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POSTED BY: dreamtrove
UPDATED: Saturday, March 19, 2011 20:49
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Friday, March 18, 2011 7:47 PM

I thought it was because they were building the rotors and the breaks out of less-useful materials.

I really shouldn't have to replace my rotors and brakes everytime I get an oil change. (Practically).

Just saying.

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"


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Saturday, March 19, 2011 2:11 AM

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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
If it's a Prius, someone else pays for it.



If they'll spring for a new one, then wait for a while. Toyota is expecting to come out with a plug-in version sometime in 2011.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, March 19, 2011 10:23 AM

Yeah, no such luck. Actually it doesn't have to be a prius, any hybrid I think is okay.

Any thoughts on Honda insight?

Or other ideas?

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011 7:06 PM

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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
Any thoughts on Honda insight?



Car & Driver said the Insight is more like a real car you'd want to drive and less like a transportation module than the Prius.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:49 PM

Well, that makes sense, it's 1800 lbs, which is about right for a car. The Prius weighs 2 tons.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

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