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From: Trevor Wilson on 26 Jul 2010 00:56 "XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4c4d129c$0$11094$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 26/07/2010 1:47 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: >> "PHATRS"<stoptryingtosp(a)m.me> wrote in message >> news:i2iv7j$f1h$1(a)news.albasani.net... >>> On 26/07/10 13:15, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>> "Noddy"<Mission.Control(a)NASA.com> wrote in message >>>> news:4c4cf6fc$0$12395$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... >>>>> >>>>> "Trevor Wilson"<trevor(a)rageaudio.com.au> wrote in message >>>>> news:8b3tvvFn0tU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> >>>>>> Let's see the Pollys place themselves into Diesels or Prius' BEFORE I >>>>>> am >>>>>> forced to trade up(?) to a new car. >>>>>> >>>>>> [Shakes head] >>>>> >>>>> As I understand it, Gillard's version of the "cash for clunkers" >>>>> scheme >>>>> is >>>>> an incentive, not compulsory, so I don't think anyone will be forcing >>>>> you >>>>> to do anything. >>>> >>>> **I agree. Part of point is that it is highly likely that my 'clunker' >>>> manages better fuel consumption than the PM's Com-Car. If pollies want >>>> us >>>> to >>>> invest in better fuel economy, then they should be driving around in >>>> Prius' >>>> (or is that Priii?) or a Diesel first. Those boats that most pollies >>>> tool >>>> around in are horrible consumers of fuel. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> 'cept priiii aren't big enough for the fat cats. >> >> **Anyone too big to fit into a Prius won't be alive much longer. They >> should >> be walking anyway. >> >> > Prius is not a suitable car for me at my height and weight. They are not > designed for tall people. **If you were over 2 Metres tall, I might believe you. I have a mate who is 192cm tall and has no problems with his Prius. In fact, I spent some time in the US with him. He had a terrible time finding a car he could comfortably fit into. He certainly was unable to fit into the T-Bird I was driving. He ended hiring some POS FWD US built thing. A Buick, I think. Anyhoo, the Prius is simply not a problem for him. Unless you have some weird body shape, then it will be no problem for you either. Unless you are obscenely fat, of course. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
From: Noddy on 26 Jul 2010 01:02 "Trevor Wilson" <trevor(a)rageaudio.com.au> wrote in message news:8b4ercF7j8U1(a)mid.individual.net... > **Anyone too big to fit into a Prius won't be alive much longer. They > should be walking anyway. Whether they fit into the things or not is irrelevant. The Prius, and other hybrids, make as much economic sense as gold inlaid toilet paper. -- Regards. Noddy.
From: Noddy on 26 Jul 2010 01:04 "Bernd Felsche" <berfel(a)innovative.iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:18evh7x0p4.ln2(a)innovative.iinet.net.au... > Where are the $2000 * 200,000 coming from, Noddy? > Not out of Gillard'spension, that's for sure. Of course not. If it were, you'd never hear of such a ridiculous plan being mentioned :) > Taxpayers are being forced to pay for it. They sure are. It's the old "wave a bunch of public money under the pleb's noses and buy some votes". -- Regards. Noddy.
From: XR8 Sprintless on 26 Jul 2010 01:08 On 26/07/2010 2:56 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: > "XR8 Sprintless"<xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4c4d129c$0$11094$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> On 26/07/2010 1:47 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>> "PHATRS"<stoptryingtosp(a)m.me> wrote in message >>> news:i2iv7j$f1h$1(a)news.albasani.net... >>>> On 26/07/10 13:15, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>>> "Noddy"<Mission.Control(a)NASA.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:4c4cf6fc$0$12395$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... >>>>>> >>>>>> "Trevor Wilson"<trevor(a)rageaudio.com.au> wrote in message >>>>>> news:8b3tvvFn0tU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>> >>>>>>> Let's see the Pollys place themselves into Diesels or Prius' BEFORE I >>>>>>> am >>>>>>> forced to trade up(?) to a new car. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [Shakes head] >>>>>> >>>>>> As I understand it, Gillard's version of the "cash for clunkers" >>>>>> scheme >>>>>> is >>>>>> an incentive, not compulsory, so I don't think anyone will be forcing >>>>>> you >>>>>> to do anything. >>>>> >>>>> **I agree. Part of point is that it is highly likely that my 'clunker' >>>>> manages better fuel consumption than the PM's Com-Car. If pollies want >>>>> us >>>>> to >>>>> invest in better fuel economy, then they should be driving around in >>>>> Prius' >>>>> (or is that Priii?) or a Diesel first. Those boats that most pollies >>>>> tool >>>>> around in are horrible consumers of fuel. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> 'cept priiii aren't big enough for the fat cats. >>> >>> **Anyone too big to fit into a Prius won't be alive much longer. They >>> should >>> be walking anyway. >>> >>> >> Prius is not a suitable car for me at my height and weight. They are not >> designed for tall people. > > **If you were over 2 Metres tall, I might believe you. I have a mate who is > 192cm tall and has no problems with his Prius. In fact, I spent some time in > the US with him. He had a terrible time finding a car he could comfortably > fit into. He certainly was unable to fit into the T-Bird I was driving. He > ended hiring some POS FWD US built thing. A Buick, I think. Anyhoo, the > Prius is simply not a problem for him. Unless you have some weird body > shape, then it will be no problem for you either. Unless you are obscenely > fat, of course. > > I have no questions that I am fat, however the issue with the Prius is one of design as I stated. I am 60cm across the shoulders and 80cm's from hip to knee. The difficulty is in the fact that even with the seat fully back my knees hit the dashboard. I have the same problems in an aircraft as most seats are around 70cms apart which is not enough. With broad shoulders I find that the seats are not wide enough to support my shoulders and I impinge on the shoulder room of other occupants whether it be a car or the aeroplane. The prius being a smaller car, is just not suitable for me to use.
From: Mr.T on 26 Jul 2010 01:19
"Trevor Wilson" <trevor(a)rageaudio.com.au> wrote in message news:8b3tvvFn0tU1(a)mid.individual.net... > I was thinking about this over the weekend. > Anyone know what the fuel consumption figures of the PM's Com-Car is? > I assume it is a V8. No idea, but why would you assume it's a V8? More likely a six I imagine. MrT. |