Whos a Ct prius owner?

stanleyjohn · 07-13-2006, 07:48 PM

Just wondering who here in pc is from connecticut? Ive met one or two here on pc.I havent seen that many prius cars around here so far!maybe 2 a week at best.Where i work i believe im the only hybrid owner so far!(a few hundred work here).Some where i work have interest in the prius and may get one,while some others are still skeptacal about them.Waiting lists are plentyfull at the dealerships!so i know there are Ct prius owners being born every month.Hoping more locals will join in the fun of a great car.

Betelgeuse · 07-13-2006, 08:06 PM

Hey there! New Haven, here.

I see several Prii a day down here, occationally even the mayor's (Yes. The mayor of New Haven drives a Prius). Let's see. I routinely see a Salsa Red, a Barcelona Red, a couple silvers (not counting my own) and a Driftwood Pearl. Occationally, I see a Seaside and even a Silver Pine Mica.

Yup. You're just in the wrong part of the state :P

Jim1eye · 07-13-2006, 08:06 PM

I'm in Naugatuck. There is another Black 05 around here, and a Driftwood Pearl. Yesterday I saw a blue 02 (I think) on Rt 84 in Hartford.
So they're around.

stanleyjohn · 07-13-2006, 08:12 PM

Hi Betelgeuse Welcome! The mayor ah!! Maybe thats why parking ive heard on the city streets is free to the prius owner.

Betelgeuse · 07-13-2006, 08:16 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(stanlwyjohn @ Jul 13 2006, 08:12 PM) [snapback]285926[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

Hi Betelgeuse Welcome! The mayor ah!! Maybe thats why parking ive heard on the city streets is free to the prius owner.

[/b]

I'm sure it didn't hurt. Oh! That reminds me! I have to go down and renew my "Free Parking" sticker. Quite a nice perk, I have to tell you.

Jim reminded me; I forgot to count the 2 or 3 Classic Prii that I see around here, too. And I forgot my next door neighbor has a White one. On any given day, I probably see 4 or 5 and I think there must be nearly 20 seperate ones that I've seen around here. We're swimming in them!

stanleyjohn · 07-13-2006, 08:27 PM

Cool! Maybe someday we can all get together at a Prius meet.Would be a nice thing to do. PS! hello Jim!

Jim1eye · 07-14-2006, 03:12 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Betelgeuse @ Jul 13 2006, 08:06 PM) [snapback]285916[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

Hey there! New Haven, here.
[/b]

It occurs to me that I stopped a gent in a silver around Sept '05 in downtown New Haven and asked about the car when I was first looking. Over where Church becomes Whitney.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(stanlwyjohn @ Jul 13 2006, 08:27 PM) [snapback]285940[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

PS! hello Jim!
[/b]

Hi Stan

maknowlton · 07-26-2006, 10:47 AM

It's funny... I work four days a week in Hartford, and don't see many... maybe 2 a week? But the fifth day I work in New Haven. There's a silver and a black that park in my parking garage (I parked next to the silver one last week.

) and I see 4 or 5 more at lunchtime on Whitney Ave. Last week I passed a white, a blue and a black within 50 feet of each other.

I think I'm the only one in my hometown to have one (smallish town, about 9500 people). I feel very cutting edge.... (HEE!

)

Betelgeuse · 07-26-2006, 10:52 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jim1eye @ Jul 14 2006, 03:12 PM) [snapback]286341[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

It occurs to me that I stopped a gent in a silver around Sept '05 in downtown New Haven and asked about the car when I was first looking. Over where Church becomes Whitney.
[/b]

Well, it couldn't have been me at that point. We didn't get ours until October. However, the mayor also drives a silver Prius. Did the plates say "NH1"?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mary Anna @ Jul 26 2006, 10:47 AM) [snapback]292551[/snapback]</div>

Quote:

It's funny... I work four days a week in Hartford, and don't see many... maybe 2 a week? But the fifth day I work in New Haven. There's a silver and a black that park in my parking garage (I parked next to the silver one last week.

) and I see 4 or 5 more at lunchtime on Whitney Ave. Last week I passed a white, a blue and a black within 50 feet of each other.

