Oh, so pious, Prius drivers

RobertG · 07-15-2007, 02:34 PM

<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2qkcux" target="_blank">[u][b]Vicki Haddock, Insight Staff Writer
Sunday, July 15, 2007

<span style="font-family:Georgia">Virtue may be its own reward -- but as any self-respecting Prius Progressive can attest, the payoffs of hybrid ownership don't stop there. Beyond the gas pump savings, the tax breaks, the entree to carpool lanes, the freedom to park without feeding meters and the aura of cool kinship with Hollywood hybriders such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz, comes something more visceral.

Bill Merchant · 07-15-2007, 05:05 PM

Not another Spinella BS-fest!

Ya gotta give the guy credit, he baffles a lot of "reporters" with BS on a regular basis.

NoMoShocks · 07-15-2007, 06:23 PM

I seriously doubt that any poll where a majority of Prius owners said they picked the Prius so everyone would imediately recognize it as a Hybrid would be scientifically valid.

I traded my Honda Civic Hybrid for a Prius because the Civic Hybrid was only getting 38 MPG and was under powered and noisy under moderate acceleration.

I am happy to be producing less polution, but did not buy the car so people whould see me as a planet saver. I just wanted to buy less gas. And the oddest thing of all is that I am a conservative Republican.

07-15-2007, 06:23 PM	#3
NoMoShocks Electrical Engineer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 1,219 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 2 Thanked 49 Times in 31 Posts Friends: 1	I seriously doubt that any poll where a majority of Prius owners said they picked the Prius so everyone would imediately recognize it as a Hybrid would be scientifically valid. I traded my Honda Civic Hybrid for a Prius because the Civic Hybrid was only getting 38 MPG and was under powered and noisy under moderate acceleration. I am happy to be producing less polution, but did not buy the car so people whould see me as a planet saver. I just wanted to buy less gas. And the oddest thing of all is that I am a conservative Republican. __________________ Lightning Green McQueen Jr. and owner Larry 2010 Blue Ribbon Pkg IV with Solar Moon Roof Picked up on 5/20/2009. Lighning Green McQueen Sr. is 2007 Silver Pine Mica Pkg 5 who was named for his appearance, sustainability and resemblance to Lightnig McQueen, star of Pixar's movie "Cars". Jr. carries on the family name, even though he is Blue Ribbon Metalic in Color.

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07-15-2007, 02:34 PM	#1
RobertG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 167 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2qkcux" target="_blank">[u][b]Vicki Haddock, Insight Staff Writer Sunday, July 15, 2007 <span style="font-family:Georgia">Virtue may be its own reward -- but as any self-respecting Prius Progressive can attest, the payoffs of hybrid ownership don't stop there. Beyond the gas pump savings, the tax breaks, the entree to carpool lanes, the freedom to park without feeding meters and the aura of cool kinship with Hollywood hybriders such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz, comes something more visceral.

07-15-2007, 05:05 PM	#2
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	Not another Spinella BS-fest! Ya gotta give the guy credit, he baffles a lot of "reporters" with BS on a regular basis.