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Why do people chuckle when they see me driving my Prius? | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2558999  United States06/15/2013 09:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 300884  Sweden06/15/2013 10:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2558999 I've gotten over 51 MPG and I'm spending about $250 less a month on gas! Why all the strange looks from people? I'm not even an American, and even I can see your problem right there! |
| Fred User ID: 41631570 United States06/15/2013 10:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm getting a VIA truck one of these days. 40 mile plugin hybrid, better mileage than a prius. Full electric transmission, like a locomotive. Powers out? You can run your house off it using engine as a generator. Or charge it off your solar array when suns out. Want to get the xtrux, but its a while before its on the market. |
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| MartyWrites
User ID: 41723575 United States06/15/2013 10:26 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No idea why they should laugh at you. My son drove a Prius for a while and enjoyed it. He's now driving a Tesla and loves that even more. Granted, he's not in Texas, though, and the Tesla was a pricy bit of automobile, but he enjoys it immensely. |
| Tesla's reborn... User ID: 22795733 United States06/15/2013 10:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 41746399 United States06/15/2013 10:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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 :) |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1721958 United States06/15/2013 10:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Let's see your Prius is charged from an outlet who's electricity comes from a coal fired plant. And that coal strip-mined using large petrol burning earth moving equipment & then shipped on petrol burning trucks & trains to the electrical generation facility. It's batteries are comprised of materials that are very harmful to the environment strip-mined in South America using petrol burning earth moving equipment & then shipped to Australia on oil/coal burning cargo ships where it is turned into a battery & then shipped to Japan & America on petrol/coal burning cargo ships. Your one Prius is way more harmful to the environment than a dealership lot full of Dodge Rams. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1721958 United States06/15/2013 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The batteries in a Prius only last 5 years, cost 15,000 dollars to replace & anywhere from 2,500 to 5,000 dollars to dispose of since the only recycling facilities for those batteries are in Mexico or overseas. This will all be paid for by you. Enjoy driving your money-pit, OP. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 773690 Canada06/15/2013 10:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The batteries in a Prius only last 5 years, cost 15,000 dollars to replace & anywhere from 2,500 to 5,000 dollars to dispose of since the only recycling facilities for those batteries are in Mexico or overseas. This will all be paid for by you. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1721958 Enjoy driving your money-pit, OP. Find all the serials numbers and chisel them off and dump it in the woods. Leave the windows open so the animals splooge all over your DNA. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 41747332 United States06/15/2013 10:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2558999 I've gotten over 51 MPG and I'm spending about $250 less a month on gas! Why all the strange looks from people? Prius drivers think that they are special for some reason but most are aren't.. Dumb looking car with dangerous drivers mostly what I see. Subaru and Prius drivers I don't like behind me driving. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 41523953 United States06/15/2013 11:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 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. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2558999 I've gotten over 51 MPG and I'm spending about $250 less a month on gas! Why all the strange looks from people? i'd take the whole country laughing at me for that MPG. I'm spending between $100-150 a week! with my dodge ram. need it for construction business but would drop it in a second if i could |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 2558999 United States06/15/2013 11:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm getting a VIA truck one of these days. 40 mile plugin hybrid, better mileage than a prius. Full electric transmission, like a locomotive. Powers out? You can run your house off it using engine as a generator. Or charge it off your solar array when suns out. Quoting: Fred 41631570 Want to get the xtrux, but its a while before its on the market. Nice looking truck! I'm gonna look into it. Thanks |
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| Bluebird
User ID: 27748381 United States06/15/2013 11:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ever think maybe it's not the car and you're just funny looking? It's a thought. . . .  One of the most important aspects of conspiracy theories is being able to discern when there isn't one. Oh yeah, like you'd understand anyway. Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?. . .J. Handy |
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