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08-21-2008, 03:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
BBsGarage EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: My Own Private Idaho Posts: 94 BBsRide - '06 Toyota Corolla CE 90 day: 31.64 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Not your everyday Prius Interesting. Storming Sweden in the World's Wildest Prius \| Autopia from Wired.com __________________ Thanks. Bill SippingFuel Check out BBsGarage Picture ur Pet

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08-21-2008, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Red Master EcoModder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	That is something....

08-21-2008, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	I thought rice went out of style with Fast and the Furious 3?

08-21-2008, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Frank Lee (: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: up north Posts: 12,762 Blue - '93 Ford Tempo Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US) F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 90 day: 18.5 mpg (US) Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US) ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate 90 day: 33.65 mpg (US) Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon 90 day: 21.24 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,585 Thanked 3,555 Times in 2,218 Posts	well.... ummm.... __________________

08-21-2008, 11:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,534 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 54.46 mpg (US) Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 57.73 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,082 Thanked 6,979 Times in 3,614 Posts	Those doors look ... fun. I love the bit where the guy is shown wrestling/fiddling one open. __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget

08-22-2008, 05:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Greenblazer Certified Freak Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 120 Greenblazer's Taco - '07 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab SR5 V6 4.0Liter 90 day: 24.54 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	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. Later, Allan Greenblazer __________________

08-22-2008, 09:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	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

08-22-2008, 02:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Markmysite EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Indy Posts: 44 EcoVibe - '07 Pontiac Vibe base 90 day: 38.14 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts	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. __________________ How to make a permanent aluminum gill block and belly pan UPDATED with full instructions and 22 pictures! Click here to view the Excel program "Secrets to Better Gas Mileage"

08-22-2008, 03:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Silveredwings Lurking footless halls Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: northeast Posts: 249 Dark Horse - '16 Ford Mustang GT convertible Premium Gutless Beauty - '19 Toyota Corolla SE Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	That was about six upid-stay minutes I've lost forever. __________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Clarke's Third Law

08-22-2008, 04:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
dann_04 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: illinois Posts: 72 EP3 - '03 Honda Civic Si 90 day: 31.73 mpg (US) Scooter - '93 Honda Elite 80 90 day: 74.87 mpg (US) Ape - '07 Aprilia Sportcity 250ie 90 day: 66.97 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I couln't even bring myself to watch the video, that thing is fugly! __________________

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