OMG! I received a "Prius Wave"!?

quixotequest · 08-07-2007, 09:13 PM

All joking aside about Larry David's invention of the "Prius Wave", I received my first last weekend, just two weeks into Prius ownership. I must admit it was nice as I didn't see nearly as many Priuses in Portland as I had expected, especially even fewer once we got out to the coast. I was leaving the French cheese factory in Tillamook, Oregon and got a wave from a black Prius. I don't think there was any sex appeal thing going--that guy looked about as attractive as Larry David, and I'm in there with my family--so I'm pretty sure it was a genuine Prius Wave.

Shocking. Exciting. Unexpected. Wierd. But how could I not wave back? :P

The nicest, though, was when we were pulling up to a little parking lot to hike into Munson Creek waterfall there were some people standing, chatting by their car, their backs to us. When I stepped out one turned around and exclaimed, "Wow! Did you just pull up?! I didn't even hear you drive in. Is that 'stealth car' one of those hybrids?" Gave a nice opportunity to show off my little space ship.

bobdavisnpf · 08-07-2007, 10:36 PM

Nice! Here on the Left Coast, we try to maintain a delicate balance between our excitement for the "eco techno Prius" and the desire to consider the car as universally accepted as any other "just another car".

Rae Vynn · 08-07-2007, 10:46 PM

I waved!! HI!!! I waved as you went by!!!

I'm still waving... and I'm seeing more and more Prii all the time!

ctmurray · 08-08-2007, 12:44 AM

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I waved!! HI!!! I waved as you went by!!!

I'm still waving... and I'm seeing more and more Prii all the time!

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I missed the reference. Is the Prius wave something special, different from a regular wave? Are we suppose to wave at all the other owners.

ibmindless · 08-08-2007, 02:21 AM

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Shocking. Exciting. Unexpected. Wierd. But how could I not wave back? :P

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I had a similar experience as I was driving my Super White Touring #6 into a grocery store parking lot. As I turned right to go up an aisle, suddenly another Super White appeared before me, about to exit the aisle. It was a sunny summer day and we both had our windows down. Instinctively, I pointed at the clone of my car and blurted out to the lady driver, "Nice car!" just as she did the exact same thing. We both got a good chuckle out of that and she stealthily drove on.

Wildkow · 08-08-2007, 11:00 AM

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I missed the reference. Is the Prius wave something special, different from a regular wave? Are we suppose to wave at all the other owners.
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[British accent] Oh reallllly! Please try to maintain your diginity and for heavens sake use the "Royal Wave" to retain a modicum of smugness, lest we all slip back into ordinary commonness.

Wildkow

etdbullock · 08-08-2007, 11:11 AM

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[British accent] Oh reallllly! Please try to maintain your diginity and for heavens sake use the "Royal Wave" to retain a modicum of smugness, lest we all slip back into ordinary commonness.

Wildkow
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I honk and give a peace sign

ZA_Andy · 08-08-2007, 11:34 AM

I see another silver Prius going the other way most mornings around 6.30 and always wave. Don't get a wave back though - that time of morning is best suited to auto-pilot mode!

However, I got a bit of a surprise the other day when I got back to the parking lot after work, and the three other Prii that I sometimes see parked in various places (a Mag Grey, a Driftwood Pearl and an older one with a wonderful darker green, almost greyish shade, were all parked alongside mine. Looked like a dealer's lot for a moment!

David Beale · 08-08-2007, 11:42 AM

The "Prius wave" is special. It requires that the "waver" be seated in a Prius or standing next to one.

Last year, before I got my Prius, I would give a "thumbs up" to Prius I passed. I guess you could call that an anti-Prius thumbs up (the anti-Prius is the ex my 2001 Pathfinder - which burns 2-3 times as much fuel as the Prius).

spaniola · 08-08-2007, 12:31 PM

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The "Prius wave" is special. It requires that the "waver" be seated in a Prius or standing next to one.

Last year, before I got my Prius, I would give a "thumbs up" to Prius I passed. I guess you could call that an anti-Prius thumbs up (the anti-Prius is the ex my 2001 Pathfinder - which burns 2-3 times as much fuel as the Prius).
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08-07-2007, 09:13 PM	#1
quixotequest Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 37 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	All joking aside about Larry David's invention of the "Prius Wave", I received my first last weekend, just two weeks into Prius ownership. I must admit it was nice as I didn't see nearly as many Priuses in Portland as I had expected, especially even fewer once we got out to the coast. I was leaving the French cheese factory in Tillamook, Oregon and got a wave from a black Prius. I don't think there was any sex appeal thing going--that guy looked about as attractive as Larry David, and I'm in there with my family--so I'm pretty sure it was a genuine Prius Wave. Shocking. Exciting. Unexpected. Wierd. But how could I not wave back? :P The nicest, though, was when we were pulling up to a little parking lot to hike into Munson Creek waterfall there were some people standing, chatting by their car, their backs to us. When I stepped out one turned around and exclaimed, "Wow! Did you just pull up?! I didn't even hear you drive in. Is that 'stealth car' one of those hybrids?" Gave a nice opportunity to show off my little space ship.

08-07-2007, 10:36 PM	#2
bobdavisnpf Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 150 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Nice! Here on the Left Coast, we try to maintain a delicate balance between our excitement for the "eco techno Prius" and the desire to consider the car as universally accepted as any other "just another car".

08-07-2007, 10:46 PM	#3
Rae Vynn Resident Witch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grays Harbor, WA, USA Posts: 2,211 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 43	I waved!! HI!!! I waved as you went by!!! I'm still waving... and I'm seeing more and more Prii all the time!

08-08-2007, 11:34 AM	#8
ZA_Andy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VA Posts: 179 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I see another silver Prius going the other way most mornings around 6.30 and always wave. Don't get a wave back though - that time of morning is best suited to auto-pilot mode! However, I got a bit of a surprise the other day when I got back to the parking lot after work, and the three other Prii that I sometimes see parked in various places (a Mag Grey, a Driftwood Pearl and an older one with a wonderful darker green, almost greyish shade, were all parked alongside mine. Looked like a dealer's lot for a moment!

08-08-2007, 11:42 AM	#9
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,329 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The "Prius wave" is special. It requires that the "waver" be seated in a Prius or standing next to one. Last year, before I got my Prius, I would give a "thumbs up" to Prius I passed. I guess you could call that an anti-Prius thumbs up (the anti-Prius is the ex my 2001 Pathfinder - which burns 2-3 times as much fuel as the Prius).