OT-Why I still hate the Prius

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[quote=EconProf]A little too harsh here on Prius owners, and, lets face it guys, you are bitter about the gas saving they are getting compared to your vehicle. I’d guess Prius drivers are more likely to drive conservatively and have a lower incidence of hitting bicyclists than other cars.
I once rode my bike to MN. I quickly learned my greatest threats were young guys in pickups and old ladies in Buicks. The first group had it in for me; the second never saw me.[/quote]

WTF dude. If I wanted a Prius, I could buy one today! (shakes his head)

Also, I mentioned this thread to my wife and she went off on a tirade about Priuses (and she is hard to get riled), stating they cut her off regularly then go slow. I was shocked at her reaction!

If a car attracts a$$hole drivers, they are gonna take the wrath of cyclists and other drivers…

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[quote=eavesdropper]
…If, like me, you are compelled by tales of how companies persuade us to repeatedly buy their crap, you will not regret reading this book. I’m sure you can get it through your local public library system.[/quote]

Loved the post, eavesdroppers. You and I think similar.

I’m not sure what the Obama sticker had to do with Priuses, I almost cut that part out then didn’t.

I still haven’t given up on the Prius drivers having less skills, I think it is a very real possibility but like you, think the greeness envy thing may be it also.

Loved the “because they’re dicks?” part, another possibility for sure!

And I had never thought about how male bikers treated female bikers in the past few decades, very enlightening. Glad it is dissipating.

Had noticed the soccer mom in SUV thing and could never figure it out…except maybe they feel all that metal makes their little offspring safer. I’m not an SUV fan, but feel ppl should drive what they want. I’ve never owned one and don’t plan to – glad to see you mentioned Sequoias alongside Expeditions and Tahoes as those who go on a SUV tirade usually feel it is exclusively US brand while obviously the Japanese (and Europeans) have their fingers in that pie too! I will probably buy the book you mention…think it would be a fun read.

Finally, since we’ve started talking about auto types we have problems with, I almost invariably run into difficulties with Nissan Titan drivers. They are super aggressive…like 4×4 Tacoma drivers used to be. My theory is those drivers have gotten older and upgraded to full size Titans. 🙂 I don’t seem to have any problem with other full size truck drivers..for example, Tundra drivers are just fine. Shrug.

[svelte]

[quote=eavesdropper]
…If, like me, you are compelled by tales of how companies persuade us to repeatedly buy their crap, you will not regret reading this book. I’m sure you can get it through your local public library system.[/quote]

Loved the post, eavesdroppers. You and I think similar.

I’m not sure what the Obama sticker had to do with Priuses, I almost cut that part out then didn’t.

I still haven’t given up on the Prius drivers having less skills, I think it is a very real possibility but like you, think the greeness envy thing may be it also.

Loved the “because they’re dicks?” part, another possibility for sure!

And I had never thought about how male bikers treated female bikers in the past few decades, very enlightening. Glad it is dissipating.

Had noticed the soccer mom in SUV thing and could never figure it out…except maybe they feel all that metal makes their little offspring safer. I’m not an SUV fan, but feel ppl should drive what they want. I’ve never owned one and don’t plan to – glad to see you mentioned Sequoias alongside Expeditions and Tahoes as those who go on a SUV tirade usually feel it is exclusively US brand while obviously the Japanese (and Europeans) have their fingers in that pie too! I will probably buy the book you mention…think it would be a fun read.

Finally, since we’ve started talking about auto types we have problems with, I almost invariably run into difficulties with Nissan Titan drivers. They are super aggressive…like 4×4 Tacoma drivers used to be. My theory is those drivers have gotten older and upgraded to full size Titans. 🙂 I don’t seem to have any problem with other full size truck drivers..for example, Tundra drivers are just fine. Shrug.

[svelte]

[quote=eavesdropper]
…If, like me, you are compelled by tales of how companies persuade us to repeatedly buy their crap, you will not regret reading this book. I’m sure you can get it through your local public library system.[/quote]

Loved the post, eavesdroppers. You and I think similar.

I’m not sure what the Obama sticker had to do with Priuses, I almost cut that part out then didn’t.

I still haven’t given up on the Prius drivers having less skills, I think it is a very real possibility but like you, think the greeness envy thing may be it also.

Loved the “because they’re dicks?” part, another possibility for sure!

And I had never thought about how male bikers treated female bikers in the past few decades, very enlightening. Glad it is dissipating.

Had noticed the soccer mom in SUV thing and could never figure it out…except maybe they feel all that metal makes their little offspring safer. I’m not an SUV fan, but feel ppl should drive what they want. I’ve never owned one and don’t plan to – glad to see you mentioned Sequoias alongside Expeditions and Tahoes as those who go on a SUV tirade usually feel it is exclusively US brand while obviously the Japanese (and Europeans) have their fingers in that pie too! I will probably buy the book you mention…think it would be a fun read.

Finally, since we’ve started talking about auto types we have problems with, I almost invariably run into difficulties with Nissan Titan drivers. They are super aggressive…like 4×4 Tacoma drivers used to be. My theory is those drivers have gotten older and upgraded to full size Titans. 🙂 I don’t seem to have any problem with other full size truck drivers..for example, Tundra drivers are just fine. Shrug.

[svelte]

[quote=eavesdropper]
…If, like me, you are compelled by tales of how companies persuade us to repeatedly buy their crap, you will not regret reading this book. I’m sure you can get it through your local public library system.[/quote]

Loved the post, eavesdroppers. You and I think similar.