I think I'm the only one in my hometown to have one (smallish town, about 9500 people). I feel very cutting edge.... (HEE!

)
[/b]

Yeah. They're really all over here. I'm just amazed at how many I see on a daily basis. How is good ol' Middlesex county? Before moving about 6 years ago, I lived in Middletown for a while. . . I thought I remembered seeing a few Prii on a trip I took up there a little while ago. . .

maknowlton · 07-26-2006, 11:59 AM

Yes... I saw one on Main Street in Middletown a week or so ago - I think Wesleyan/being a college town, there might be more than otherwise. I'm in Portland, and haven't seen any here, except passing through on 66. (and not even many of those!)

Off on my Prius hunt.... I mean, lunch hour.

07-13-2006, 07:48 PM	#1
stanleyjohn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Higganum,Ct Posts: 262 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just wondering who here in pc is from connecticut? Ive met one or two here on pc.I havent seen that many prius cars around here so far!maybe 2 a week at best.Where i work i believe im the only hybrid owner so far!(a few hundred work here).Some where i work have interest in the prius and may get one,while some others are still skeptacal about them.Waiting lists are plentyfull at the dealerships!so i know there are Ct prius owners being born every month.Hoping more locals will join in the fun of a great car. __________________ Buy clean and effient to save the world. 2006 Prius,Package7,Driftwood Pearl extras!>window glazing,scotchguard and pinstripes Saw and Bought!on the spot June 17 2006

07-26-2006, 10:47 AM	#8
maknowlton Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	It's funny... I work four days a week in Hartford, and don't see many... maybe 2 a week? But the fifth day I work in New Haven. There's a silver and a black that park in my parking garage (I parked next to the silver one last week. ) and I see 4 or 5 more at lunchtime on Whitney Ave. Last week I passed a white, a blue and a black within 50 feet of each other. I think I'm the only one in my hometown to have one (smallish town, about 9500 people). I feel very cutting edge.... (HEE! ) __________________

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
New Prius owner	mysticpt	Prius Main Forum	6	02-27-2008 12:33 PM
New Prius Owner	omgitsroy326	Prius Main Forum	20	11-25-2007 12:07 AM
Prius Owner Map	hjon71	Audio and Electronics	2	01-23-2007 12:20 AM
Very Sad New Prius Owner	sitaprius	Prius Main Forum	14	08-01-2006 08:27 AM
Prius owner would pay the same fuel tax as a Hummer owner	IsrAmeriPrius	Prius and Hybrid News	8	11-17-2004 02:35 PM

07-13-2006, 08:06 PM	#2
Betelgeuse Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northampton, MA, USA Posts: 1,186 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hey there! New Haven, here. I see several Prii a day down here, occationally even the mayor's (Yes. The mayor of New Haven drives a Prius). Let's see. I routinely see a Salsa Red, a Barcelona Red, a couple silvers (not counting my own) and a Driftwood Pearl. Occationally, I see a Seaside and even a Silver Pine Mica. Yup. You're just in the wrong part of the state :P

07-13-2006, 08:06 PM	#3
Jim1eye Shaklee Ind Distributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 178 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I'm in Naugatuck. There is another Black 05 around here, and a Driftwood Pearl. Yesterday I saw a blue 02 (I think) on Rt 84 in Hartford. So they're around.

07-13-2006, 08:12 PM	#4
stanleyjohn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Higganum,Ct Posts: 262 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi Betelgeuse Welcome! The mayor ah!! Maybe thats why parking ive heard on the city streets is free to the prius owner.

07-13-2006, 08:27 PM	#6
stanleyjohn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Higganum,Ct Posts: 262 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Cool! Maybe someday we can all get together at a Prius meet.Would be a nice thing to do. PS! hello Jim!

07-26-2006, 11:59 AM	#10
maknowlton Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 44 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yes... I saw one on Main Street in Middletown a week or so ago - I think Wesleyan/being a college town, there might be more than otherwise. I'm in Portland, and haven't seen any here, except passing through on 66. (and not even many of those!) Off on my Prius hunt.... I mean, lunch hour.