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v Sightings...How rare are they?

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by David Prius V, May 7, 2012.

  1. dstrauss

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    Pretty rare here. We just took delivery of ours on Saturday, and it was only the fourth one our dealer has gotten. Midland/Odessa is one SMSA (250k +/-) with two dealers, and between them less than a dozen so far. Dealers keep telling me they are hard to come by, and it was a near miracle we were able to get the Clear Sky Metallic Trim 3 (light blue), as they scoured the entire Gulf States region and all were pre-sold off the dock in Houston.
     
  2. samyul

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    I'm in Los Angeles, and they're becoming more and more common. I've seen the Prius v on at least ten separate occasions within the past month. The magnetic gray and pearl white are the most common colors.
     
  3. TruSound

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    5 is the one day record so far here in Los Angeles, my job takes me all over the city so spotting them isn't that tough, average at least 2 a day...from the looks of it mostly soccer moms behind the wheel.
     
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    Several per day here, I've quit counting them.
     
  5. akh02

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    I've seen 2 so far. One in Tacoma Washington, one in Portland Oregon. Both white.
     
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    In WV, I've seen maybe 5 in the wild. In one weekend in MD near DC, I saw around 15.
     
  7. David Prius V

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    Okay so the very first day after I started this post I spotted a Classic Silver V heading north on I 75 near Brandon Fl...That's the first I've seen on the road.
     
  8. Mac Prius

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    So it sounds like those rabid tree huggers from California are leading the charge.:hippie:
     
  9. plsinger

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    Who you calling rabid? :)
     
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    I saw my first v(red)on I-74 bridge over Mississippi River last Saturday. I think they are quite rare to see in the wild here.
     
  11. TruSound

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    I've seen every color available available here in LA...mostly silver, damn I'm late for my hourly tree hug...I'm out of here.
     
  12. capesquad

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    Caryanne, that's two more Prius V's than I've seen in MA. Bought my red one (in Watertown, MA) at the end of March and I have yet to see another.
     
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    I've seen probably 2-3 in the Syracuse area (besides Chazz8's). They're out there, but still rare enough that I point it out to my wife when I see one.

    Andy-the-non-Californian-tree-hugger-and-tree-planter
     
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    Saw two this past week, one was stopped at a bank and a crowd gathered to oogle it!
     
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    Havent seen a single one since I drove off the dealership, and i drive quite a lot. Houston metro area.
     
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    Yesterday I counted more than 35 Prii on the way home (yes, I am that OCD sometimes.) 10 were parked on the block where I work, all Gen II and Gen III. While on the road, one of them was a Gen I, and one of them was a v. I didn't see any c's, but I have seen them in the wild.
     
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    I see several every time I go out. I never even started counting, though I'm sure I would have lost track by now. Quite a few are in use as taxis, and may well be purchased as replacements for the Prius taxis so common around here.
     
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    I have not seen another one in Philly yet. Starting to see a lot of CT200s though.
     
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    I'm on the purchasing hunt for mine... and I've spotted one exiting the interstate... in NE Indiana... that's it so far... 2 closest dealers to me - say they sell as soon as the come in.
     
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    Perhaps because I keep mine in the garage most of the time...:)
    I saw a white one once. Mine is Classic Silver.