Finally saw one in the wild!

[LisaMurray]

Believe it or not, I just saw my first Prius "in the wild" yesterday. I can't help but be curious if it was someone from PC. It was a Tideland (first time seeing that color--I like it!) on I-95 South in Milford, CT at about 4:30 pm. Had Massachusetts plates.

Lisa

[john1701a]

Pretty exciting, eh?

The first time I ever saw one, I quite literally jumped out in front of it. I figured she'd understand and stop. She did. (Phew!) Back then, there was only a handful of owners. (In fact, she was actually driving the very demo model I had driven before getting my own Prius.) Now, I see several per day.

With the popularity of Prius still climbing up (even before the new marketing campaign has begun), it won't be long before you see them everywhere. Hooray!

[hdrygas]

As I posted before this is a green town. Lots of Prii around as well as Insites and HCHs. We even have a few home brew electrics and our busses use Bio-diesel. We even have a few demo hybrid busses.

[Leomania]

Oh my goodness -- you can't go a hundred feet and fail to see a Prius around here (note: "here" == "S.F. Bay Area"). They're everywhere.

And mine makes one more, I'm happy to say.

- Leo

[kkister1492]

I'm on the southeast side of the bay and I have to agree that Prius sightings are becoming more and more common. I parked next to a blue one at Santana Mall today after I had been passed by a black one on the freeway and passed a brand new Tideland (gorgeous!) on Hwy 17 a little later. We are becoming quite common place. Saw quite a few in Monterey yesterday - including a white one at Del Monte Mall that had white stickers on it. My daughter was driving so I didn't see what it said exactly - "Support --------- .com-----" I imagined that it was about PriusChat.com but maybe not. Was that one of our members down there?

[Robert Taylor]

I saw a white one today while I was sitting in the vast acrerage of the WalMart Supercenter parking lot waiting for my Girl Scout cookie selling daughter to finish her shift.

And I got to thinking about something, people paint smaller rooms white to make them looke bigger, so the white Prius looks largest.

Of course I am still thrilled about the Salsa Red I ordered.

[myride]

first things first........ was anyone on the chat here at the Medieval Times in Dallas last weekend (2-20-05) ??? i was not in my little baby (seven people in a suburban and i would not do that to my little girl) but seen a black one, a tideland, and a silver one in the parking lot. mine is a silver 04 and i wanted to holler out during the dinner show that ""PRIUS RULES"" to see if any other owners would respond :mrgreen: . Now as for seeing them around houston... my doctors wife got an 04 and she loves hers and we talk about them every time i go in there. my doctor is getting the 400h when it comes out. i see them at the ihop and the grocery store on occasion. hope to see them everywhere soon. i hope to see non hybrids become the "omg look its a NON hybrid vehicle.... haven't seen one of them in years" car. i can dream can't i ??

[Kyle Pehrson]

Hi I can remember when we used to put gas in our cars.
We will tell our great grand kids
Ya I know that dream been there!! It will happen.

[priusham]

The Prius is still extremely rare in the motor city.

Which is fine with me...

At a car wash today, the guy who took my money asked me what I was driving.

Now when a guy who sees a thousand cars a day asks you, "what kind of car is this?" you know you've got something special.

[victor]

I saw one once, about 5 months ago. Never seen another since.

:cry: :cry: :cry: