Hybrid Hate in California story on CNN

Must be nice to always know the answer before you ask the question.

 

Yep, the best news advertising can buy.

 

JackDodge, You forgot my two favorites that have been found to be true...
Firemen who go around setting fires and,
Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus software companies sending out SPAM mail and Viruses.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(unruhly @ Apr 27 2006, 01:22 PM) [snapback]246200[/snapback]</div>

That doesn't happen; instead, spammers send out mail pretending to be from anti-spam or anti-virus companies. They're not legitimate.

 

I think people are just mad at their own driving habits. Successful Prius Drivers drive the way ALL people shoud. We are conscious,much more than other drivers about our habits.

I will drive even slower, and save more gas from this point.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ Apr 27 2006, 03:35 PM) [snapback]246230[/snapback]</div>

I find I get more hate looks from the people I pass on the local interstate highway. Seems they can't stand
being passed by one of these danged electric things at 70+ mph.
Especially since I'm still getting over 48mpg and they are luck if they're getting 20.
Kind of brings a tear to my eyes.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ Apr 27 2006, 10:36 AM) [snapback]246112[/snapback]</div>

Yea, I saw that also. I couldn't believe the Hummer woman who said she'd never drive a Prius, and said it with such disdain.

But then again, I would NEVER drive a Hummer. In the past week, everytime you turn on the TV, there is another story about the Prius and hybrid cars. This will all come to pass in a few days and then it will be onto something else. It's the typical media cycle.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ Apr 30 2006, 07:34 AM) [snapback]247511[/snapback]</div>

I agree with you on this one Jack.

 

It's an in-your-face response to the Cheneyesque thinking of "the American way of life is non-negotiable." Prius drivers appear to be negotiating...albeit in a very small way.

It's very similar to the treatment I get from some jackasses when I ride my bike.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(eyeguy13 @ Apr 29 2006, 11:23 PM) [snapback]247415[/snapback]</div>

I would drive a Hummer, but only if I had a real need for one, and not one of those make-believe wannabe Hummers such as the H2 and H3. The real HMMWV is an amazing piece of engineering, as advanced in its own way as the Prius is in all of the other ways. The HMMWV is meant for off road survey crews, forestry work, the military, and that sort of thing. It sure wasn't meant for hauling the kids to school. The H2 and H3 are just big SUVs dressed up to look like a real Hummer; they lack almost all of the engineering that went into the real item.

Tom

 

I think that a lot of really good points are being made on this thread.



"Yea, I saw that also. I couldn't believe the Hummer woman who said she'd never drive a Prius, and said it with such disdain."

Sounds to me like she (or more than likely, her husband) has a lot of money to waste.

CNN butchered the story... GEE...THERE'S A SURPRISE

Let me get this straight. They ACTUALLY used one of their own employees to quote after virtually everyone here told them that the premise of their story was was pure fiction? You have to be kidding, right?

I think a much more interesting and significant story would be someone contacting FOX NEWS and linking them with our CNN related threads.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JackDodge @ Apr 27 2006, 10:36 AM) [snapback]246112[/snapback]</div>

CNN should do a story on hating hummers. There's more of a demand.

http://www.fuh2.com/

I on the other hand love hummers:

http://www.hummingbirds.net/allens.html

 

They'll consume and consume in this "non-negotiable" way of life
because when the Rapture they're all waiting for comes, it won't
matter anymore after that, right?
.
right?
.
...hello?
.
_H*

 

Do Hummer owners think others admire their car? What good is a status symbol if others don't desire it? I know of one local owner who parks his Hummer on the street where I work. It really stands out. But what I find offensive is his license plate, which reads, “humonitâ€.

 

haha