Prius Still on top

I quoted these exact figures in another post a couple of days ago.

Hip room: Corolla 53.0 inches. Prius 52.7 inches.

The 7 inches you make out to be incredibly significant is only in the back seat, and spread across three passengers that's a tad over an inch per side per person.

Hardly the difference between small and large :)

-- Regards, Noddy.

It's *seven* inches. It's hardly massive especially if you're talking about kids being the back seat passengers.

Different seats may be more comfortable, but that doesn't mean they're bigger. For mine I prefer the Corolla seats. Iin fact I prefer the entire Corolla interior rather than the wanky s*it they've loaded the Prius with.

The car has that "coin operated kiddies ride" feel about it to me.

-- Regards, Noddy.

Mercedez Benz and Porsche make some of the most over-rated vehicles on the planet, whereas BMW and Volkswagen make *very* fine motor vehicles. Audi can be a bit hit and miss.

Obviously you've never heard of Acura or Lexus :)

I thought having a mid life crisis was what buying a Lexus was all about?

Let me guess....

The sum total of your German car knowledge is based on you owning *one*

That's *not* right actually.

The cars I mostly see with non working lights are Holdens, Fords and anything Italian. Around here most German stuff tends to be pretty good.

Germany must really dump their s*it off onto you guys. Perhaps it's their way of getting back after the MB-Chrysler fiasco :)

See them occasionally, and don't think anything of it really.

If you ever get the oportunity to ride in (let alone own) something like a BMW M3 I thoroughly recommend you do so. They're one of the greatest cars ever made.

-- Regards, Noddy.

Fair go - they can at least count up to the highest TV channel number.

"Noddy" wrote in news:4a6407ed$0$68218$ snipped-for-privacy@exi-reader.telstra.net:

Who in the f*ck would you know? They are nothing like an XP Foulcan :)

I'm sure they do and I doubt you would have a clue...

And yours would be?

Let me guess, "I was a repco mechanic and I've fixed every car on the planet"!!

ROTFLMAO..:)

I'll bet no one was stupid enough to let you drive one! I guess this "Dreaming s*it" is where you are on par with O'zone :)

ROTFL:-)

Daryl

Other than being very small, I don't really know.

Ummmm.....Audi is just VW with a fancier feature set, just like Acura is just Honda with a fancier feature set.

Not even close. Thanks for playing.

No doubt.

As a daily driver? For a long period?

YOU'RE the one complaining about hybrids because of the batteries; how about the maintenance costs of an M3 over, say, 10 years?

BMWs are built to be three-year-lease wonders, toys for people who can afford them, always under a warranty.

Percentage wise it's huge, and it makes all the difference in the world.

Ah. So you DIDN'T quote these exact figures, because you ignored them.

Ronlad, do you forget I ran a service and repair business for some 15 years?

Unfortunately they don't make anything that looks as good as an XP coupe :)

More than I'd like to in a lot of cases.

You mean ROTFLBIACDWLAHOS :)

That's "Rolling on the floor laughing because I'm a complete d*****ad who laughs at his own shadow"

Just to clue you in Ronny, I was a mechanic before I went to Repco, and I went to Repco to become an Automotive machinist eventually running my own business where, amongst other things, I did a *shitload* of work on exotic cars for a broker who specialised in the things.

You'd bet wrong of course Ronny, but then you always do. They're a sensational car to drive, and about the only car I'd consider to be close enough to be "exotic" that I'd ever want to own.

Apart from a GT40 of course :)

Oz can talk the talk, but when it comes time to do the walking he puts his skates on and does whatever sidesteps are necessary to avoid backing up a single thing he has to say. Unlike him I don't paint myself into corners by telling "stories" simply because I don't need to. I might be a lot of things, but liar ain't one of them and I'm happy to back up anything I claim.

People from this group have been to my home and seen me and my s*it in the flesh. There's nothing fake about it.

-- Regards, Noddy.

-- Regards, Noddy.

You must have some massivley fat kids.

-- Regards, Noddy.

No, I didn't ignore them. *You* mentioned extra hip room but said nothing about it only being in the back.

-- Regards, Noddy.

And you were so good at it, you have plenty of time to sit on the Usenet like you do.

Where did you get the idea that mine is a "one car experience"?

"Badges" meaning "interior feature set, suspension tuning, and engine management choices". Chassis and hardpoints, engines--all the same things, because they're the same cars.