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  1. prius_noob

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    Think I'm an outlier here as I'm from the UK, where most people here appear to be from either the US or Canada but hey any how! :)
     
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    hey! we have quite a few u/k members, as a matter of factly. many other european countries, austrailia, new zealand, mexico, japan, russia, you name it!(y)
     
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    Hello and welcome!

    We do have a few resident UK members but with the launch of the Gen 4, we're definitely seeing more European and Australian owners sign up. Hopefully we can take this global!
     
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    Nice! Thanks for that. Saw a post under here and I'm from Yorkshire too
    Woop! Well if you wanna use that angle, then...my parents are from Pakistan :)
     
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    Welcome! :)
     
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    Welcome! Are you planning on buying a Prius (new/used), or...?
     
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    Definitely used. Dont fancy buying a car, only for it to lose a lot of it's value from the get go :D
     
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    Danke :)
     
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    Welcome from Australia (y)
     
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    Welcome prius_noob from the land of lifted pickups. :rolleyes:

    This is a daft Yank with a question: In the Top Gear episode the Gen 1 Prius is childishly shot up, Jeremy Clarkston pronounces it "Pry-us" Is that the Brit pronouncation, or Jeremy just being Jeremy? This side of the pond we say: "Pre-us"
     
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    Hey!
    And..just Jeremy being Jeremy I think :) I think most people here also say "Pre-us" but some people say it slightly differently. Think "Nike" and "Nikee"
    The other thing ofc is with the Prius being having this stereotype of being a " iberal eco warrior" type car, some people may call it a "Pry-us" because it rhymes with "pious" so a derogatory term for the car. Though interestingly liberal in the US means something different to liberal in the UK :D

    SOrta like this:

     
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    my brother drives an sl500, and calls it a pry-us. i think there's some intention there.
     
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    Had a "double take" to make sure your avatar is not a casket. :D
    Owners of Pre-eye!
     
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    pff lol that avatar is a long story, I'm going to change it soon!
     
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