V-Flyer

It is with great regret that I announce the death of my Prius, uncermoniously totalled this afternoon as it was parked outside my flat, skewered by a Maserati against a signpost.

As a dedication I have left some pictures of the solemn occasion here on Facebook.

Cheers, Howard

Ouch, poor Prius. On the bright side at least you get a new car?!

Ouch. On the plus side, the Maserati will be hurting for a while too.

Can't you spin it so the tabloids pay for your "My Prius brakes failed" story?

Congestion charge envy?

BTW - Don't get an Audi - unless you're a c*** . Oops I mean c**k

Time to get a car that doesn't run on farts then .

Mind you, a very good thing you weren't in it or near it!

Get a big fat V8.

V-12 Jag, that's what my MIL did when she went shopping for a Prius.

jaguarpig wrote:Get a big fat V8.

Like my XJ8 - love it. Although unlike a Prius, you have to pay the congestion charge!

Yeah, I went through all that, I had my petrol fetish. Lotus, TVR, Big Fat V8 Merc. Then Ken Livingstone announced he was to bring in £25/day for all Band G CO2 emmission vehicles and no 90% discount for residents. So I looked for a car that I liked that wasn't Band G. There weren't any, so I went in the other direction and got the Prius. The most boring car in the world, but it's also been the most reliable car I've ever had by a very long way. £10/year congestion charge registration, £15/year car tax - the new ones are £0/year.

At least I won't have a sticky brake/accelerator problem any more, although the (k)nob who pranged me will prolly claim it did. I found out this morning from a witness that he was trying to blame the red car that you can see in some extra pics I uploaded this morning.

I pity the poor pedestrians, you can see in the first couple of new pics a couple with a pram very clearly distraught by the whole thing that I am toled had literally only happened seconds before as steam is thrown out of the Maserati. Very lucky no-one was injured considering it was about 1pm out side the Natural History Museum at the start of some school holidays.

Cheers, H

H

You are taking this all quite well

At least you and nobody else was injured, but I would imagine a fair number of people on that busy street must have been shocked

Best of luck with your insurance company - I bet they will find something to attach some "blame" and thereby reduce your claim

buns

Glad no-one was hurt - maybe you should consider a bike next?

Howard Long wrote:Yeah, I went through all that, I had my petrol fetish. Lotus, TVR, Big Fat V8 Merc. Then Ken Livingstone announced he was to bring in £25/day for all Band G CO2 emmission vehicles and no 90% discount for residents. So I looked for a car that I liked that wasn't Band G. There weren't any, so I went in the other direction and got the Prius. The most boring car in the world, but it's also been the most reliable car I've ever had by a very long way. £10/year congestion charge registration, £15/year car tax - the new ones are £0/year.


Cheers, H

When you put it like that think I would be in a Hybrid.

Jacki wrote:Glad no-one was hurt - maybe you should consider a bike next?

I have one already! Quiz: where is this?


Howard

Howard Long wrote:I have one already! Quiz: where is this?
Howard

Is it Howard Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane?

Jersey perchance??

buns