Next time you think you are being "green" by buying/driving a Toyota Prius, think again!
http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188
http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/editorial_item.asp?NewsID=188
BSWIFT said:It sounds to me like the Prius and Toyota are contributing more to global warming than they are preventing.
whenfoxforks-ruled said:Uh oh,now they are gonna tell us that they are only gonna make hybrids! Canada does not have clean air acts?
Moose said:Funny you say that, I was just thinking about this the other day. The Canadian government seems like they are slowly leaning us onto Hybrids and Small cars. With the purchase of a new SUV you have to now pay a $4 000 fee.. I don't know the details surrounding this. A couple other facts I'll post tomorrow. . .
That thread (what I read of it) was pretty funny. Being the proud owner os a base model delSol, I can assure you that 106hp doesn't exactly pull hard. And any Viper owner would have to be pretty stupid to street race it. Sounds like a lot of Michael Moore style propaganda. Beating a crotch racket through first gear? All that takes is bad clutch work. Since I didn't read the whole thing, have any of these guys actually tried racing at a drag strip? And what's with the goal of racing an Element? :laugh:Clamps said:That's crazy, it is the Cadillac of hybrids though. On a side not, I found a crazy thread from a Prius forum about people drag racing those things, and delusional owners who said they beat sportbikes, Vipers, and 302 Mustangs, copy paste the title, it'll boggle you're mind :bang:
Chili said:Haven't heard anything about any surcharge on purchasing an SUV, there is however a $2000 Provincial tax rebate along with a $2000 federal tax rebate on the purchase of any new Hybrid vehicle. You will save $4000 in taxes purchasing a new Hybrid in Canada since the last Federal budget came down a few weeks ago.
ecy063 said:I just performed a battery replacement on a Prius. Out the door with ECU reflash and a tune-up $4,800. Mileage had gone down to 32 mpg with new batteries back to 48 mpg. 105k on the odometer.
Ol'89r said:Our nut-case liberal law makers in Kalifornia are already drafting new laws to punish and charge people more for driving SUV's and pick-up trucks and even mini-vans.
Ol'89r
"Save the planet, plant an environmentalist".
That's hilarious...sad, but hilariousRhein said:Kinda along these lines:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw