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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by qbee42, Dec 6, 2011.

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  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I've been spending some time on jeepforum.com (doing work on my old Jeep TJ). I couldn't help but laugh at the different flavor of the posts. The typical PriusChat post has a title like this:

    Help! My mileage has dropped to only 43.

    While on JeepForum you get this:

    Snapped my drive shaft in half.

    You gotta love the difference.

    On the other hand, nothing makes a Prius feel more like a luxury car than driving a short wheelbase Jeep.

    Tom
     
    #1 qbee42, Dec 6, 2011
  2. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    My old racing forums are the same way.

    Topics include:

    "Smoked a Viper on the freeway"

    Grenaded my engine.. Too much nitrous. :( "

    "Which slicks should I get 26" or 28"?"

    "Stupid Prius tried to race me"
     
    #2 F8L, Dec 6, 2011
  3. macmaster05

    macmaster05 Senor Member

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    PriusChat is the best overall forum I've ever visited with the smartest and most well-rounded contributors. I would never be able to get such a lengthy technical discussion on 3D TV from any other sports or car forum. People there are typically...well, just dumb. Lol.
     
    #3 macmaster05, Dec 6, 2011
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  4. Scummer

    Scummer Eh?

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    3rd gear stripped. Where to source a stronger one.
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    Ran a 12.x and now I need a new tranny again.

    Bikeforums:
    Q: How can I become a pro-tour racer? A: If you have to ask, don't go to Europe. :lol:
     
    #4 Scummer, Dec 6, 2011
  5. a_gray_prius

    a_gray_prius Rare Non-Old-Blowhard Priuschat Member

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    On (Ford) probetalk, it could be " Ran a 18.x and now I need a new tranny again."
     
    #5 a_gray_prius, Dec 6, 2011
  6. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    While here, we can have a perfectly calm and reasonable discussion about whether trannys should have equal rights. ;)
     
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  7. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Depending on whether it is a VW Beetle site or a 4wd diesel truck forum that discussion could swing both ways.....
     
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  8. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    :p

    Or not at all, depending on which way they're going. ;)
     
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  9. Michgal007

    Michgal007 Senior Member

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    :rofl:
     
    #9 Michgal007, Dec 6, 2011
  10. Scummer

    Scummer Eh?

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    Hey now. I ran a 15.5 with a loose spark plug in cyl #6 and only my clutch is slipping so far. :cheer2:
     
    #10 Scummer, Dec 6, 2011
  11. prj

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    Just dial it up to 400 watts.
     
    #11 prj, Dec 6, 2011
  12. Pinto Girl

    Pinto Girl New Member

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    Not that there's anything wrong with that...
    :)
     
    #12 Pinto Girl, Dec 6, 2011
  13. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Agreed. :)

    *starts singing Lady Gaga "Born This Way" *
     
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  14. Rokeby

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    I have come to appreciate two things, or perhaps attitudes, here at PRIUSchat.

    The first is the high level of technical competence available to help folks
    with problems, big or small.


    Second is an understanding the owning/operating a Prius, or any vehicle
    for that matter is just a part of a life, and reality just a small part. And
    vehicle owners think about other things, which here we are free to
    discuss with friends. All in all, in my mind, PRIUSchat feels, well,
    in a word, homey -- with cats even:

    [​IMG]
     
    #14 Rokeby, Dec 7, 2011
  15. a_gray_prius

    a_gray_prius Rare Non-Old-Blowhard Priuschat Member

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    A lot of people can hit 400 - just not for very long. Dial it up to 1400 watts and then we'll be talking (and racing against Thor Hushovd). Getting signed by a team helps too.
     
    #15 a_gray_prius, Dec 7, 2011
  16. prj

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    That's just one of the many bikeforums catchphrases, repeated from a famous old thread. google search: site:bikeforums.net "dial it up to 400 watts"

    They probably confuse new forum readers.
     
    #16 prj, Dec 7, 2011
  17. Scummer

    Scummer Eh?

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    Ah, i see. A fellow reader of BF famous 41. :)
     
    #17 Scummer, Dec 7, 2011
  18. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Agreed. :)

    ...then there are those who point out the slightest errors in anything and everything...like, did you really mean to say that reality's just a small part of life? :p
     
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  19. Rokeby

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    Hyo,

    thanks for the heads-up. What I posted:

    "Second is an understanding the owning/operating a Prius, or any vehicle
    for that matter is just a part of a life, and reality just a small part."

    What I meant to say:

    "Second is an understanding that owning/operating a Prius, or any vehicle
    for that matter is just a part of a life, and in reality just a small part."

    For lack of the preposition, the intended meaning was lost. :mad:

    I called a meeting of my writing team; Me, Myself, and I, and read
    them the riot act. If the other two clowns don't get their proofreading
    act together, there will be hell to pay. :eek:
     
    #19 Rokeby, Dec 9, 2011
  20. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    I am supposed to let a small amount of reality into my life? That would spoil all I have done so far.
     
    #20 JimboPalmer, Dec 9, 2011
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