My Prius is getting many comments

jkash · 03-14-2004, 12:55 PM

I am starting to get a lot of comments from people in parking lots about my car. I had two people at Trader Joe's stop me this morning. One was in a Lexus. He really liked the color (tideland). Another woman stopped me and asked me what the car was. She said she had been seeing them a lot and really liked how it looked. She was in the market for a new car and wondered about the Prius. I told her she was going to have to wait quite a bit before she got one if she ordered one now.

It is kind of fun to have a car that other people notice and want to know about. I'm sure all of you with cars are having the same experience.

Jeff

csommers · 03-15-2004, 09:37 AM

Just yesterday a man came over to me in a parking
lot and signalled to open the window.

He said he had heard about them and was quite
impressed. I also warned him about the wait.

I have just put on my new HY TEK CR license plates
which may cause even more attention.

chuck

Eug · 03-15-2004, 10:28 AM

Same here with my 2004. Then again, the same was true with my 2001.

htmlspinnr · 03-15-2004, 12:05 PM

I get similar responses at stoplights or in the parking lot - even here in relatively "kept to ourselves" SoCal. I too warn about the wait.

I also get a mix of people who say they've ordered theirs and can't wait to get it, ask how I like mine, etc. Of course, I wish them luck w/ the wait as it can be grueling.

-Rick

sparkymarvin · 03-15-2004, 12:48 PM

Hi All,

Almost every time I'm out in my Prius someone askes me about it or waves or gives a thumbs up.

There was one time on the highway while crusing at about 65MPH when a man in an older model of the Corolla pulled up beside me, rolled down his window, gave me two thumbs up, and then started to yell something out his window that I couldn't quite make out.

I smiled, nodded and waived.

I'm glad he ended up getting off at the next off-ramp because he was paying too much attention to me and not enough to the road (drifting out of his lane).

Some people are really exvited about this car I guess.

~Andrew

Bob Allen · 03-15-2004, 01:49 PM

I've had almost the opposite response/experience. I've honked at passing Prii and waved, and gotten no response. Makes me feel like the village idiot seeing a car for the first time. Maybe the Prius isn't so rare in Seattle as to generate the surprise response other folks around the country are getting.
I see a LOT of classic Prii, and expect to see more 04's as the cars start coming in.

jimvitz · 03-15-2004, 04:57 PM

On the way home today, I was doing 45 in a 45 zone when a black souped up hot-rod Honda blasted past me on the left. The driver zoomed ahead about 50 feet in front of me, then quickly slowed down and pulled even with me. The driver beeped his horn and I looked over to see a kid (maybe 18 or 19?) grinning from ear to ear and holding up a large sign on a small stick. The professionally printed sign said in big letters "Cool Car!" Kind of like this :stupid: but with the Cool Car message. He must carry it around with him looking for cars worthy of his sign. I acknowledged his compliment with a thumbs up and a smile and then he gunned it and disappeared over the next hill. It certainly has been a long time since a kid that age though anything I was driving was cool. Come to think of it, no one that age has ever said that to me, even when I was that age (course I was driving an old 1966 Ford Galaxy 500 back then.)

Jim
04 Silver BC

jeffrey · 03-15-2004, 05:55 PM

In my almost-90-days of ownership the most common question is "What is that?", to which I usually reply "Its a car!" and then we talk... :mrgreen:

Peace

Astroprius · 03-15-2004, 11:15 PM

I had my first encounter just tonight with someone I did not know. He thought it was the Honda Civic so I put him in the driver seat as I explained otherwise. He said his wife was really interested in the Honda, but he really liked the exterior form and the interior space of (my) Prius. Then I turned on the display that showed my current MPG of 54.6 and he started to giggle. He left saying he was going to show a Prius to his wife and I wished him luck.

joleta · 03-16-2004, 01:05 PM

Well, my 2004 isn't attracting any attention, here in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm vastly disappointed (in the response, not in the car). I got more parking lot comments for my 2002 Prius. I even have license plate frames that read "Hybrid Gas-Electric. Never Needs Plugging In" and window stickers with the interdiction symbol over an electric plug. Am I being too subtle? The car is RED, for heaven's sake. Who could miss it?

