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I am not sure how hybrid cars work, but wouldn’t shifting to neutral, brake, and turning the engine off be able to stop the car even if the accelerator is stuck?
I’d rather blow my motor then smash into something at +100mph.
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
[quote]ADvanced TS wrote:
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
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LOL. One of my old professors was a “go green” kinda guy and had just got a Prius. He wanted to see what the best MPG he could get, so he was paying attention to the on board computer and not his speed.
Then he got pulled over for doing 28mph on the Meritt Parkway.
[quote]ADvanced TS wrote:
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
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I was just watching the local news at lunch and this story came up and they said how fast the prius was going and I thought the exact same thing…
…and then I wondered if it was Al Gore’s son speeding again
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
[quote]ADvanced TS wrote:
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
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LOL. One of my old professors was a “go green” kinda guy and had just got a Prius. He wanted to see what the best MPG he could get, so he was paying attention to the on board computer and not his speed.
Then he got pulled over for doing 28mph on the Meritt Parkway.[/quote]
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[quote]Hellfrost wrote:
I am not sure how hybrid cars work, but wouldn’t shifting to neutral, brake, and turning the engine off be able to stop the car even if the accelerator is stuck?
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I would totally have blow my motor going that fast by shifting into neutral. Let the valves float for a while. This is why I would by a standard for now on as well. Speeds are more controllable, IMO. Especially when you have a clutch and what not…
Edit: Everything is so computerized now that it’s just getting ridiculous. My Dad just bought a new $8,000 computer to diagnose codes on newer vehicles AFTER having a previous computer that was $5,000. I believe the gas had something to do with a resistor problem? So it burnt out leading to the peddle being “stuck”.
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[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
[quote]ADvanced TS wrote:
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
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LOL. One of my old professors was a “go green” kinda guy and had just got a Prius. He wanted to see what the best MPG he could get, so he was paying attention to the on board computer and not his speed.
Then he got pulled over for doing 28mph on the Meritt Parkway.[/quote]
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WTF is it with you and getting my post count wrong ALL the time?!
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[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
[quote]ADvanced TS wrote:
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
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LOL. One of my old professors was a “go green” kinda guy and had just got a Prius. He wanted to see what the best MPG he could get, so he was paying attention to the on board computer and not his speed.
Then he got pulled over for doing 28mph on the Meritt Parkway.[/quote]
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WTF is it with you and getting my post count wrong ALL the time?![/quote]
You’re so damn nit-picky…
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
[quote]Hellfrost wrote:
I am not sure how hybrid cars work, but wouldn’t shifting to neutral, brake, and turning the engine off be able to stop the car even if the accelerator is stuck?
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I would totally have blow my motor going that fast by shifting into neutral. Let the valves float for a while. This is why I would by a standard for now on as well. Speeds are more controllable, IMO. Especially when you have a clutch and what not…
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I think I heard that with some hybrids the on-board computer won’t let you shift to neutral past certain rpm. Not sure if it’s true, but if that’s the case then I would turn the engine off and pray that the car drives in a straight line until it slows down.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
[quote]ADvanced TS wrote:
I’m surprised a Prius got up to 94mph.
[/quote]
LOL. One of my old professors was a “go green” kinda guy and had just got a Prius. He wanted to see what the best MPG he could get, so he was paying attention to the on board computer and not his speed.
Then he got pulled over for doing 28mph on the Meritt Parkway.[/quote]
A “Green” professor??? The hell you say.
[quote]Hellfrost wrote:
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
[quote]Hellfrost wrote:
I am not sure how hybrid cars work, but wouldn’t shifting to neutral, brake, and turning the engine off be able to stop the car even if the accelerator is stuck?
[/quote]
I would totally have blow my motor going that fast by shifting into neutral. Let the valves float for a while. This is why I would by a standard for now on as well. Speeds are more controllable, IMO. Especially when you have a clutch and what not…
[/quote]
I think I heard that with some hybrids the on-board computer won’t let you shift to neutral past certain rpm. Not sure if it’s true, but if that’s the case then I would turn the engine off and pray that the car drives in a straight line until it slows down.[/quote]
Yeah, I read somewhere that the Prius only acts like it’s being shifted into neutral and doesn’t actually shift into neutral. Whatever.
This is what you get for driving a prius…
I agree, I didn’t know they could go that fast. Seems like the ones I always see are in front of me doing 60mph in the carpool lane.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Yeah, I read somewhere that the Prius only acts like it’s being shifted into neutral and doesn’t actually shift into neutral. Whatever.
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When asked, they will probably blame the economy.
What I don’t understand is why the brakes don’t work when the gas is stuck.
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Error Code 145 - “Attempting brake stand…unauthorized…reverse application of brakes.”
Success
Error Code 146 - “Attempting e-brake drift…unauthorized…reverse application of e-brake.”
Success
I wouldn’t be surprised if it thought like that lol.
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Yeah, I read somewhere that the Prius only acts like it’s being shifted into neutral and doesn’t actually shift into neutral. Whatever.
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When asked, they will probably blame the economy.
What I don’t understand is why the brakes don’t work when the gas is stuck.
Computer
Error Code 145 - “Attempting brake stand…unauthorized…reverse application of brakes.”
Success
Error Code 146 - “Attempting e-brake drift…unauthorized…reverse application of e-brake.”
Success
I wouldn’t be surprised if it thought like that lol.[/quote]
“Michael, what are you trying to do, don’t you see the damsel in distress up ahead of us, we must save her”
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I drive a Prius, and quite enjoy spending $15 on gas once every two weeks.
[quote]SSC wrote:
I drive a Prius, and quite enjoy spending $15 on gas once every two weeks.[/quote]
Admitting you have a problem is the first step. We’re all proud of you here.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
[quote]SSC wrote:
I drive a Prius, and quite enjoy spending $15 on gas once every two weeks.[/quote]
Admitting you have a problem is the first step. We’re all proud of you here.[/quote]
Guess I should also mention it was free.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
I agree, I didn’t know they could go that fast. Seems like the ones I always see are in front of me doing 60mph in the carpool lane. [/quote]
User error…
Fucking California drivers…
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Yeah, I read somewhere that the Prius only acts like it’s being shifted into neutral and doesn’t actually shift into neutral. Whatever.
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When asked, they will probably blame the economy.
What I don’t understand is why the brakes don’t work when the gas is stuck.
Computer
Error Code 145 - “Attempting brake stand…unauthorized…reverse application of brakes.”
Success
Error Code 146 - “Attempting e-brake drift…unauthorized…reverse application of e-brake.”
Success
I wouldn’t be surprised if it thought like that lol.[/quote]
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/how_to/4344079.html
If you scroll down to the first step, braking, they give a description of why it doesn’t work:
The brakes will require significantly more force than normal because when the engine throttle is wide open, there’s no engine vacuum to power the brake booster.