Perfections
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I was just watching the news and the oil companies are reported making 379 million a day.........in profit!!! I wanna do bad things
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I was just watching the news and the oil companies are reported making 379 million a day.........in profit!!! I wanna do bad things
and to think, they need to drill it, ship, refine and then ship it again... all the while your gov't sits on its fat ass and makes more than the oil companies..I was just watching the news and the oil companies are reported making 379 million a day.........in profit!!! I wanna do bad things
They are as you well imagine, very different cars. The most frequent issue I have with the Prius is cornering, the switch from performance summer tires on the GT to high efficiency tires on the Prius results in my squealing around the on-ramp curves. Sometimes I get a glare from the wife, but I can't help it, I am already doing 35 where I normally do about 60.
Performance wise the Prius can merge comfortably onto the interstate, and will cruise well at speeds from 77-85. I wont drive it much faster than 85 (except passing) as I would not trust it to pull off a high speed accident avoidance maneuver. The one place it is sorely lacking is passing on two lane highway. In the GT all you need is the smallest of gaps to make a pass. In the Prius, unless I have a clear view of at least 1 mile up the road I won't pull out to pass because it does not have much highway speed passing power.
In the mountains the Prius leaves a lot to be desired. Going over Eisenhower pass I have the accelerator buried in the carpet and it will do alright until the battery is tapped out. When the battery is discharged 45-50 is the top speed going up the steepest parts of the mountain. The Prius does a lot better starting off at high altitudes - in the GT at 9,000+ ft I have about 4 seconds of turbo lag off the line.
All in all the Prius is a fantastic car, and we take it on all of our road trips. When you get in it is a different type of driving, much more laid back and relaxing. I don't constantly have the urge to beat my best time to a destination like I do in the GT.
One final gripe on the Prius is the ABS system is way too sensitive. Going over a small bump or pothole while braking and the car immediately cuts all of the braking power for about a quarter of a second which is very unnerving to have the sudden sensation that the brakes have failed.
I do like the electronic woosh the Prius makes when coming to a stop with the regenerative braking, kind of an inverse to the BOV of the turbo, but it just sounds so high tech it puts a smile on my face.
i filled up on my way to vegas from LA.... $5.00 per gallon
and to think, they need to drill it, ship, refine and then ship it again... all the while your gov't sits on its fat ass and makes more than the oil companies..
I have read exon makes 2 cents a gallon on gas while state and fed taxes equate to, on average, ~50 cents a gallon.
You tell me who the bad guys are?
oh and for the record, my mower costs about 28 bucks to fill up... that was my last fill up