Barbara

03-14-2004, 12:55 PM	#1
jkash Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 857 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My Prius is getting many comments I am starting to get a lot of comments from people in parking lots about my car. I had two people at Trader Joe's stop me this morning. One was in a Lexus. He really liked the color (tideland). Another woman stopped me and asked me what the car was. She said she had been seeing them a lot and really liked how it looked. She was in the market for a new car and wondered about the Prius. I told her she was going to have to wait quite a bit before she got one if she ordered one now. It is kind of fun to have a car that other people notice and want to know about. I'm sure all of you with cars are having the same experience. Jeff __________________ Jeff Mr. Kash's Prius Page

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03-15-2004, 09:37 AM	#2
csommers Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Just yesterday a man came over to me in a parking lot and signalled to open the window. He said he had heard about them and was quite impressed. I also warned him about the wait. I have just put on my new HY TEK CR license plates which may cause even more attention. chuck

03-15-2004, 10:28 AM	#3
Eug Swollen Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Earth (for now) Posts: 285 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Same here with my 2004. Then again, the same was true with my 2001.

03-15-2004, 12:05 PM	#4
htmlspinnr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Surprise, AZ (Phoenix) Posts: 1,305 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Pioneer #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	I get similar responses at stoplights or in the parking lot - even here in relatively "kept to ourselves" SoCal. I too warn about the wait. I also get a mix of people who say they've ordered theirs and can't wait to get it, ask how I like mine, etc. Of course, I wish them luck w/ the wait as it can be grueling. -Rick

03-15-2004, 12:48 PM	#5
sparkymarvin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: At the airport. Posts: 137 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi All, Almost every time I'm out in my Prius someone askes me about it or waves or gives a thumbs up. There was one time on the highway while crusing at about 65MPH when a man in an older model of the Corolla pulled up beside me, rolled down his window, gave me two thumbs up, and then started to yell something out his window that I couldn't quite make out. I smiled, nodded and waived. I'm glad he ended up getting off at the next off-ramp because he was paying too much attention to me and not enough to the road (drifting out of his lane). Some people are really exvited about this car I guess. ~Andrew

03-15-2004, 01:49 PM	#6
Bob Allen Captainbaba Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,254 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've had almost the opposite response/experience. I've honked at passing Prii and waved, and gotten no response. Makes me feel like the village idiot seeing a car for the first time. Maybe the Prius isn't so rare in Seattle as to generate the surprise response other folks around the country are getting. I see a LOT of classic Prii, and expect to see more 04's as the cars start coming in.

03-15-2004, 04:57 PM	#7
jimvitz Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 89 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	On the way home today, I was doing 45 in a 45 zone when a black souped up hot-rod Honda blasted past me on the left. The driver zoomed ahead about 50 feet in front of me, then quickly slowed down and pulled even with me. The driver beeped his horn and I looked over to see a kid (maybe 18 or 19?) grinning from ear to ear and holding up a large sign on a small stick. The professionally printed sign said in big letters "Cool Car!" Kind of like this :stupid: but with the Cool Car message. He must carry it around with him looking for cars worthy of his sign. I acknowledged his compliment with a thumbs up and a smile and then he gunned it and disappeared over the next hill. It certainly has been a long time since a kid that age though anything I was driving was cool. Come to think of it, no one that age has ever said that to me, even when I was that age (course I was driving an old 1966 Ford Galaxy 500 back then.) Jim 04 Silver BC

03-15-2004, 05:55 PM	#8
jeffrey Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 94 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	In my almost-90-days of ownership the most common question is "What is that?", to which I usually reply "Its a car!" and then we talk... :mrgreen: Peace

03-15-2004, 11:15 PM	#9
Astroprius Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 85 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I had my first encounter just tonight with someone I did not know. He thought it was the Honda Civic so I put him in the driver seat as I explained otherwise. He said his wife was really interested in the Honda, but he really liked the exterior form and the interior space of (my) Prius. Then I turned on the display that showed my current MPG of 54.6 and he started to giggle. He left saying he was going to show a Prius to his wife and I wished him luck.

03-16-2004, 01:05 PM	#10
joleta Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 24 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Well, my 2004 isn't attracting any attention, here in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm vastly disappointed (in the response, not in the car). I got more parking lot comments for my 2002 Prius. I even have license plate frames that read "Hybrid Gas-Electric. Never Needs Plugging In" and window stickers with the interdiction symbol over an electric plug. Am I being too subtle? The car is RED, for heaven's sake. Who could miss it? Barbara