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  1. SeattlePriusDriver

    SeattlePriusDriver New Member

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    Hey guys! :) Just got my Prius last Monday and love it! But have others noticed how SUVs and trucks have a grudge against us or something? For whatever reason, I'm being tailgated by them a lot more frequently. I'm going 8 or 9mph above the speed limit? Also when I pass one, some of them would speed up to be in front of me. I find this all really amusing. :) Have others experience this?
     
    #1 SeattlePriusDriver, Nov 13, 2008
  2. walterm

    walterm Active Member

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    Yes, I've noticed that too. I think they think "that's one of those hybrids, it must be slow to get that good mileage so I have to get in front of it..."

    I just let them and then tuck in (at a safe distance) behind them - drafting helps with the fuel economy!:D
     
    #2 walterm, Nov 13, 2008
  3. richard schumacher

    richard schumacher shortbus driver

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    Yes! It's such fun to dust them at traffic lights and going up hills!
     
    #3 richard schumacher, Nov 14, 2008
  4. Santiago

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    My previous car was an Acura RSX Type S with 210 HP. I never thought anything about a particular "slow" car. I just passed them all on the right or left. Now I'm content to let others pass me on the right or left.:mod:
     
    #4 Santiago, Nov 14, 2008
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