Tidewater (Hampton Roads) VA Prius

Family Hybrid · 07-02-2007, 02:13 PM

Just wondering how many Prius owners in the Tidewater (Hampton Roads) VA area are on this forum. There are plenty of Hybrids running around down here.

JimboK · 07-02-2007, 02:51 PM

There are a few of us in the Richmond area: me, Skwyre7, Green Hokie, LivelyChick (ex-Prius driver at the moment after hers got wrecked ... she'll be back), Essayons, Evrabel, among others. The only PC member that comes to mind from the Peninsula or Tidewater area is VaBeachPrius -- the Mad Hypermiler of Virginia!

Which locality are you in, BTW?

Family Hybrid · 07-02-2007, 06:40 PM

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There are a few of us in the Richmond area: me, Skwyre7, Green Hokie, LivelyChick (ex-Prius driver at the moment after hers got wrecked ... she'll be back), Essayons, Evrabel, among others. The only PC member that comes to mind from the Peninsula or Tidewater area is VaBeachPrius -- the Mad Hypermiler of Virginia!

Which locality are you in, BTW?
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Virginia Beach.

I figured at least some of the numerous Priuses I see here are members of Prius Chat. Maybe I should make invite cards for the site and place them on their cars.

cmympg · 07-02-2007, 07:57 PM

I'm in Tidewater.

Murrow · 07-02-2007, 08:04 PM

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Just wondering how many Prius owners in the Tidewater (Hampton Roads) VA area are on this forum. There are plenty of Hybrids running around down here.
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I just got my Peninsula based Prius last week. Enjoying it a lot!

(Magnetic Grey w/ NASA plates "SP8CMN")

Family Hybrid · 07-03-2007, 08:16 AM

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I just got my Peninsula based Prius last week. Enjoying it a lot!

(Magnetic Grey w/ NASA plates "SP8CMN")
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OK, now we are getting somewhere.

DeadPhish · 07-03-2007, 12:27 PM

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Just wondering how many Prius owners in the Tidewater (Hampton Roads) VA area are on this forum. There are plenty of Hybrids running around down here.
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There is a very large population of hybrid drivers here and all the way down to the Outer Banks where I live. I got mine in 2005 after Katrina and the first $3/gal fuel spike. I work at Priority and I believe that I sold the first Prius in Hampton Roads back in July 2000 ( arrived in Jan 2001 ).

JimboK · 07-03-2007, 04:27 PM

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I just got my Peninsula based Prius last week. Enjoying it a lot!

(Magnetic Grey w/ NASA plates "SP8CMN") [/b]

Hey, I shoulda been looking for you. I was at a family reunion in Yorktown Saturday, at the Duke of York Hotel.

VABeachPrius · 07-03-2007, 11:10 PM

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Hey, I shoulda been looking for you. I was at a family reunion in Yorktown Saturday, at the Duke of York Hotel.
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I am from Virginia Beach, too. Hats off to the mad hypermiler of Richmond, Va.

lovebug · 07-04-2007, 07:35 PM

Just joined the pruischat. New oner here in Virginia Beach.

Sad to say (?), I do not think Pruis ownership is what it used to be. On the one hand, they say, people with Pruis used to way to each other. I believed (?) back then, it was an environmentalist statement--screw the oil company plus low/zero emissions. These days, I see a few Prius around. A few owners look like hippies.
Ha ha. But many I see many a Pruis zooming around. I imagine they are getting 30-40 mpg. But they would get way less in some other car.

You would not belive the idiots at my workplace. I sold my RSX Type S-a Japanese sport compact. I was driving really slow & getting close to 30 mpg, despite what the EPA said. Anyway, the young people there seemed to like that car & give me cred. They said, they can't beleive I traded on to a Prius. The Pruis is ugly (yeah! I admitted that). They also said, you have no children & make a good salary. So why should you care about the environment or the price of gas? I just shut my mouth & smiled.

I must say, I swing between rice cars & high mpg cars. But probably not much more. I used to own a 1983
Honda Civic 1300FE. I swear it got 60 mpg; no a/c. Someone said, it is because it did not have to meet the safety standards. Well, I guess we are all better for that ??

Thanks, guys & gals.

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07-02-2007, 02:13 PM	#1
Family Hybrid Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 85 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just wondering how many Prius owners in the Tidewater (Hampton Roads) VA area are on this forum. There are plenty of Hybrids running around down here.

07-02-2007, 02:51 PM	#2
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 1,976 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	There are a few of us in the Richmond area: me, Skwyre7, Green Hokie, LivelyChick (ex-Prius driver at the moment after hers got wrecked ... she'll be back), Essayons, Evrabel, among others. The only PC member that comes to mind from the Peninsula or Tidewater area is VaBeachPrius -- the Mad Hypermiler of Virginia! Which locality are you in, BTW?

07-02-2007, 07:57 PM	#4
cmympg Who knows? Who cares? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tidewater Virginia Posts: 94 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I'm in Tidewater.

07-04-2007, 07:35 PM	#10
lovebug Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just joined the pruischat. New oner here in Virginia Beach. Sad to say (?), I do not think Pruis ownership is what it used to be. On the one hand, they say, people with Pruis used to way to each other. I believed (?) back then, it was an environmentalist statement--screw the oil company plus low/zero emissions. These days, I see a few Prius around. A few owners look like hippies. Ha ha. But many I see many a Pruis zooming around. I imagine they are getting 30-40 mpg. But they would get way less in some other car. You would not belive the idiots at my workplace. I sold my RSX Type S-a Japanese sport compact. I was driving really slow & getting close to 30 mpg, despite what the EPA said. Anyway, the young people there seemed to like that car & give me cred. They said, they can't beleive I traded on to a Prius. The Pruis is ugly (yeah! I admitted that). They also said, you have no children & make a good salary. So why should you care about the environment or the price of gas? I just shut my mouth & smiled. I must say, I swing between rice cars & high mpg cars. But probably not much more. I used to own a 1983 Honda Civic 1300FE. I swear it got 60 mpg; no a/c. Someone said, it is because it did not have to meet the safety standards. Well, I guess we are all better for that ?? Thanks, guys & gals.