How did you find out about Priuschat?

[Frank Hudon]

the wife had a 2k1 Prius and someone asked if there were any on-line information sites on the Prius and in mid December 2003 found PriusChat and lurked for a while and joined in early January 2004. Good people and Danny really deserves a round of applause for the work he's done.

[Jeannie]

I found it via Google. I first joined PriusOnline, but it wasn't terribly active, so a couple of weeks later I tried PriusChat, and have been almost as hooked on it as I am on my Prius.

[BobZ]

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About 12 hours after I brought Bruce (my Pri) home, I googled "prius 2006 disable backup beep," which led me here. BP (or BB!), cars were just cars. Now...it's not just a car: <strike>it's a floorwax! It's a dessert topping!</strike> It's a whole buncha computers to mess around with! It's an obsession! You mean it's an automobile TOO? Wow!
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BRUCE.....I like that. I thought I was the only one with a name for the car. Pre-cack-is (My 5 y/o came up with that one)

Doc, did you know Danny before or because of PC? Just curious.

I found PC on google

[Orf]

I, like many others that have posted on this forum, only started to look at car forums after becoming involved with a Prius.
I first saw a Prius at an agricultural show called Agfest where agricultural machinery and other goods are displayed and demonstrated. The salesman gave me a run down on the various features and I went away saying to myself, "One day I would like to own one of those."
Six months later I ordered a Prius and asked where could I download an Owners Manual. I considered that the Owners Manual would be a good place to start to learn the facts about the Prius.
The Toyota dealership could not help so I Googled for a manual. That is how I found Priuschat - but no manual, take note Mr Toyota!
As for my devotion to the Prius, unlike any other car I have owned it was brought to my attention when my wife said to me that I was spending too much time with the car. On the spur of the moment I replied, "Well it is my new hobby so why shouldn't I spend some time and money on my new love."
Up until that time I had not considered a car to be the subject of a hobby but it is and I suspect that it is for many readers here.

[pirateprius]

I found Prius Chat through a Google search for Prius message board. I read the forum for a long time before finally joining. The information and people here are awesome and I need to at least read on a daily basis. Just wish I had more time and could read all the posts on all the other subforums. BP my vehicle was a means of getting from point a to point b and all I cared was that it do that reliably. Now I am obsessed with both my car and this board.

[withersea]

Google- while researching the car prior to purchase. Best source for information that I found while contemplating the purchase. Great decision on the car and the site.

[htmlspinnr]

I too was active on the Y! boards back before I bought my '02. It's how I found out about Dianne @ Carson Toyota. I fell off for a while due to lack of time once I had my '02 for a few months, but became much more active when I (and other pioneer buyers) placed our orders in July 2003 or so for the first 2004's to hit the shores come Oct 2003. It was during that waiting period that Y! becaome too disorganized (I was a moderator at one point, but gave up on it all together) so I hopped onto PriusChat. Except for the first month or so, I've paid little or no attention to the Y! boards.

Also on Y!, there were two boards - one had an MIA moderator, so a second group was formed where the moderators were a bit more active. This helped control the spam and OT posts.

I too appreciate the formation of PriusChat as, through it's own evolution, it's been a much better forum for discussion due to the large community and better organization.

As for before Prius, I was a member of local "enthusiast groups" as well as other Y! boards relating to my prior cars (Ford Contour SVT and Ford Probe), so being part of online groups was nothing new.

[rufaro]

Hi! We are Rufaro/Susan/Bruce and we are an addict!

[qbee42]

Google search.

Tom

[Loveit]

I saw a Prius on a dealer's lot next to a Honda dealer and checked it out. I fell in love with the Prius! Went to work the next day and posted on the electronic bulletin board asking if anyone owned a Prius and could they tell me what they liked/disliked about it. There were 2 people that were Prius owners both very satisfied and nary a word of displeasure. One told me about this website and I've been here ever since. Still saving for my rainy day, the day when I will own a Prius of my own. My kids say I am obsessed! Whatever! I love this car!