Good News For All Skiers/Boarders....But Bad News For Al Gore

bandit wrote:Not all glaciers are in retreat....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081210062654AA94VGr

Just the same as being told that the Toyota Prius is good for the planet :D

Precipitation is as great a factor in glacier formation as temperature. Climate change may bring more snow to some places, even if average temps are rising. So some glaciers will advance, despite global warming. The glaciers in the Alps don't seem to benefiting.

A Prius is a superb car.
Environmentally friendly depends on where you drive.
For school runs it is super.
Motorways, well you may aswell buy a 5.0l engine with 400bhp and super duper turbocharger.

They do have one massive advantage, you dont give fat boy Brown much tax money.

Stewart Dowling wrote:A Prius is a superb car.
Environmentally friendly depends on where you drive.
For school runs it is super.
Motorways, well you may aswell buy a 5.0l engine with 400bhp and super duper turbocharger.

They do have one massive advantage, you dont give fat boy Brown much tax money.

Stewart, what happens to the batteries in the Prius when they wear out, how will they be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way?

Our household drove one for 3 days, we hated the car, it handled like a horse and cart, the engine started up when you turned the key, it was uncomfortable and the petrol consumption was pants. With pleasure we handed it back to the dealer.

Very funny rant about the Prius and it's green credentials here, no idea if it's true, but those nasty batteries are still fitted...

http://www.southportforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50371826

Bandit, you are very correct in what you say.
Well I have the answer, the batteries are sent to Landfill.

However, they are designed to last for 10 years. The logic behind this from Toyota was that in 10 years time they will have a solution to reusing the batteries.
When did you drive a Prius?
The reason I ask is that the models from 2005 and the new 2009 version handle a lot better.

As I did say the only real benefit to having one is the tax you pay Mr Brown. I have a company car and when I order a new one in a couple of weeks it will be a Prius. Why you ask? Am I mad?
Nearly but a company car tax is 62 per month in tax for a Prius or a Honda Insight (Hybrid). I could have an Audi A5 which would cost me 279 per month in tax.
12 months of saving that amount of money in tax pays for my two skiing holidays in 2010.
Not quite so mad afterall :) :)

Stew, my Audi A3 1.9tdi emits 119gm2 which puts it in the low 13% bracket. Ok, I have spec'd it up a bit so am paying a bit more, but I am still paying under £100 a month in tax for both the car and fuel. And its a ****ing lot nicer than a Prius to drive and to look at!!

I will have to check again then Tony as the number i got from HRMC was a lot higher than that.
I think for an A3 it was around 207 per month.

Anyway, I just in case you are right, I have just grabbed my car form back from HR and will do some checking.

Stewart Dowling wrote:I will have to check again then Tony as the number i got from HRMC was a lot higher than that.
I think for an A3 it was around 207 per month.

Anyway, I just in case you are right, I have just grabbed my car form back from HR and will do some checking.

http://cccfcalculator.hmrc.gov.uk/CCF2.aspx


Maybe you were looking at an S3 Stewart. Not recommended if you want to keep emissions and running costs down :twisted:
Nice car though.

Stewart Dowling wrote:Bandit, you are very correct in what you say.
Well I have the answer, the batteries are sent to Landfill.

However, they are designed to last for 10 years. The logic behind this from Toyota was that in 10 years time they will have a solution to reusing the batteries.
When did you drive a Prius?

Lets hope for the planets sake that Toyota do manage to find the time to figure this out, before all the landfill poisons start leaking out.

2007. It was so memorable for all the wrong reasons, that I blogged about it :lol:

http://sunshack.blogspot.com/2007/09/something-for-weekend-sir.html

I wish you luck with your lease car. At least you won't be owning it, which has got to be good.