Dodge Dually VS My Prius

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  1. dustoff003

    dustoff003 Blizzard Brigade #003

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    #21 dustoff003, Dec 26, 2011
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  2. Xjaddiction

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    I told the officer that he was smoking people out on the main road. But, accident happened in a private parking lot. Not much officer could do about his rage.
    When the driver of the dodge was talking to the officer, his truck door was open, with pillar gauges, and programer clearly visible.
     
    #22 Xjaddiction, Dec 26, 2011
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    I give these yahoo's space because as another said, you can't reason with an idiot and they are compensating for things missing from their lives . . . like a brain.
     
    #23 priustexasbob, Dec 27, 2011
  4. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    This is great advice. I used to be one of those road rage idiots you would see on the side of the road fist fighting some other driver; it's how I got the nickname F8LFoo. Some guy tried to punch me through my driver side window (him outside and me inside) and I leaned on the center console and kicked him through the window of my Trans Am. I'm not sure I'm that flexible anymore. I'm really lucky to have never been seriously hurt despite countless roadside brawls. REALLY LUCKY!

    Seriously though. You never know how nutty someone truly is and it is just plain stupid to act aggressively and find out. In my area people are being shot while driving on the freeway for something as simple and accidentally cutting off another driver. It's just not worth the risk.

    examples:
    If they'll shoot a cop do you think they won't shoot you?
    CHP Officer Shot Near Elk Grove - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento

    Florida grandfather shot in road rage incident
    Man Shot In Possible Road Rage Attack Dies - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento

    And it's not just you who may get hurt...
    Toddler injured in Sacramento shooting on Highway 99 | news10.net
     
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    This would have been a good episode for COPS. Bad boys, Bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do........lol. Glad your car is ok.
     
    #25 l3m, Dec 29, 2011
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    Vicariously speaking, this I'd like to see. :rolleyes:

    Pictures, video? :p

    A case of, "The older I get, the better I was?"
     
    #26 Rokeby, Dec 29, 2011
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    Nah. I'm still not old yet. I was just very flexible after 2 years of training in eagle claw kung fu under Grandmaster Gini Lau and Sifu Lim. lol

    Her father Lau Fat Mang was pretty amazing! :)
     
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  8. SlowTurd

    SlowTurd I LIKE PRIUS'S

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    down south their IQ is related to how many teeth they have.

    32 teeth - 64 IQ (non-existent)
    16 teeth - 32 IQ (majority)
    8 teeth - 16 IQ (barely breathing)
    0 teeth - ..............dead
     
    #28 SlowTurd, Dec 30, 2011
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    smart to put your kid through the course ,, motorcycle safety course is a good one for kids to take ,, it has many defensive driving process built into it ,,
     
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    The mileage the Prius gets is more than likely higher than their IQ.
     
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    You should also consider opening a diminished value claim with the offending party's insurance company. Even if the car is repaired properly nobody would pay full price knowing the vehicle had been in a prior collision.
     
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    When you can't Dodge, Ram.
     
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    Yup, I bet the "ram It" sticker was on there too. :D

    Well, problems showing up now. Recently had trouble closing rear hatch. Would make a sound like latch not hitting strike correctly. Now the hatch won't shut at all. So, back to driving the beast till the rain stops and I can get it to the dealer.
     
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    The problem was the sticker at the bottom left corner of the Prius window. I'm in Dawg Country we don't like nuthin' orange, that would include; Tigers, Volunteers but especially Gators. You did notice the truck was Red and Black, right. Just sayin'.
     
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    Yup, I thought that for a moment, but I don't think these two knew that college was an available option for continuing education.

    Well, the hatch wasn't damaged due to accident, i knocked a metal cap from my front bike shock down into the latch. When I shut the hatch, it broke the latch. Getting it fixed on wednesday. Really a pain to not be able to open my rear hatch.

    I could drive the expedition, but I don't enjoy driving it to work as I do the Prius.

    Thursday, I came out of a hospital, to find flames licking out of the garage opening right above where I parked. A man yelled down to me for a fire extinguisher, I told him to get out using the stairs,,,, then got the Prius out of there. Only thing that happened to it was some soot on the pearl white hood. AND, the smell was awful. The Prius is braving the Urban and Rural jungles on a daily basis. I hope we can survive the mayhem. :D
     
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    I know what you mean about a full size SUV not being as much fun to drive as the Prius. My other vehicle is a Navigator. It sits parked in the driveway begging to be used while the Prius gets driven daily.
     
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    I guess I'm just jinxed with the Prius. Tonight on the way home, the TPS light came on. It happened right after hearing a noise, a clunck, under the car on the passenger side. I was on the interstate, so I decided to get off at the next exit. I felt the front end squirm a bit on the tight turn on exit ramp. I stopped at the first gas station, and the tire was nearly flat on the right front. There is a sharp long puncture in the tire. Thanks for the TPS Toyota, even on my base model.

    So, I guess I'll get Toyota to replace the tire with the rear hatch fix tomorrow.

    P.S. Ok, there is something that I definitely think Toyota went cheap on in the Prius, way cheap. The jack is a piece of junk! Very flimsy, and with the weight of the car up front, is not easy to jack up. My wife would not be able to change a spare with that jack.
     
    #37 Xjaddiction, Jan 24, 2012
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    Dang dude you ARE on a bad streak but to be completely jinxed you would have been in a PIP (no spare). :p
     
    #38 fotomoto, Jan 24, 2012
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    I hear ya! No fun jacking up the Prius with that jack. I had to do it in the dark when I got a flat. Having finally got the car off the ground, the wheel wouldn't come off. It needed a good hitting to loosen it up but with the Prius tottering on that jack, I wasn't taking a chance. Called out Toyota rescue to use proper tools.
     
    #39 johalareewi, Jan 25, 2012
  20. dustoff003

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    Some insight into how/what Ram drivers think about Priuses and Prius drivers. My brother sent this to me last month, he is MrPEZO and is referring to me in post #25 on page 3.

    http://ramforumz.com/showthread.php?t=98370&highlight=Prius

    I read all of that garbage and the searched PC for Dodge Ram and found this tragic and sad thread, http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-main-forum/43529-dodge-ram-vs-prius-bad-accident.html I read the whole thing every post. Then I sent him the link and told him he did not have a pair if he did not link to the PC thread to his Ram forum thread, he has yet to post a the link.



    Posted from my iPhone via the Tapatalk app.
     
    #40 dustoff003, Jan 26, 2012
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