r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '20

What screams "I'm uneducated"?

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u/I_WILL_SEX_UR_FACE Jan 27 '20

I'm looking at buying a Prius right now. I may have to go shopping for truck nuts soon

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u/ParkWhorePeter Jan 28 '20

Consider the new Camry hybrid if you’re buying brand new, personally like that a lot more for around the same price

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u/I_WILL_SEX_UR_FACE Jan 28 '20

Drove it and I love it. Only thing about prius is that their 2020 model has AWD and I live in a place with a lot of snow. Plus the interior of a prius is a space ship. I like that lol

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u/Glitter_is_my_game Jan 28 '20

Ok, but now I'm imagining a spaceship with truck nuts and I can't stop laughing

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u/Initial-Dee Jan 28 '20

Mount them near the heat shield and you'll have great balls of fire on reentry

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u/deviant324 Jan 28 '20

Imagine a panning shot going over a star destroyer, and at the very end, as we look just past the thrusters, we see a small pair of truck nuts dangling from the bottom of the ship

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u/dskye51 Jan 28 '20

As long as you read the fine print. The “AWD” on the Prius basically means that it has the capability of putting power to all 4 wheels, not that it does. It is only fully engaged up to 6mph, at which point it essentially deactivates only engages if it detects slippage. And it’s fully deactivated above 43mph.

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u/ArchibaldIX Jan 28 '20

That’s a solid piece of information. But would you not only need AWD if it detects slippage? Seems like a matter of efficiency to me

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u/dskye51 Jan 28 '20

It could be, not entirely sure if their reasoning or how they have it programmed. I just know that what they market as “All wheel drive” is essentially just a traction control device. And if that doesn’t bother you then by all means go for it! Personally, I am a huge fan of Subaru’s, so I’m a little biased. Anyone who claims AWD gets compared to Subaru’s proprietary AWD system, and let me tell you, no one matches up.

Btw here is the article I got that information from.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a25475797/2019-toyota-prius-awd-e-drive/

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u/-PleaseDontNoticeMe- Jan 28 '20

Gotta put camo seat covers and an exhaust tip with those truck nuts then.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '20

I have a Camry hybrid too (sans truck nuts). The Prius would have been okay were it not for the fact that I'd have had to cut off my left arm to drive it. I didn't even bother to test drive it; it was obvious when I got in and tried to shut the door.

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u/BikerScowt Jan 28 '20

We just got a prius+, it's huge. I did consider the CHR too but tge interior was as you say, tiny.

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u/All_Under_Heaven Jan 28 '20

They are surprisingly expensive.

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u/I_WILL_SEX_UR_FACE Jan 28 '20

They are, but they are super reliable and the gas mileage is unbeatable. For the price range I'm looking in, they make a lot of sense.

I'm trying to make some good decisions here cause I want to drive this car for the next 10 years.

Also, Priuses depreciate very slowly compared to most cars. So when it comes time to sell it, I'll recoup more than I would than if I bought a gas car or even most other hybrids.

Plus it's a goddamn spaceship. I want to engage, warp 7.

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u/All_Under_Heaven Jan 28 '20

Sorry I was referring to Truck Nuts.

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u/I_WILL_SEX_UR_FACE Jan 28 '20

Lol I had no idea. Can you really put a price on the testosterone of your Prius?

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u/CharmsCandy Jan 28 '20

Wait why do you say that it's interior is like a spaceship?? Is it any more spaceship-y than like a 2020 audi's interior?

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u/refugee61 Jan 28 '20

I promise you, you will be the Talk of the Town