1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Does Your New Prius Live Outside or In?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by radiocycle, Jul 20, 2009.

?

Does Your Prius Live Outside or In?

Poll closed Jul 27, 2009.
  1. Mine lives in the garage at night but ouside by day.

    29 vote(s)
    30.5%
  2. Mine is outside ONLY while driving, I garage or cover.

    27 vote(s)
    28.4%
  3. I have a car port so it's sorta out of the weather.

    4 vote(s)
    4.2%
  4. Mine lives outside nearly 100% of the time.

    35 vote(s)
    36.8%
  1. radiocycle

    radiocycle Active Member

    Joined:
    May 10, 2007
    550
    78
    0
    Location:
    Vallejo, CA
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    It seems like a losing battle trying to keep our new Prius clean inside and out. I think about how nice it would be to have a garage where our new wheels could be kept in pristine condition and only need a bath after a long road trip...

    I'm wondering where most new cars live.
     
  2. jay_man2

    jay_man2 jay_man_also

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2009
    1,246
    144
    0
    Location:
    Manassas, VA
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    One car garage at home, multi-level parking garage at work.
     
  3. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    May 11, 2004
    14,816
    2,498
    66
    Location:
    Far-North Chicagoland
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Prime Advanced
    Five years and hardly ever garage kept. My wife wins that discussion every time.
     
  4. dmvp

    dmvp Member

    Joined:
    Jun 16, 2009
    364
    54
    9
    Location:
    Outskirts of Chicago
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    My new car lives in a two car garage, but I live in a more harsh climate area than you do. :)
     
  5. Martin37

    Martin37 New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 21, 2009
    200
    23
    0
    Location:
    Joseph, Oregon
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    II
    Shares a car port w/ HyHi - open on 1 1/2 of the four sides; firewood storage boxes in part of that "1/2" side. :cool:
     
  6. MaggieMay

    MaggieMay Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 6, 2009
    534
    68
    0
    Location:
    Gloucester, MA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    Outside, under a tree, by the ocean. God help this poor thing!
     

    Attached Files:

    2 people like this.
  7. theowl

    theowl Prius Convert

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2009
    89
    5
    0
    Location:
    Washington, DC
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    We are lucky enough to have a two-car garage, and I use a parking garage at work. My new Prius stays in except when on the road, pretty much. DC has nasty pollen and pollution everywhere, and there is construction near our house, causing serious dust. So, it definitely helps keep the Prius cleaner by garaging it.
     
  8. theowl

    theowl Prius Convert

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2009
    89
    5
    0
    Location:
    Washington, DC
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    Maggie,

    Under the trees, your car takes on almost a greenish tint. I love it. It emphasizes the "green" nature of the vehicle. Thanks for posting the pic! :)
     
  9. jestoy7

    jestoy7 New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2009
    238
    25
    0
    Location:
    Jacksonville, FL
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III
    There should be an option for outside by night and inside by day. :)

    I live in a condo without covered parking but work in a tower downtown.
     
  10. millerjl26

    millerjl26 New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2009
    33
    1
    0
    Location:
    Connecticut
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    If I were to name my Prius I would call it "Pampered" as I have a garage at my home and a garage where I work. Doesn't mean that she stays clean though. New England has slush and salt during the winter and pollen and dust in the Spring and Summer. At least I do not get the tree and bird "drippings" parking under a tree.
     
  11. moner

    moner New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2009
    302
    59
    0
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Mine lives outside, under power lines so birds can aim for the shiny thing and right next door to a Chinese food restaurant which spews small grease droplets from the chimney onto my car. I should probably move.
    A few months ago, with my last car, my check engine light came on. When I took it to the Benz stealership they found that a rat from the restaurant's garbage heap had come over and climbed in to keep warm and had chewed thru an intake hose. Sure enough, if you check their food inspection reports it's full of rat reports. :eek:hwell:
     
  12. LaurieTx

    LaurieTx Proud new owner!

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2009
    97
    6
    0
    Location:
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    OK, so techinically I won't have mine for a couple of weeks, but I have a VIN, so I'm considering myself an owner now! LOL

    The new baby will be where my CR-V is now--garage at home and, unfortunately, under the Texas sun at work. Its big-sister, the CR-V, will get kicked out of the garage to the driveway until it gets a new home (hopefully soon!). I travel about once a month and realized that instead of using uncovered, cheap parking at the airport, I will now feel compelled to start using and offsite covered parking facility also. The thought of hail on the solar roof gives me nightmares. :eek:
     
  13. nineinchnail1024

    nineinchnail1024 New Member

    Joined:
    May 4, 2009
    280
    40
    0
    Location:
    New Orleans
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III
    My prius takes a backseat to my mustang. The pony gets the garage and the prius sits out in the rain.
     
  14. RickFlashman

    RickFlashman New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2009
    141
    31
    0
    Location:
    Winter Park, FL
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III
    Poll doesn't handle my case. Outside during night, in a garage during day (work). Only weekends when we are running errants is it outside day.
     
  15. jestoy7

    jestoy7 New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2009
    238
    25
    0
    Location:
    Jacksonville, FL
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    III
    Offtopic, but CONGRATS!!!! I know the feeling having just gone through the process. Wait until the day the car comes in (you'll really have butterflies in your stomach). :D
     
  16. a priori

    a priori Canonus Curiosus

    Joined:
    Aug 14, 2007
    3,083
    407
    23
    Location:
    Chicagoland (West)
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    V
    The poll doesn't quite fit my situation:

    We have a two-car garage and two cars. From about May through October, though, our beautiful new Prius gets to enjoy the out-of-doors 24/7. The Sienna (my wife's drive) gets garage privileges year 'round. In the warmer months the Prius-side of the garage is given over to bicycles, sports gear and gardening items not returned to the garden shed.
     
  17. Salsawonder

    Salsawonder New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2005
    1,897
    47
    0
    Location:
    La Mesa California
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    Carport while at home. I have another open parking space where I used to park the 05 cranberry but this horrid neighbor would slam her car doors into my car so hard that the alarm would go off, plus her kids would drag backpacks and such down the side of it.
    At work it is all open but with these beautiful, tall pine trees. Beautiful but so very messy.
    We are lucky enough to have a dedicated covered area for car washing so it isn't so hard to keep clean.
     
  18. MaggieMay

    MaggieMay Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 6, 2009
    534
    68
    0
    Location:
    Gloucester, MA
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    With all the rain we've had around here everything's got a sort of green tint to it! :p
     
  19. TKY

    TKY Member

    Joined:
    Jul 7, 2009
    232
    25
    0
    Location:
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    My Prius lives in a garage at home and outdoors when I'm running errands. I feel my biggest challenge is finding cover in the late afternoons to avoid suffering hail damage. TK
     
  20. PearlieGirl

    PearlieGirl New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2009
    49
    7
    1
    Location:
    Syracuse NY
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    IV
    outside in the summer, in the garage in the winter!