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Old 08-21-2008, 02:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Not your everyday Prius

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Old 08-21-2008, 02:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2008, 02:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2008, 04:05 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 08-21-2008, 10:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Those doors look ... fun. I love the bit where the guy is shown wrestling/fiddling one open.
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Old 08-22-2008, 04:34 AM   #6 (permalink)
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For that kind of money the doors should open with the touch of a button. The work involved to open the door is not even close to practical.

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Old 08-22-2008, 08:07 AM   #7 (permalink)
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For that kind of money he could have bought a lotus exige and put a prius drive train in.... and plated the dash with gold. HUGE waste of money, i hope the tv show repaid it all for him
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Old 08-22-2008, 01:36 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Certainly looks better on the exterior (minus the graphics). I like the air dam on the front, bulge behind rear window, fender flares are cool, and the doors are tight. That thing below the back bumper ... not so much.
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Old 08-22-2008, 02:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
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That was about six upid-stay minutes I've lost forever.
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Old 08-22-2008, 03:39 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I couln't even bring myself to watch the video, that thing is fugly!


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