Honda Civic hybrid sighting

JackDodge · 03-09-2006, 12:40 PM

I was driving along to work this morning, driving the posted 55 mph limit. Another car was in the lane on my left and just ahead of me by maybe two car lengths. There were cars in the lane on my right. All of a sudden, a car came zipping up next to me, sped up and floored it by cutting in front of me and off he went at, I'm guessing, 65 (based on how fast he pulled away), but not before I noticed the Honda Civic Hybrid emblem on the right rear side. I just sort of smiled and thought "rookie".

**Danny** · 03-09-2006, 02:58 PM

I saw my first one the other day, and couldn't help but laugh... both side mirrors had already been stolen off of it for their built-in turn signal lamps. My buddy is picking his up in the next week or so and that was the first thing he mentioned when he saw that they added them to the hybrid and not the standard Civic - "Oh great, now someone's going to rip those off of mine to put on his DX."

JackDodge · 03-09-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by Danny@Mar 9 2006, 02:58 PM
I saw my first one the other day, and couldn't help but laugh... both side mirrors had already been stolen off of it for their built-in turn signal lamps. My buddy is picking his up in the next week or so and that was the first thing he mentioned when he saw that they added them to the hybrid and not the standard Civic - "Oh great, now someone's going to rip those off of mine to put on his DX."

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Another fringe benefit of the Prius, eh? No gas-only twin to compete with parts for. The thieves could look at the Prius and say "naw, we could steal the mirrors but they wouldn't fit anything else." Of course, it seems kind of stupid to steal them off of the Civic hybrid since anyone driving around in a DX with hybrid mirrors would have to be guilty of something.

flareak · 03-09-2006, 04:09 PM

a TDI Jetta from Canada cut me off. What a bastard.. i wanted to punch his balls

Mystery Squid · 03-09-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by JackDodge@Mar 9 2006, 01:40 PM
sped up and floored it by cutting in front of me and off he went at, I'm guessing, 65 (based on how fast he pulled away)
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WOW! That's some serious speeding!

ScottY · 03-09-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Mystery Squid@Mar 9 2006, 04:14 PM
WOW! That's some serious speeding!

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Hey watch it! We are on a hybrid forum here! 65 is our top speed! <_<

:P

Mystery Squid · 03-09-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by ScottY@Mar 9 2006, 06:04 PM
Hey watch it! We are on a hybrid forum here! 65 is our top speed! <_< :P

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Heh, yeah, I know... When in the Prius, 75 feels like I'm REALLY speeding, whereas on my bike 90 is par for course...

**Tideland Prius** · 03-10-2006, 01:54 AM

Hmm.. a local radio station has a Ford Escape Hybrid... it was accelerating quickly.. much more than I was. Of course it was travelling at > 60 as I was already at 60km/h

03-09-2006, 12:40 PM	#1
JackDodge Independent voter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI Posts: 2,304 My Car: Other Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I was driving along to work this morning, driving the posted 55 mph limit. Another car was in the lane on my left and just ahead of me by maybe two car lengths. There were cars in the lane on my right. All of a sudden, a car came zipping up next to me, sped up and floored it by cutting in front of me and off he went at, I'm guessing, 65 (based on how fast he pulled away), but not before I noticed the Honda Civic Hybrid emblem on the right rear side. I just sort of smiled and thought "rookie". __________________ "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."- H.L. Mencken

03-09-2006, 02:58 PM	#2
Danny Admin/Founder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 4,600 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 26 Times in 8 Posts TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 25	I saw my first one the other day, and couldn't help but laugh... both side mirrors had already been stolen off of it for their built-in turn signal lamps. My buddy is picking his up in the next week or so and that was the first thing he mentioned when he saw that they added them to the hybrid and not the standard Civic - "Oh great, now someone's going to rip those off of mine to put on his DX." __________________ PriusChat Offers Discounts on: Extended Warranty - $990 : Pre-Paid Maintenance - $875 : HeatShield SunShades : BT Tech Stiffening Plate : All other Prius Accessories

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flareak Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 727 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	a TDI Jetta from Canada cut me off. What a bastard.. i wanted to punch his balls

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