[s-cars] Pius... I declare - SHENANIGANS....PotY

[Ian Duff]

What's so long about "Prius drivers are idiots"?

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On 15 Mar, 2010, at 09:35, <pkrasusky at ups.com> <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:

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> James nail / head'd:
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> From: 93urs4 at rovershack.com
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Pius... I declare - SHENANIGANS
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> The sum truth of all this Prius shenanigans... most drivers are idiots and don't fully know what they are doing in any situation.
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> When I was learning to drive in Colorado, my dad told me to always take advantage of any empty icy parking lot to do doughnuts, and at 40 I still do, in EVERY car I own or drive. I had a rental Subaru a couple of weeks back and had to drive to Iowa in a snow storm... yep, doing doughnuts before I left so I would know how the car re-acted. Guess what, I know what it feels like to be in a full slide. Guess what, I know at what limits my car will go to before breaking traction. Guess what, I know how to counter steer, and yes, I know what it does when you OVER counter steer. Could I pull it out in any situation, no, but... I know what it feels like when you just have to sit back for the ride.
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> As for hard acceleration and braking... That's why I drive the S6. At least every time I get in the car, I experience full acceleration to redline, and hard braking.
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> The other day I was driving my wife's Volvo, and the off-ramp on I-25 was backed up and came to a very quick stop. I had to hit the brakes hard (under control), and while doing so, checked the rear view mirror to see if the person behind me looked like he was going to stop in time. I didn't think so, so I let up a little and went onto the paved shoulder and stopped just past to the rear of the BMW in front of me. Of course, they probably thought I didn't stop in time, but the guy in back didn't hit me either. I had plenty of room, but wanted didn't want to be rear ended.
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> Reminds me of the time I was driving my old Landrover one snowy day.
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> Sitting at a stop sign, no one behind me, and this guy loses control and starts to slide towards my front in from the traffic on my left. I threw it in reverse and floored it. I could see the face of the guy about to hit me, he was like "Oh, Shit". Then, when I all of a sudden wasn't I there and he safely stopped. He had this big grin and gave me a huge thumbs up.
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> People need to learn how to drive. You don't hear of any run away Prius' in Germany do you? It's because you have to KNOW how to drive to get your license.
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> James>>>
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> 2010 Post of the Year (PotY?)!!!  On a number of fronts heh heh.
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> Course the year's still young 8-).
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> Should make this a bumper sticker.  Course it' be kinda long...
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> -Paul
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