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Prius's weight a concern?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Glider, Aug 22, 2009.

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  1. slkram

    slkram Junior Member

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    Thank you for asking this question. I had the same concern.
     
    #21 slkram, Aug 23, 2009
  2. Fujisan

    Fujisan Blizzard Brigade #309

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    Believe me, I wasn't questioning anything....I know only too well how what seem to be fixed and stationary objects can jump out and grap you :(.

    Only the other month I watched my neighbour drive into her driveway, something she must had done thousands of times, and take out the front wing on the gate post :eek:.....she was also driving a CRV! :eek:

    It was just the way DrJon phrased his reply...it really tickled me! :p

    Glad you were alright anyway, seen too many nasty injuries in that type of car verses immovable object accident.
     
    #22 Fujisan, Aug 23, 2009
  3. Glider

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    I enjoyed DrJon's and your humor quite a bit. Made me chuckle.

    I'm glad to hear these things happen in the UK too - along with the fish falls. :)
     
    #23 Glider, Aug 24, 2009
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    Cars have undergone a lot of weight and size bloat over the years. Part of the bloat is due to safety. You might find the executive summary at Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends 1975 Through 2008 | US EPA interesting along with Minicars? I don't See No Stinking Minicars - Column - Auto Reviews - Car and Driver.
    I have a gen 2 and mine has a curb weight of 2890 lbs. which is significantly below medium sized cars of that era. You can see the average US light vehicle fleet weight via the info I provided earlier. I do worry about all the monstrosity class aka full-sized SUVs (curb weight of 5000+ lbs.) running around.
     
    #24 cwerdna, Aug 24, 2009
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  5. patsparks

    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    I'm more concerned about my weight than the weight of my Prius.
    How heavy should a car be? Should go buy some lead ballast?
     
    #25 patsparks, Aug 24, 2009
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    Excuse me for being rude, but why are you complaining about weight when you bought a car for basically fuel mileage? If you want a heavy car, there are plenty of suvs around that carry 5000lbs and burn gas for no real reason. Trucks don't have the same safetyy features as cars anyway. Lastly comparing your old vw rustbucket to a brand new car is like comparing an old 386dx computer to a new intel 7x. It makes absolutely no sense.
     
    #26 cossie1600, Aug 24, 2009
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    Cossie1600, I wasn't complaining - just asked a question and I appreciated the responses I received which indicated that the G-3 is a well-built and adequately-heavy car.

    I didn't know I had an "old VW rustbucket". I bought it new in Europe in 1964 as I was finishing a tour of duty in the US Navy and I sold it two years later, in excellent condition, for the same price I paid for it to buy the 66 Mustang. I only mentioned my previous cars because I found it revealing, from the safety viewpoint, that the new Prius is considerably heavier than the average weight of all of them. I hadn't realized that.

    Have fun on PriusChat!!

    - g
     
    #27 Glider, Aug 24, 2009
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