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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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jesus i never realised
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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i dont find that very interesting
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Old 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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you missed this tony
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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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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PMSL. Good Old Tony Humour!
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Trust me to be sensible on a silly post

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PMSL. Good Old Tony Humour!
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interesting fact number 2:It has a nice steering wheel
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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interesting fact number 2:It has a nice steering wheel
Pictures or STFU
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Did you buy it as a bet Tony?
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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wowzers. i want.
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wowzers. i want.
sold
when you want to collect it
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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?
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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
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Originally Posted by fuzzy
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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Originally Posted by Turbosystems

its a fuckin playstation
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Old 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.
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
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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Originally Posted by fuzzy
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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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
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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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Originally Posted by matts1
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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Tony

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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Originally Posted by Rich170
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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Originally Posted by Turbosystems
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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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
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
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Originally Posted by cossie4i
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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Originally Posted by Turbosystems
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
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Originally Posted by Turbosystems
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.
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Originally Posted by Jay_
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
stealth mode
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Originally Posted by Turbosystems
stealth mode
that was it
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