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Prius Go Fast....Hahahaha

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by EJFB1029, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. EJFB1029

    EJFB1029 New Member

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    News Radio 1200 WOAI San Antonio Texas

    Three Men Lead Police in a 100 MPH Chase---in a Prius!

    Environemntally friendly trio arrested
    By Jim Forsyth
    Thursday, July 31, 2008
    A Toyota Prius may be a hybrid, but it can still give police a run for their money, as officers learned on the city's north side this morning, 1200 WOAI's Michael Main reports.

    It started at 1AM, when an environmentally-sensitive gunman stole the Prius from its owner in the 400 block of Sage Bluff. A patrol officer spotted the Prius a short time later, and the chase was on.

    The suspects led officers, at speeds of up to 100 miles an hour, down Loop 1604, over to 410, and then down Interstate 37 in a chase that lasted nearly an hour and a half.

    It finally ended when the suspects crashed the stolen, but very fuel efficient, Prius into a house in south Bexar County.

    All three men bailed out and tried to hide, but all three were spotted by the police helicopter and arrested. They are in the greenest cells in the Bexar County Jail.

    Nobody in the house was hurt. The gun the men used to steal the car turned out to be a paintball gun.
     
    #1 EJFB1029, Jul 31, 2008
  2. blazer_5154

    blazer_5154 Heh, you said "member"

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    So, what was their FE like after the 100 + MPH chase???
     
    #2 blazer_5154, Jul 31, 2008
  3. KayakerNC

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    And what fault codes are showing?:lever:
     
    #3 KayakerNC, Jul 31, 2008
  4. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    LOL.

    I hope they feed them tofu.
     
    #4 Godiva, Jul 31, 2008
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    lesturner Taming the Dragon - Tennessee

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    At 104 mph my Prius MFD shows 18 mpg. I suppose it could be higher, but P&G is not all that effective at those speeds.

    :director: Thankfully not radar verified!
     
    #5 lesturner, Jul 31, 2008
  6. Scummer

    Scummer Eh?

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    at 90mph I get about 34mpg... so their gas mileage must have been crappy. Maybe they thought they could outrun the cop car by having it run out of fuel first.
     
    #6 Scummer, Jul 31, 2008
  7. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Guess the car wasn't equipped with VSC or it was running stock Integritys at 35psi. :p
     
    #7 F8L, Jul 31, 2008
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    effwitt Paparazzi Magnet

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    It's too bad the article didn't say how the Prius was stolen...
     
    #8 effwitt, Jul 31, 2008
  9. kcpistol

    kcpistol Byte Stylist

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    Hmmm well it said they used a paintball gun, so probably the time-honored Point-threaten-steal method was employed.
     
    #9 kcpistol, Jul 31, 2008
  10. V8Cobrakid

    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    i tend to get around 25mpg around 100... and around 20 while flooring it
     
    #10 V8Cobrakid, Jul 31, 2008
  11. MsDaisy

    MsDaisy Goddess of Green-land

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    Sounds like a car-jacking based on the statement about the gunman taking the Prius from it's owner.
     
    #11 MsDaisy, Jul 31, 2008
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