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Why do people chuckle when they see me driving my Prius?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 41746399:MV8yMjY0MzE1XzM4NDgxOTk1X0ZENzgxQzQ1] I don't stare at drivers of a Prius. But, I dread being behind one. Pay attention, you'll notice two types of cars that the drivers drive very slow in...Subarus and Prius's. They might be staring at you because you're slow. Also, I heard the batteries have to be replaced every few years and are very expensive to replace. So, if you compare gas $ savings to the battery $ costs. You really aren't saving money. But, people fell for the scam anyways :) [/quote]
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I live in Texas which is big pickup truck country. I have a big gas-guzzling SUV for towing the boat or for moving large loads and I recently bought a used Prius. I bought the Prius after talking to a guy at a gas station that drove from Austin to Dallas and back (7 hr drive) on less than 1 tank of gas. While I admit the Prius looks like some kind of a space vehicle it is pretty peppy especially in power mode and of course the gas mileage is fantastic. While a normal week of driving the SUV would cost me $100 in gas, the same would be less than $30 in the Prius. What I don't get is all the people that give me funny looks when I'm driving it as if I was some kind of a hippie vegetarian or something.
I've gotten over 51 MPG and I'm spending about $250 less a month on gas! Why all the strange looks from people?
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