, and that looks nothing like an extremely overweight, roundperson! LOL

Not that it's a bad thing.
haha, hey FL they're called "Pregnant" cars.

Toyota Matrix, Ford Focus, whoever makes the Echo, yeah they all look pregnant.
 
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Old 11-24-2003, 09:03 PM
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LOL

So that explains it! Thanks for putting it into simpler terms.
 
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Originally posted by Ford Lariat
LOL

So that explains it! Thanks for putting it into simpler terms.
anytime youngin
 
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Old 11-25-2003, 07:00 PM
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Hey guys, no flame intended, but you won't be making fun of hybrids when your driving a F150 hybrid. And, one day you will, or you will be walking.

Yeah, I know, its ugly, but it serves its purpose, just like the F150. By the way, you should hear what they say about trucks on the Prius boards.

45mpg.
 
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Old 11-25-2003, 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by F150BOB
Hey guys, no flame intended, but you won't be making fun of hybrids when your driving a F150 hybrid. And, one day you will, or you will be walking.

Yeah, I know, its ugly, but it serves its purpose, just like the F150. By the way, you should hear what they say about trucks on the Prius boards.

45mpg.
Yah know what? I could give a rats ***. It's you enviro hippies that are destroying the muscle car era. It's because of you that in 40 yrs when I have kids I'll be driving a Mustang that sounds like a freaking fart pipe POS because of electric motor. Yes it's great, but I don't want to be driving one any time soon.
 
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Talking Got cooties?

lifeguardjoe writes...

The toyota Prius is the COTY. WTF???

Is COTY pronounced "cootie?"
 
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I like having an actual frame. I have ridden in alot of cars that get rave reviews, and I can still feel/hear EVERY little road imperfection. You'd think they could engineer them differently?,,,98
 


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