Some interesting facts about my prius ownership
Dec 8, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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i dont find that very interesting
Dec 8, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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Dec 8, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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i dont find that very interesting
far more interesting than owning one
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It cost Ł15 a year to tax
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The only interesting fact that springs to mind is it is 15quid a year to tax
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Trust me to be sensible on a silly post
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Dec 8, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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interesting fact number 2:It has a nice steering wheel
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interesting fact number 2:It has a nice steering wheel
Pictures or STFU
Dec 8, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Did you buy it as a bet Tony?
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we need a tumbleweed smiley.........
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Dec 8, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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wowzers. i want.
sold
when you want to collect it
Dec 8, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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hasnt it increased your self righteous smugness towards other drivers by fooling you into thinking youve done something to help the environment?
Dec 8, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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Does this one not have the auto park thing where it parks for you? I tried it once when I worked at Toyota but shat out as it was close to another car
Dec 8, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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hasnt it increased your self righteous smugness towards other drivers by fooling you into thinking youve done something to help the environment?
I am only smug when it comes to tax it
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Dec 8, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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There is nothing nicce about a prius.Does yours smell like a butchers shop cause i think they bloody stink inside.
Dec 8, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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There is nothing nicce about a prius.Does yours smell like a butchers shop cause i think they bloody stink inside.
there's nothing interesting about them either lol
I thought it was me that stank i feel better now i know it's the car
I thought it was just the previous owners RBS that made it stink as they are a rotten bank lol
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hasnt it increased your self righteous smugness towards other drivers by fooling you into thinking youve done something to help the environment?
no it balances out the smog he's produced from cossies and evo's etc so restores his inner balance and conscience
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sold
when you want to collect it
home on 16th so anytime. Charge the fucker up eh?
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home on the 16th? he'll need more notice than that.
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Bugger me, the outside is ugly as fuck, never thought the interior could be worse!!
What a hateful, hateful, shower of shit
Dec 8, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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a bloke near me runs a consultation business advising about being eco friends etc
He drives a prius to the meetings and back, then jumps into his new M5 to head for home in lo!!
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a bloke near me runs a consultation business advising about being eco friends etc
He drives a prius to the meetings and back, then jumps into his new M5 to head for home in lo!!
Cracked me up that, lol
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Dec 8, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Joking aside.........What made you buy it???
Genuinly interested going on your track record with cars and the industry you work in....
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Bugger me, the outside is ugly as fuck, never thought the interior could be worse!!
What a hateful, hateful, shower of shit
You like them then. I used to work on toyotas for over 2years and i used to hate driving them.
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there's nothing interesting about them either lol
I thought it was me that stank i feel better now i know it's the car
I thought it was just the previous owners RBS that made it stink as they are a rotten bank lol
Your a bit mad really arnt you lol. I dont know if you know but there is a vent next to the rear seat on the os dont cover it up cause the battery in the boot will over heat.
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Your a bit mad really arnt you lol. I dont know if you know but there is a vent next to the rear seat on the os dont cover it up cause the battery in the boot will over heat.
Will that destroy the car?
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I have been in this very car
I don't know whats more mad, the car or the owner lol
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Can you get the arse out in it though?
We has a Prius in the office and they gave me the keys when I wanted a pool car for site and I just looked at it and gave the keys back and said I'd use my own car
Dec 8, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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I have been in this very car
I don't know whats more mad, the car or the owner lol
Steve
so have i and at low speeds its dead quiet and the mad cunt was trying to run people over coz they couldnt hear it
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interesting fact number 2:It has a nice steering wheel
Hate to be pedantic, but thats an opinion, so we are still on 1 good fact
Dec 9, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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I am only smug when it comes to tax it
Get a toyota iQ, free to tax, and more economical than a prius.
Better for the environment too I suspect if you look cradle to grave.
Dec 9, 2009 | 02:01 AM
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