The wrong Prius???

Family Hybrid · 08-08-2007, 08:08 AM

On our way home from a family vacation in NYC we stopped at the Clara Barton rest area on the NJ turnpike. We saw an identical Seaside Blue Prius and parked next to it for a photo op (see attached). While sitting inside the resteraunt I notice 2 men walk up to our Prius and try to open the door. After a couple of attempts and some puzzled looks on their faces one of them looks at our VA tag and realizes they were trying to get into the wrong car.

To the owner of the Seaside Blue Prius with the NY tags: if you were on the NJ turnpike this past Monday and frequent PC, sorry for the confusion.

PapayaMom · 08-08-2007, 08:14 AM

I love that as Prius owners, you first took a photo of the two of them together....classic.

Michgal007 · 08-08-2007, 08:43 AM

Family Hybrid · 08-08-2007, 03:36 PM

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I love that as Prius owners, you first took a photo of the two of them together....classic.
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You can't blame me, the opportunity just presented itself. A better picture would have been of the guys trying to open my door.

Doc Willie · 08-09-2007, 10:48 AM

One more reason to do a serious job of customizing the exterior of your Prius. I have mistaken other cars for mine with all three of my previous cars.

Not gonna happen this time.

Unless Starfleet decides a "surge" is needed.

h2photo · 08-09-2007, 01:46 PM

ha-ha thats funny.

Family Hybrid · 08-09-2007, 07:24 PM

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One more reason to do a serious job of customizing the exterior of your Prius. I have mistaken other cars for mine with all three of my previous cars.
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I thought the tinted windows would have been enough in this case. Obviously it wasn't.

Devil's Advocate · 08-09-2007, 08:05 PM

I did that once with my salsa red 05. Walked up to the wrong one in a Home Depot parking lot in So Cal. But then again there are a crap load more Prius out here compared to NY/NJ.

PriuStorm · 09-06-2007, 12:10 PM

After we bought our blue Prius, I realized that like 5 other people at our church has a blue one too... I'm sure we'll have this confusion on Sundays sooner or later...

desertbriez · 09-21-2007, 05:24 PM

ahem...... *blush*....... i tried to get in a grey prius when we walked out of a store..... was getting TICKED that my key fob wasn't unlocking the damned door! then i realized.... "oops.... not MY prius!"

i now have "jack" on my antenna..... so my baby is easier to pick out in a crowd! lol!

08-08-2007, 08:08 AM	#1
Family Hybrid Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 84 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	On our way home from a family vacation in NYC we stopped at the Clara Barton rest area on the NJ turnpike. We saw an identical Seaside Blue Prius and parked next to it for a photo op (see attached). While sitting inside the resteraunt I notice 2 men walk up to our Prius and try to open the door. After a couple of attempts and some puzzled looks on their faces one of them looks at our VA tag and realizes they were trying to get into the wrong car. To the owner of the Seaside Blue Prius with the NY tags: if you were on the NJ turnpike this past Monday and frequent PC, sorry for the confusion. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2007 Prius, Seaside Blue w/Bisque, Pkg 6 2006 Nissan Armada LE, 2WD, Silver w/Charcoal 2000 Toyota Celica GT-S, Silver w/Black

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08-08-2007, 08:14 AM	#2
PapayaMom Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 27 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I love that as Prius owners, you first took a photo of the two of them together....classic.

08-08-2007, 08:43 AM	#3
Michgal007 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan. Posts: 800 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0

08-09-2007, 10:48 AM	#5
Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Out there, somewhere Posts: 1,006 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	One more reason to do a serious job of customizing the exterior of your Prius. I have mistaken other cars for mine with all three of my previous cars. Not gonna happen this time. Unless Starfleet decides a "surge" is needed.

08-09-2007, 01:46 PM	#6
h2photo Turning greener day byday Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 408 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: G Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	ha-ha thats funny.

08-09-2007, 08:05 PM	#8
Devil's Advocate Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 877 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I did that once with my salsa red 05. Walked up to the wrong one in a Home Depot parking lot in So Cal. But then again there are a crap load more Prius out here compared to NY/NJ.

09-06-2007, 12:10 PM	#9
PriuStorm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 544 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	After we bought our blue Prius, I realized that like 5 other people at our church has a blue one too... I'm sure we'll have this confusion on Sundays sooner or later...

09-21-2007, 05:24 PM	#10
desertbriez Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 369 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	ahem...... blush....... i tried to get in a grey prius when we walked out of a store..... was getting TICKED that my key fob wasn't unlocking the damned door! then i realized.... "oops.... not MY prius!" i now have "jack" on my antenna..... so my baby is easier to pick out in a crowd! lol!