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Does Your New Prius Live Outside or In?

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

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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. 32kcolors

    32kcolors Senior Member

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    You don't even have my choice, mine lives in the garage at work by day but outside at night (the Lexus owns the garage). Much preferable to being in the garage at night and exposed to damaging elements during the day.
     
  2. LaMesaGuy

    LaMesaGuy Member

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    In a two car garage all the time except when driving.
     
  3. rwb2035

    rwb2035 New Member

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    Garage when home (don't trust neighborhood kids), outside while at work (10 hours).
     
  4. drspielman

    drspielman Grand Master Chief

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    My cars all live indoors, unless I am at work.
     
  5. LaurieTx

    LaurieTx Proud new owner!

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    Thanks, jestoy!! I'm so ready to get it!! I'm hoping it will be in my driveway around the end of the month!
     
  6. Karloswilhelm

    Karloswilhelm New Member

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    The Prius gets the main garage with the Ford Escape which is only driven in the winter. My Mercury Mountaineer is outside until the winter months when we will put the Prius into the basement garage then the Mountaineer and Escape will be in the main garage during the winter to drive in the snow.
     
  7. HTMLSpinnr

    HTMLSpinnr Super Moderator
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    I just got the 1/2 of the garage that fit the car cleaned out again. The 2004 goes back there (like it always has). When both cars are sitting in the sun, the solar roof on mine makes a big difference. She needs her car to be cool with our baby, so garaging is an obvious choice.

    Now I might be a tad more motivated to get the other half freed up for my car as I saw what the AZ sun did over time to the 2002's paint :-(
     
  8. Ohpoh

    Ohpoh Junior Member

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    I was wondering where I should park at work. Two choices are, underneath a tree that protects the sun from hitting the prius or out in the open. Under the tree keeps the car cool and protects the interior from damaging uv rays, but it also leaves alot of pollen and leaves on the car. Out in the open, the car gets to hot and I feel the sunlight is damaging my interior. Also I tend to get more bird poo poo out in the open. What would you park?
     
  9. cheeper

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    She's parked under a large oak tree. I like her in the shade, but need to wash off the stickiness almost every day.
     
  10. PriusRos

    PriusRos A Fairly Senior Member - 2016 Prius Owner

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    I don't have a new one yet, but it will be outside under a tree just like my old one is now. Don't have any choice. Birds love it. They eat the cherries on the tree and then splat their multi-color droppings onto my poor car.
     
  11. MaggieMay

    MaggieMay Active Member

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    :) Ah Spring and the berry eating birdies! Mine's under an oak tree and every Fall the squirrels take aim and blast it with acorns.

    I'm amazed to see that the majority of us have outdoorsey Prii!
     
  12. pdth

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    My dark gray Prius lives in the garage but gets bird poop on it anyway. At least the hail hasn't found a way in.
     
  13. plcehob

    plcehob Junior Member

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    My Pri is garaged at home and at work.

    Only time it gets exposed to the elements is when I'm actually driving it. Work nine hours and drive one and a half hours daily. Need another poll choice!
     
  14. dsviv

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    My daughter's speedway blue '07 corolla is out and my 2010 IV SR is in!
     
  15. radiocycle

    radiocycle Active Member

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    Well, thanks for all replies! It's clear that there wasn't enough choices to cover everyone's situation. If I ever do another poll I'll be sure to have a 'catch-all' choice.

    Misery enjoys company so it's comforting to know that I'm not the only one who needs to leave the car out all the time. Here on the coast, it just takes a day for the fog/sand to float in on cat's paws and blow out on the next day's off-shore breeze, leaving a layer of accumulated dirt and grime on every surface.

    Despite some of the negative opinions about car covers, I think I'll save up my pennies and go for a cover; Covercraft seems to have one for the 2010 Prius. The car sits for days at a time between uses and it rains very infrequently here so I think it will be good protection for our new ride and not too much of a hassle.

    radio
     
  16. fuzzy1

    fuzzy1 Senior Member

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    Prius is garaged. Three cars, single space garage, so the newest car stays inside. Except when the wife didn't have the newest car, but had to dress nice for work, which trumped the other rule. But that exception doesn't apply now, so I get the garage for the first time in twenty years.
     
  17. Pizza_Daddy

    Pizza_Daddy Junior Member

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    2 1/2 car garage, and this is the honest to gods truth!!! my wife is such a pack rat, at least once a month I have to dig a path to get the mower out. So the cars sit outside. Just last month she said we needed a bigger garage and I said.......

    Lets just say I should have kept my mouth shut. :rolleyes:
     
  18. pdth

    pdth Member

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    LOL! Since I am an engineer, I enlisted the kids to help me build a romanesque arch barrel out of boxes inside the garage. It's just big enough for her to park underneath.
     
  19. green curry expert

    green curry expert New Member

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    Inside garage overnight. Outside most of the time during the day. The reason it's in the garage is because I usually leave second last. My mother leaves first so her car is on the driveway, she moves out of the way for me to get out. I then drive my father to pick up his car (in a rented spot across the street) when I leave.