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youtuber with prius, doesnt know anything!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by statultra, Apr 5, 2008.

  1. statultra

    statultra uber-Senior Member

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    well, recently i saw this video on youtube:


    so i sent a message to the creator and said the following

    > you press the brake and power button to start it, thats why it wouldnt go into gear, next time read the manual

    he replied:
    "It would take five mins for the car to boot up and I had to hit the on button five times. I returned the car.

    A great getaway car for a three stooges movie, the trunk is tiny, no room for loot and the car takes forever to start."


    this guy is lacking knowledge to the max, first of all to say the car boots up in that amount of time, and returned the car to the dealer goes to show a lot.
     
    #1 statultra, Apr 5, 2008
  2. brick

    brick Active Member

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    I can already tell it's worth neither my time nor my frustration to sit through the video.
     
    #2 brick, Apr 5, 2008
  3. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    I almost left a comment at YouTube, but decided it wasn't worth the effort.
     
    #3 Stev0, Apr 5, 2008
  4. Jiipa

    Jiipa MGySgt USMC (Ret)

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    Probably just as well, if he buys a car and can't even start it, he probably wouldn't understand you anyway.
     
    #4 Jiipa, Apr 5, 2008
  5. Doc Willie

    Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander

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    Driver too stupid to own a Prius. Move along.
     
    #5 Doc Willie, Apr 5, 2008
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    If the guy can't even start it then I doubt he can hypermill his way to 70mpg in "the country".
     
    #6 nosliw, Apr 5, 2008
  7. bestmapman

    bestmapman 04, 07 ,08, 09, 10, 16, 21 Prime

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    By placing this video on YouTube it is like walking aroung with a sign around your neck that says "I am an idiot"
     
    #7 bestmapman, Apr 5, 2008
  8. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    There are a half dozen idiotic things with this video, but by far the most idiotic:

    Never videotape yourself trying to do something (like, say, start a car) if you don't know how to do it.

    Second most idiotic thing:

    If you have a videotape showing you (unsuccessfully) trying to do something you don't know how to do, for Allah's sake, DON'T POST IT ON YOUTUBE!
     
    #8 Stev0, Apr 5, 2008
  9. jammin012

    jammin012 The man behind The Man

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    I couldn't help myself, I left the same respmse twice LOL

    How did you get a driver's license? It's a car ergo treat it like one. Push the brake, start the car. Push the brake, put in gear. The only difference is you don't need a key. Good thing you didn't get an Acura, Audi, BMW, Cadilac, Corvette, Infinity, Jaguar, Lexus, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes, Mini Cooper, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Suzuki, Volkswagon or Volvo, then you might look REALLY stupid trying to start the thing. BTW, all have Push Button start, i.e. ON
     
    #9 jammin012, Apr 5, 2008
  10. hobbit

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    Just treat youboob as another myspace, with video clips. Not
    worth the time in most cases, unless someone points you at
    something particularly noteworthy on it. Any idiot can self-
    publish, that doesn't make it useful.
    .
    _H*
     
    #10 hobbit, Apr 6, 2008
  11. xsmatt81

    xsmatt81 non-AARP Member

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    Rofl

    even if he could have started it, his parking break was on..notice the light..he wouldnt have gone anywhere no matter what:D
     
    #11 xsmatt81, Apr 6, 2008
  12. Bob64

    Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky

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    he tried shifting it, I heard the "can't do that dave" double beeps.
     
    #12 Bob64, Apr 6, 2008
  13. Sheepdog

    Sheepdog C'Mere Sheepie!

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    lol! sounds like a real Darwin candidate!:drum:
     
    #13 Sheepdog, Apr 6, 2008
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    Here's an idea: the dude needs to cut his freaking fingernails. Christ what a dirtball.
     
    #14 Ventura, May 13, 2008
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    Actually, this sounds like the very well documented ID: 10T error.
     
    #15 Optimus, May 13, 2008
  16. Del Boy

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    Maybe his Prius came pre-loaded with a Symantec antivirus product. That would certainly account for the five minute "boot" time. :D
     
    #16 Del Boy, May 13, 2008
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    Oh my. Is this parody, or is this real? :confused:

    ... Brad
     
    #17 bac, May 13, 2008
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    Or a PICNIC.:D
     
    #18 Neicy, May 13, 2008
  19. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    This is even funnier the second time around. Now that people have commented on how exactly he's being an idiot, he's still keeping the video up. What, is he PROUD of his idiocy?
     
    #19 Stev0, May 13, 2008
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