SuperJetDan
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- Thread starter SuperJetDan
- Start date
- Messages
- 3,223
- Reaction score
- 2,517
- Points
- 372
- Location
- Acworth, G.A.
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2014
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
ROTFLMMFAO
itsdgm
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 3,684
- Reaction score
- 3,187
- Points
- 417
- Location
- Rancho Santa Margarita, California
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2007
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 21
Is that battery assid? 
- Messages
- 6,590
- Reaction score
- 3,279
- Points
- 422
- Location
- Lake Ray Roberts, Texas
- Boat Make
- Boatless
- Year
- NA
- Boat Model
- Other
- Boat Length
- NA
50mpg in your daily driver buys a boat load of lake gas!!!
Wayloncle
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,822
- Reaction score
- 1,839
- Points
- 277
- Location
- 73703 Enid, OK
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2009
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
if I keep my foot out of it
Is that even possible? Top speed is cool and all, but acceleration is where I get my kicks!
octavio3311
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 2,075
- Reaction score
- 3,531
- Points
- 352
- Location
- Brookfield, Ct
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2013
- Boat Model
- X
- Boat Length
- 21
I have a vtwin Aprilia that should get 40+ mpg. But the roll on torque is so freakin awesome and wheelies are so intoxicating - I only seam to manage 26 mpg.
Oh well!
Oh well!
Magic
Jetboaters Lieutenant
- Messages
- 852
- Reaction score
- 310
- Points
- 157
- Location
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2005
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
Occasionally I get cut off by a Prius, even got the finger from one guy cause I drive a diesel pickup.....One of my secret thrills is get in front of them, then smoke the holy hell out of them..... It does my soul good......
Britboater
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,121
- Reaction score
- 1,021
- Points
- 272
- Location
- Punta Gorda FL, Abersoch UK
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
I just back after my visit to Florida, and we only needed to rent a medium compact car. Hertz gave us a Prius, so thought "hey, why not, give it a go"
Do people actually hand over hard earned cash to own one of these???
. It was appalling, in every way.
Do people actually hand over hard earned cash to own one of these???
. It was appalling, in every way.
Glassman
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 2,238
- Reaction score
- 1,946
- Points
- 267
- Location
- Redondo Beach, California, U.S.A.
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2004
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
DoubleThrust
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 237
- Reaction score
- 62
- Points
- 107
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2008
- Boat Model
- SS
- Boat Length
- 21
Ohhhh yeah..... hose that hippy DOWN with the black smoke treatment!Occasionally I get cut off by a Prius, even got the finger from one guy cause I drive a diesel pickup.....One of my secret thrills is get in front of them, then smoke the holy hell out of them..... It does my soul good......
DoubleThrust
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 237
- Reaction score
- 62
- Points
- 107
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2008
- Boat Model
- SS
- Boat Length
- 21
I'm re-reading this thread... I love ripping on Prius p*ssies. Ugh, it makes me sick...
jdonalds
Jetboaters Commander
- Messages
- 609
- Reaction score
- 375
- Points
- 197
- Location
- Redding, CA
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2006
- Boat Model
- SX
- Boat Length
- 21
Too true. When we bought our Prius the other car we were considering was a Civic (non-hybrid) for about $5,000 less. The math didn't work out as far as gas savings but we bought the Prius anyway because we liked it more than the Civic. However in the long run the Prius turned out to be a better financial deal.
I based my pro-Civic calculations on our family driving the Prius 60% of the time and our Honda Odyssey (averaging about 18mpg) the other 40% of the time. I figured the payback in gas savings at $4/gallon (In CA we see near or over $4 much of the time) would take 8 years to equal the $5,000 extra Prius cost over the Civic. But two things happened. We got such great mileage (we average 47mpg) on the Prius we cut way back on driving the Odyssey. Then the next year we sold the Odyssey and bought the 4Runner to tow the boat (average 14mpg). In fact we made up the $5,000 in just five years. Now we've had the Prius for six years and it only has 120K miles on it. I figure every year from now on adds to the gas savings and makes the Prius purchase an even better deal.
The next big cost factor will be the hybrid battery at some point. But they have proved to last way longer than anybody expected. A few have seen them kick out about 160K miles but many are getting over 200K miles out of them. Also, rather than paying $1,650 for a new battery, many are replacing cells for under $50 each.
The Prius is a great car and we really like it still. We have had zero problems with it. Not so much as a loose screw.
