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Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by Sandiegomom, Mar 25, 2012.

  1. pfile

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    yeah i saw two different clearwater blue PIPs on 880N today around 6:30PM between highway 84 and 92. brand new, paper plates still. so the numbers are growing.
     
  2. DianneWhitmire

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    I heard that CA's already had 2200 PHEVs registered.

     
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  3. bfd

    bfd Plug-In Perpetuator

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    I was going by Erica's number from earlier this month. She had said there were 2100 preorders.

    We're probably now seeing the first of the post-pre orders (if there is such a thing). I imagine the assembly line did not come to a screeching halt with the last pre-order.
     
  4. devprius

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    Well, I have a clearwater blue, and I work down in that area, but you'll usually find me around Lafyette & Montague Expwy.
     
  5. Jozo

    Jozo PIP PIP HOORAY!

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    I'm on the lookout! Haven't seen you yet! I feel like a lone pioneer here sometimes.
     
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    Haven't seen a single one here on the Central Coast of CA.:(

    Nor does anyone else seem to recognize that ours is anything other than a straight Gen III Prius....
     
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    My 1st Sighting at Arques / Lawrence Expressway in Sunnyvale, CA. Stopped at a light, the other driver notice me first and we exchanged thumbs ups.
    A couple of thousand cars in my work's parking lot, I still seem to be the only 2012 PiP. I ran into 1 DIY plug in Prius.
    Chris
     
  8. pineprius

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    Any other PIP's in NC besides me? Hard to think Research Triangle doesn't have a few.
     
  9. maverickf

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    Saw a clearwater blue at 405-S around Rossmoor area.
     
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    I was at Lowe's off of Cottle on Saturday around noon when I stumbled upon a Clearwater Blue PiP.

    If you look closely, you can see my Blizzard Pearl in the back left. I guess I'm not as trusting of the Lowe's shoppers as the CB's owner....


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    My office is a few hundred yards from that intersection. My PiP is Pearl, with dealer plates from Carson Toyota (naturally). Give me a wave sometime!
     
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  12. DianneWhitmire

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    Rebound, next time I am in Los Gatos visiting my brother, let's grab a drink!

     
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    I spotted a silver PiP on the 85 north around 0715 this morning. No stickers on it, but they had a passenger. Who would have thought - driving in the HOV lane with 2 people in a PiP....mind=blown


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    Saw a Blizzard Pearl with dealer (hard) plates near Red Hill and Irvine Blvd. I was behind him/her.

    Do the dealer TRAC (Toyota Rent-A-Car) PiPs have dealer hard plates on them? I wouldnt think they would.
     
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    I finally spotted a PiP in the wild but it was just serenely snoozing in a parking lot. Perhaps it was resting up after a morning run chasing VW Rabbits on the freeway.
     
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    Still haven't seen a live one (besides mine), but there's a new Prius billboard up in San Diego (163 N between Friars & Genesee) that has a pic of my car's twin along with the rest of the "Prius family"
     
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    I saw 2 Clearwater Blue's on 101N in Mountain View on the way home tonight around 6pm.
     
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    I spotted a Clearwater Blue PiP parked in front of The Grinder (a popular sandwich shop) in Long Beach yesterday.
     
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    Saw a winter gray with a bright yellow dealer plate going 5-S near Mission Viejo area.
     
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    Love the Grinder!