Prius fun facts?

[mikeg]

Hello all!

I had a friend try to tell me not to buy a prius because it is not a safe car. I then looked up the crash ratings for the prius and on his car. The crash ratings were the same! Now what are you going to complain about buddy?

So, I am looking for some fun facts to tell my friends who do not think the Prius is a good car. Things like “If x people switched to a prius we would not have to import ANY oil”.

Have fun and give me some good ammo to help spread the word!

Thanks all,

Mike

[efusco]

The air coming out of the tail pipe of a Prius is cleaner than the air going into the car. AT-PZEV vehicle rating.

[Tideland Prius]

Yeah.. "the car cleans the air as you drive" spool is good.

- If everyone drove a Prius, there would be more space on the road (compact dimensions with midsize interior)

[usbseawolf2000]

My Prius gets better MPG than a gas engine scooter.

[hill]

Fun fact:
P.C.'ers post similar threads prior to using the search tool :P

Similar the the thread below, maybe?

"Most Obscure Prius Facts (Way out there)"

[aaf709]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hill @ Jul 31 2007, 07:28 AM) [snapback]487982[/snapback]</div>

Fun fact:
P.C.'ers post similar threads prior to using the search tool :P

Similar the the thread below, maybe?

"Most Obscure Prius Facts (Way out there)"
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I don't see them as the same. On "Most Obscure Prius Facts (Way out there)" you can say that the steering wheel is oval not round. Interesting to a Prius owner, but not to a non-Prius owner.

Here it's more for the non-Prius owner to learn about the car, so you could say that the Prius set the Land Speed Record for hybrids.

[mikeg]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(usbseawolf2000 @ Jul 31 2007, 09:23 AM) [snapback]487979[/snapback]</div>

My Prius gets better MPG than a gas engine scooter.
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Hi Hill. I did read the "Most obscure facts" thread but do not think that is what I am loking for.
I remember reading somewhere that the MPG is so much better on the prius, if we could get x numberof people to switch to the prius we could tell the OPEc nations to go jump in a lake!
For the life of me, I can not find that thread anymore.
I was thinking there would be other similar fun facts to throw out at my friends...

I have a 2007 mag grey touring edition pkg 6 I will be picking up this friday (I hope)! The dealer tells me it is on a boat scheduled to come in on 8-1-07. I can not wait for it to get here!

Thanks,

Mike

[Stev0]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Jul 31 2007, 12:25 AM) [snapback]487863[/snapback]</div>

- If everyone drove a Prius, there would be more space on the road (compact dimensions with midsize interior)
[/b]

Not really. My Prius takes up more room than my Echo or Geo Metro did.

[donee]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Jul 31 2007, 02:00 AM) [snapback]487847[/snapback]</div>

The air coming out of the tail pipe of a Prius is cleaner than the air going into the car. AT-PZEV vehicle rating.
[/b]

Yep,

I swear I get better mileage behind a diesel truck. The Prius sucks in all those carbon particulates and burns em!

[PA Prius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(donee @ Jul 31 2007, 12:49 PM) [snapback]488115[/snapback]</div>

So, I am looking for some fun facts to tell my friends who do not think the Prius is a good car. Things like “If x people switched to a prius we would not have to import ANY oil”.
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Prius drivers are friendly and wave to each other. If everyone would drive a Prius we would have world peace. Of course this would also work if we all rode Harleys, but the Prius gets better gas mileage.

PA P