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crazymac:
Some of you are missing a crucal point in all of the "green" debate.........
I drive my discovery because I bloody well want to!!!! It does everything I want it to do, and I'm sure that there are other 4x4s out there from other makers that will do it as well, and quite possibly in better comfort!! But I want to drive a discovery!!
I like Landrovers, I'm not so blinkered to miss the fact that other 4x4's have more comfort, some are faster, more fuel efficient etc, but I WANT to drive the Discovery!! I would not buy a small car, be it a Prius or other make/model because they would be absolutely useless to me. I need a car that will pull a 3 tonne trailer, haul up the motorway at the legal limit and go off road because I want it to!!
No matter what people say about the Prius, its NOT a green car!! Its full life cycle is more polluting than a hummer for goodness sake!!
It is an attempt at a green car, and compared to some, it may well be? but a true green car its not! Landrover and many other manufacturers are investing shed loads of money in alternatives to the fossil fuel engines, and WHEN they get there, I will probably still drive my Discovery cos I want to!!
My issue with the Prius is the claims that they make! Its green this, green that!!!! its all balls!
diggerdog36:
The first product ever to have a bar code was wrigleys chewing gum!!!!
Silvery Thing:
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dont you, sorry i assumed you knew everything!! So far you seem to....
right back to your previous comment , dispose of does not mean remove from the universe. You can dispose of hydrofloric acid...infact you pay a lot of money to do so....but it still exists and will still kill just as easily as before. So can we agree that disposal is simply moving the problem elsewhere.
As for prius owners being pratts then i stand by it,as its my opinion. They bought the car for one of 2 reasons.
1- they want to be green
2- they want save money on fuel.
as we all seem to have agreed they are neither green or as economical as they appear to be.
You seem to be an expert on everything, well try running your CLEAN Landcruiser on bio diesel or oil....i think you may end up with a large repair bill.
BTW this is MUD CLUB not clear wheels r us.... :roll: Fancy a day laning??lol
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Sadly you have the inability, in my opinion, to put forward a reasoned arguement without resorting to bitching. Shame!! I will debate/argue a point with anyone but it seems that you are either unable or unwilling to do the same. I took exception to your comment that Prius owners were "pratts" simply because you don't know all the Prius owners or their reasons for buying such a car. Have you ever considered the possibility that they might just like it and may never have even thought about the environment when they bought it. Ah well there ends that issue. As for my LC and running it on bio-diesel or oil, I never said anything about such a thing as I very much know that it is not able to, see I do know that much! I enjoyed your feeble comment "...BTW this is MUD CLUB not clear wheels r us.... :roll: Fancy a day laning??..." You know my reasons for not going laning and they are something covered elsewhere on this board so not worthy of mentioning again.
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I think thats butt ugly!! The reason I'm against the Prius has nothing to do with the styling, its to do with the way they promote it as "THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE" when its clearly not!! No factory I know of that produces bits for our supposed green monsters of the environment has poluted the environment the same way as the place that produces the stuff for the Prius!!
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You are entitled to your own opinion where styling is concerned as am I. I happen to very much dislike those stupid ugly red Italian cars. Its a good job we are all different.
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--- Quote from: "Silvery Thing" ---I stand corrected with the Louvre issue.... but I love the comment.... "outstanding piece of modern sculpture".... jeez what a comical statement :D
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And just what is so comical about that statement ?
The Range Rover was ground breaking design and technology at it's best when it first appeared on the market and is still an icon and the forerunner to every other 4x4 SUV on the market today
Including that fugly piece of Jap design in your sig
whatever it is..................................................................
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I don't like the Range Rover.... never have and never will but I have to say the Transit in your avatar ain't so bad.... meoow :wink:
Thanks to everyone for their comments and should you wish to continue to reply then of course feel free to do so. But don't expect me to read them or even respond as I will most probably be outside cleaning my car and making the wheels even more shiney than they currently are 8) :D
Drift:
Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil.
Ok Im left handed :( :lol: :lol: :lol:
v8kenny:
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but I have to say the Transit in your avatar ain't so bad.... meoow :wink:
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Transit ?????????........................................................................
I thought it was a Taxi ! :wink:
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