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Feb 20, 2010 | 10:14 PM

#11

bigkhans

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Joined: Aug 2009

Posts: 266

From: Boise, Idaho

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Originally Posted by stevo

get that nasty ole ford motor off here
them and their stupid front drive distributors

Sure makes it nice and easy to change the cap and rotor!

Feb 20, 2010 | 11:26 PM

#12

The_Beast

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Joined: Jul 2009

Posts: 276

From: Merrill, Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by ABN31B

The PRIUS thing was on Top Gear

where the BMW pwned it for gas mileage

Wasn't it an BMW M3 vs the prius for gas mileage, and the M3 won? that's if i remember right

Feb 20, 2010 | 11:40 PM

#13

ABN31B

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Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 3,545

From: Tacoma-ish

yar. basically everything about the 'Pry-us', as they pronounced it, was so icky and evil, they basically wanted to pound a nail into their brain when done.
at average american driving speed the m3 > prius @ mpgs... and it hasn't had an "oops this might kill you" recall

i rofl'd....

Feb 20, 2010 | 11:57 PM

#14

foxxie

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Joined: May 2009

Posts: 1,466

From: Auckland New Zealand

The more electronic crap they put on a car the more that will go wrong as Toyota are finding out, when it comes to the crunch take all the crap of the motor & its still only a block & heads.

Feb 21, 2010 | 12:47 AM

#15

Brian_D

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From: Denver, CO

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Originally Posted by foxxie

The more electronic crap they put on a car the more that will go wrong as Toyota are finding out, when it comes to the crunch take all the crap of the motor & its still only a block & heads.

bells and whistles i recken