It depends where you live, TG. I think in Temecula you might get derided for driving a Prius; but in La Jolla, you get more credit for driving one.
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On the opposite side, jacked-up trucks aren’t exactly ultimate driving machines. Not sure what those jacked-up trucks are, but they sure look bad-ass and masculine.[/quote]
Oh, I doubt you would get credit driving a $25K econobox in La Jolla. Fisker, Ferrari, Rolls, Lambo, maybe even Bentley. But not a Toyota.
Prius may get more respect around libraries, college campuses, and anyplace geeks hang out.
Jacked trucks only get respect in high school parking lots and the southeast.