DropTopPony
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I would drive a Prius as my DD if I could fit in it. A legit 50MPG is pretty sweet.
Me Vs. Toyota...
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MustangChris
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got5.0 said:
i believe half of that statement....
US Soldier(stang 98)
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dude you better not try this race cause if you do well your going to die. lol the throttle will stick and the breaks will fail and then the next thing you know bam your DEAD.....lol
96_SVT_Cobra
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US Soldier said:
haha... i wont be in the toyota so its cool if he dies. lol
US Soldier(stang 98)
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oh no dude that guy is going to slam right into you littlle SN and make you dead faster than you can blink. you just dont realize how fast that damn car is going kill your ass...lol
96_SVT_Cobra
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OH SHIT, didnt think of that, i dont want my car to get hit
US Soldier(stang 98)
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well its just to late bro, you better get some NAWS and a some super duper VTAK heads with a huge ass fart can or this guys got your ass lol
US Soldier(stang 98)
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you sir may be right... lol
CompOrangeSN95
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I just read every post in this thread, search google for 2JZ battery packs (couldn't find anything) so I am very confused, but I completely agree with got5.0 Prius drives are major fail, you don't save any money.... the added cost of the car negates the saved gas...
OnyxCobra
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got5.0 said:
ftw
DropTopPony
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CompOrangeSN95 said:
Whats added cost? You can buy a Prius for $22k and get 50MPG's. There is no extra maintenance costs and you actually save money on brakes because they will not need to be changed until upwards of 100k miles. The Hybrid System is covered with a 8 yr 100k warranty and there has never been a failure with that system in a non commercial use car. Lots of Internet Myths spread over the years by competitors and people who just hate Hybrids.
Does it sound like I sold them?
96_SVT_Cobra
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i hear most dont even get that kind of mileage real world. but i guess if u have a tail wind and speed up slower than a fully loaded freight train i guess anything is possible. also did u see the test they did with one on a track and had a m3 follow it, the m3 got like 18.x mpg and the prius got 17 mpg and still slow... of course with the jap spec 2jz battery pack it would actually still get like 40mpg but is their comeback for the 2011 mustang gt.
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Most folks who buy a Prius don't buy it to save gas, they buy to make the statement of how they care about the environment. Same crap with the idiots who drive "Smart" cars (ironic?).CompOrangeSN95 said:
MustangChris
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how did the race go? ive never seen teh 2JZ battery packs in real life, so im really curious...
96_SVT_Cobra
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MustangChris said:
havent raced yet. should be interesting
DropTopPony
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96_SVT_Cobra said:
I've driven dozens of them for long test rides and had a few for demo cars (3 months at a time) and all of them got legit 48-50 mpg. You could start one up and run it on a track and never get the packs charged to optimum efficiency levels and never see 50mpg but thats not what a hybrid is designed for. The stop and go is what charges the packs so it does best in traffic not open highway but I bet the people who conducted that test knew that and knew the results would be skewed.
MustangChris
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so... Bob... since youre an expert 'n all... give us the low down on the 2jz battery swap.... is it worth the $8,000 upgrade? can the owner sell the old batteries?
