Anyone been vandalized?

[Scott_R]

I was thinking about this, and saw an almost two year old thread that touched on the topic.

Anyone have their Prius vandalized just because it was a Prius?

I worry about that when I leave mine in a lot. I park carefully: some corner that I can wedge it into so it's safe[r] from dings, in a spot that's public enough that maybe a vandal would think twice, but not too public. Never in two spots (I've never done that), but tucked away where it shouldn't even come close to another vehicle.

I'm thinking of people who, as Brett Butler once noted, only learned to walk upright when they put beer on the upper shelves in the supermarket. People for whom the simple presence of a Prius is enough cause to key the paint or kick in the door.


I had purchased a new '99 Solara in Speeding Ticket Red, and I'd loved the look of the car. Polished it up to a shine. Someone keyed it when it had ~500 miles on the odometer. So, paranoia? No, just been bitten.

[eagle33199]

Never had any problems with. At this point, i pretty much doubt people would do that, it's becoming too popular of a car.

And for a bit of "where it's been parked": several college campuses, a couple of blocks from a really bad part of town (for about 3 months), work (most often within a couple of spots of several other prii ) and of course my garage

[aaf709]

I've heard of a person (on one of the Yahoo lists), leaving their house to go to work, discovered someone in the act of letting the air out of the Prius' tires. The reason given was the guy was angry at how much he had to spend filling the tank of his car. Fortunately the Prius owner was a cop, so he was able to have the guy sweat a bit. He ended up making him refill the tires.

There are people after the HID headlights, but that counts more as theft.

[ScottY]

hey there fellow LI Prius owner. I used to park in Brooklyn before moving to LI. My car got keyed after couple of months on the passenger side. The second week I parked in LI, the passenger side mirror got ripped off! The landlord said that's the first time something like that happened. I'm not sure if that's because I drive a Prius or just random "luck".... wish you luck with your new baby!

[Scott_R]

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Never had any problems with. At this point, i pretty much doubt people would do that, it's becoming too popular of a car.

And for a bit of "where it's been parked": several college campuses, a couple of blocks from a really bad part of town (for about 3 months), work (most often within a couple of spots of several other prii ) and of course my garage
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Then again, its popularity might radicalize those who are on the fence. And as gas prices rise--as aaf709 noted about the guy who was angry at how much he had to spend filling the tank of his car.

I've met people who have this attitude where they presume that someone with a Prius is a condescending snob and so get angry and resentful without knowing a single thing about that person. Who knows what the psychology behind that is; I'm sure it's varied.

[bigj3347]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ScottR @ Jul 25 2006, 02:40 PM) [snapback]292096[/snapback]</div>

Then again, its popularity might radicalize those who are on the fence. And as gas prices rise--as aaf709 noted about the guy who was angry at how much he had to spend filling the tank of his car.

I've met people who have this attitude where they presume that someone with a Prius is a condescending snob and so get angry and resentful without knowing a single thing about that person. Who knows what the psychology behind that is; I'm sure it's varied.
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I saw a prius in the parking lot at work that was keyed on the driver side, it was about six inches long and the front hood to the right of the toyota sign looks like it was kicked, there was a large dent approx. the size of a shoe. dunno who's car it was or what happened tho. Just my observation. My own hasn't been vandalized, expect for maybe a parking lot ding, not sure when or where it happend tho.

[eagle33199]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ScottR @ Jul 25 2006, 01:40 PM) [snapback]292096[/snapback]</div>

I've met people who have this attitude where they presume that someone with a Prius is a condescending snob and so get angry and resentful without knowing a single thing about that person. Who knows what the psychology behind that is; I'm sure it's varied.
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It must be the cloud of Smug that spews from every Prius as the owner smells his/her own farts...

[Godiva]

My car is in the shop right now having the rear passenger door repainted because it was keyed. Luckily only to the primer, not to the metal.

It happened in the school parking lot. Very few people know I drive a Prius, but I do think the car was keyed because it was *my* car, not because it was a Prius.

Yes, I have suspects. No, no one saw it and I can't prove anything. The district pays my deductible, which is $500.

[Scott_R]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 25 2006, 04:58 PM) [snapback]292180[/snapback]</div>

My car is in the shop right now having the rear passenger door repainted because it was keyed. Luckily only to the primer, not to the metal.

It happened in the school parking lot. Very few people know I drive a Prius, but I do think the car was keyed because it was *my* car, not because it was a Prius.

Yes, I have suspects. No, no one saw it and I can't prove anything. The district pays my deductible, which is $500.
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Sort of makes me want to install a 360 degree security camera system.

[Charles Suitt]

<_< Unless you personally witnessed the vandal and were able to question him/her... How could you know whether your Prius was vandalized simply "because it is a Prius?"