Why the Toyota Prius is such a bore

[Tideland Prius]

As I was attending a Folk Festival in lovely Glen Echo Park, MD recently, I was surprised to encounter a sea of Toyota Prius in the parking lot. The folksy lot do have a reputation for being greener than most but I thought the sheer amount of Prius (Prii in plural for some) on display was paramount to granola overkill.

Why the Toyota Prius is such a bore

[brad_rules_man]

Originally Posted by Tideland Prius

As I was attending a Folk Festival in lovely Glen Echo Park, MD recently, I was surprised to encounter a sea of Toyota Prius in the parking lot. The folksy lot do have a reputation for being greener than most but I thought the sheer amount of Prius (Prii in plural for some) on display was paramount to granola overkill.

Why the Toyota Prius is such a bore

HEhe, well we wanted these babies popular. So the old saying "be careful what you ask for" goes. Well, I too have felt good and bad. I'm glad for mother earth, but sad because being a Prius driver, you used to wave at each other and everyone wanted to see the car in parking lots and asked questions. None of that happens any more.

[donee]

Hi All,

Not sad about the Prius becoming popular at all. Means less chance somebody with a burr up their bottom will single out me driving a Prius as the font of all evil in the universe. The attitude this guy ooses in the mind of a marginally unstable person leads to difficulty on the roadways.

I do not think I am special driving a Prius, its just a car. But, I wont shy away from telling people how effective the Prius is in the suburban driving enviorment either. I do think that getting the Prius when I did, was one of the few times I had been able to establish a strategy, then act on it tactically in a timely manner for my great personal benefit.

[john1701a]

Camry is also considered a bore. It's just a family car that you see everywhere and pretty much all the "performance" magazines frown upon.

Prius moving into the same category is great!
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[john1701a]

...I thought the sheer amount of Prius (Prii in plural for some) on display was paramount to granola overkill.

Turn about is fair play. How many Hummer and monster-truck displays did we have to tolerate?

There is a happy middle. It's where we're heading.

After all, a majority of our population now fits into the definition of "nerd" by how much technology they carry around and interact with routinely.

Change happens!
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[timwalsh300]

I still have people ask me questions about my car wherever I go.

Tim

[1SMUGLEX]

Critics need to understand Vanilla is the best selling flavor. What the hell is wrong with Vanilla?
I bet his life is a "bore". lol

[timberwolf]

And the only reason vanilla sells so well is that people can then cover that bland tasting ice cream with various toppings and sauces.

[Matt Herring]

Yaaaaaaaaawn! Sorry for being such a boring Prius driver...I only fill my tank twice a month...sometimes once a month. Would filling it more make me less boring to you?

[hampdenwireless]

I hope he is not paid to write. Why so much false information about the battery? It is recyclable and its environmental cost is made up within the first year of average driving.

Then to end with this BS:
Chrysler Sebring: no joke, this mass produced rental car wannabee is actually a clean burner (yes but its the AMOUNT that it burns that is the problem!)

Volvo S60: classic style and forest friendliness
(What???? 1/2 the mpg of the Prius how is that green)

BMW diesels: BMW has so refined its diesel engine that it practically grows leaves (asthma rates grow around its driving path too)