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Topic: I just bought a new car. |
Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 8:32 pm |
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A brand new, 2009 Toyota Prius. My finances are going to be %#%^#@^&% for the next few years, but I love the car.
The financial burden means that I won't be attending any steel shows this year, and possibly next year as well, but sooner or later, like our California Governator, "I'LL BE BACK"
Here's a picture of my steel sitting in the back. Notice how it well it fits.
Money notwithstanding, tonight, I'm one happy steel player.
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 8:41 pm
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| Congratulations, Mike. Welcome to the club. |
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 1:23 am
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| Well, whatever floats your boat... but I feel genuinely sorry for you, Mike! You could have gotten a much better car for less money. The only thing green about the Prius is that it drives like a lawnmower. And looks like one. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 2:00 am
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Per, just out of curiosity, what would you buy instead?
Bear in mind that I prefer to leave my steel set up when I take it out, and must have a car that can accommodate it.
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 2:39 am
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Um - where does your amp go?
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 6:23 am
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Roger, the amp can rest on the back seat. The steel fits in the storage area without the need for the rear seat to be folded down.
We all face the issue of our cars needing Adequate storage space for out gear. I checked this out carefully before choosing this car.
I liked the Honda Element too, but the Prius made me smile when I test drove it.
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 6:53 am
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Here's my solution. I can pack two steels, two Nashville 112s, two 'Steelers' Choice' Sidekick seats, an FX rack-bag, two electric guitars in gig bags and the spare tyre in the boot (trunk to you guys). Everything is out-of-sight to a would-be thief. It does 22+ mpg around here, and, on my last 2,500-mile trip across the country, it achieved 28.1.
It cost me just a few thousand dollars - a cash sale, so there's no car-payment (I won't be a slave to a mere motor-car) and, needless to say, it's extremely comfortable.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Pat Carlson
From:
Sutton, Nebraska, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 3:49 pm
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Mike,what is the reason for leaving your steel set up?  I take mine down to travel 3 blocks away 
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Kenny Davis
From:
Great State of Oklahoma
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 5:14 pm
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| Great choice Roger! |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 10:32 pm
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| Mike, most people post here in "Our Extended Family" when a family member is sick, or has a prayer request, such as the one for Tom Brumley. Rob Parker is iced in, we need to keep him in our thoughts. It's now possible to communicate with Al Petty, thanks to Reece. Do you REALLY think it's so important that you bought a car, and you need to post it in this, one of the most serious sections of the Forum? You already posted here when your old car "died," and a lot of people found that in poor taste. Maybe you could move this post to "Steel Players," or something? |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 7:37 pm
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Not trying to start trouble. But just to show that different people have different attitudes about things, until I got to the last couple of posts I was thinking about how this would belong in the extended family section. As I said, no problem, just musing. 
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 8:09 pm
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Regardless of which section of the forum this thread belongs in, this is an AMAZING Car, and I'm totally stoked. It's going to take months for me to learn all it's features.
Two that I especially like are the camera in the rear kicks in when the car is in reverse, and projects an image of whatever is in back of the car, on the GPS screen, and the built in blue tooth speaker phone for one's cell phone.
I just found out you can "ask" it to find all the local places of interest, parks, museums, restaurants etc. In the case of restaurants, it will even break them down to Chinese, Italian, fast food, etc.
And being a hybrid, it averages 50 miles to the gallon.
The engineers at Toyota really hit it out of the park when they designed this puppy.
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 10:32 pm
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Yes. People I know who've owned them agree that for city driving they can't be beat. Said people get more than 50 mpg.
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 3:30 pm
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And now that the price of gas has come back down, Toyata ain't even ADVERTISING these little goat-wagons. Anybody had one worked on yet? Gotta go to the dealer, right? How much more does THAT cost than going to a good, competent mechanic?
I've got a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, gets 29 MPG on the highway. I've got cases for all my guitars, and I use 'em. Life is good, isn't it? |
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Joshua Grange
From:
Los Angeles, California
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 3:46 pm
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Nice car Mike.
Anyone who has anything mean spirited to say is just an obvious jerk, plain and simple. |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 6:42 pm
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And besides that, Mike can play the varnish off a mandolin.
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 6:48 pm
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| Joshua Grange wrote: |
Nice car Mike.
Anyone who has anything mean spirited to say is just an obvious jerk, plain and simple. |
Not trying to be mean-spirited there, Josh, ol' buddy. Just telling the truth. Adding GPS, or a camera to see behind the car, or Bluetooth, to make cell phones easier, really have nothing to do with the performance of the car. As for watching the GPS screen, instead of the highway, how many wrecks are we talking about?
Never mind the long-term testing of the hybrids. We don't know if one will last 50,000 miles, yet. And as ANY automobile becomes more electronically controlled, the more technical training required for the mechanic. And where will we find these mechanics? At the dealers'. And the dealers are gonna charge more. It's called "supply and demand." You ought to look into it, instead of writing PM's.
Goodnight, sweetie. |
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Joshua Grange
From:
Los Angeles, California
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 6:58 pm
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| Sounds like someone is a little jealous of your car Mike! |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 7:19 pm
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BUFFOON
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)bə-ˈfĂĽn\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone
Date: 1585
1 : a ludicrous figure : clown
2 : a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person
— buf·foon·ish \-ˈfĂĽ-nish\ adjective
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David Hartley
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 7:27 pm Hi mike
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That toyota has attitude. !
I just bought an apple mac so i can record
on more than 8 tracks at a time and can work on more than 1 project before i master it.
I should be able to record a symphony when i get the hang of it.
Thank you so much for your cd's
Anyone learning to drive a PSG is in for a treat soon.
No reversing cameras but it will have, whats the word ?
Mike. Fill it up and make the trip to either Dallas or Scottys.
I would like to meet you.
2010 is my year off!
Yours sincerely
David
3.25am. I really oughta sleep one day |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 7:46 pm
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David, I'd like to meet you too. But chances are it won't happen this year. Trips to steel shows are expensive, and I just took on a HUGE financial obligation that's going to cut into my spending money for a while.
Maybe next year. Or perhaps when you're visiting our country, you can also visit my city and let me play tour guide. (Warning: I know a lot of great restaurants and you'll leave here ten pounds heavier than when you arrived.)
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Bo Legg
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