I’m not sure what the Obama sticker had to do with Priuses, I almost cut that part out then didn’t.

I still haven’t given up on the Prius drivers having less skills, I think it is a very real possibility but like you, think the greeness envy thing may be it also.

Loved the “because they’re dicks?” part, another possibility for sure!

And I had never thought about how male bikers treated female bikers in the past few decades, very enlightening. Glad it is dissipating.

Had noticed the soccer mom in SUV thing and could never figure it out…except maybe they feel all that metal makes their little offspring safer. I’m not an SUV fan, but feel ppl should drive what they want. I’ve never owned one and don’t plan to – glad to see you mentioned Sequoias alongside Expeditions and Tahoes as those who go on a SUV tirade usually feel it is exclusively US brand while obviously the Japanese (and Europeans) have their fingers in that pie too! I will probably buy the book you mention…think it would be a fun read.

Finally, since we’ve started talking about auto types we have problems with, I almost invariably run into difficulties with Nissan Titan drivers. They are super aggressive…like 4×4 Tacoma drivers used to be. My theory is those drivers have gotten older and upgraded to full size Titans. 🙂 I don’t seem to have any problem with other full size truck drivers..for example, Tundra drivers are just fine. Shrug.

[svelte]

[quote=eavesdropper]
…If, like me, you are compelled by tales of how companies persuade us to repeatedly buy their crap, you will not regret reading this book. I’m sure you can get it through your local public library system.[/quote]

Loved the post, eavesdroppers. You and I think similar.

I’m not sure what the Obama sticker had to do with Priuses, I almost cut that part out then didn’t.

I still haven’t given up on the Prius drivers having less skills, I think it is a very real possibility but like you, think the greeness envy thing may be it also.

Loved the “because they’re dicks?” part, another possibility for sure!

And I had never thought about how male bikers treated female bikers in the past few decades, very enlightening. Glad it is dissipating.

Had noticed the soccer mom in SUV thing and could never figure it out…except maybe they feel all that metal makes their little offspring safer. I’m not an SUV fan, but feel ppl should drive what they want. I’ve never owned one and don’t plan to – glad to see you mentioned Sequoias alongside Expeditions and Tahoes as those who go on a SUV tirade usually feel it is exclusively US brand while obviously the Japanese (and Europeans) have their fingers in that pie too! I will probably buy the book you mention…think it would be a fun read.

Finally, since we’ve started talking about auto types we have problems with, I almost invariably run into difficulties with Nissan Titan drivers. They are super aggressive…like 4×4 Tacoma drivers used to be. My theory is those drivers have gotten older and upgraded to full size Titans. 🙂 I don’t seem to have any problem with other full size truck drivers..for example, Tundra drivers are just fine. Shrug.

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It’s all an image thing.

Americans have love “don’t mess with Texas” type bigness.

The Prius is too small and refined. It’s something that an intellectual or a professor would drive. And we know that Americans don’t like intellectuals and professors. They want some crassness and vulgarity.

The Prius is something that you most likely see in the cities or hip urban areas. So it’s not something that real Americans can relate to.

Americans also like to tinker with their cars. The Prius is too complicated and takes an engineering degree to figure out. Not really a muscle car type vehicle that a high-school drop-out could work on.

I was told that back in the 1970s only professors and nerds drove small Toyotas and imports. By the late 1980s those brands became mainstream (except in the Midwest and Texas).

During the early days of Starbucks, fancy coffee was seen as elitist and drinking a latte was definitely un-American. But now, Starbucks is mainstream.

At one point, wine drinking was seen as too European and un-American. Now it’s a must for the educated. In La Jolla or Carmel Valley, I’m sure that parents buy soy milk or rice milk for their kids.

We are moving on up….

As far as driving is concerned, most drivers don’t drive at constant speeds. They accelerate and slow down as part of their natural way of driving… The Prius encourages drivers to drive at constant optimum speeds to save gas.

I don’t drive a Prius but I’m a Prius lover. I like to be ahead the pack. Great technology and quality manufacturing will win out eventually.

[briansd1]

It’s all an image thing.

Americans have love “don’t mess with Texas” type bigness.

The Prius is too small and refined. It’s something that an intellectual or a professor would drive. And we know that Americans don’t like intellectuals and professors. They want some crassness and vulgarity.

The Prius is something that you most likely see in the cities or hip urban areas. So it’s not something that real Americans can relate to.

Americans also like to tinker with their cars. The Prius is too complicated and takes an engineering degree to figure out. Not really a muscle car type vehicle that a high-school drop-out could work on.

I was told that back in the 1970s only professors and nerds drove small Toyotas and imports. By the late 1980s those brands became mainstream (except in the Midwest and Texas).

During the early days of Starbucks, fancy coffee was seen as elitist and drinking a latte was definitely un-American. But now, Starbucks is mainstream.

At one point, wine drinking was seen as too European and un-American. Now it’s a must for the educated. In La Jolla or Carmel Valley, I’m sure that parents buy soy milk or rice milk for their kids.

We are moving on up….

As far as driving is concerned, most drivers don’t drive at constant speeds. They accelerate and slow down as part of their natural way of driving… The Prius encourages drivers to drive at constant optimum speeds to save gas.

I don’t drive a Prius but I’m a Prius lover. I like to be ahead the pack. Great technology and quality manufacturing will win out eventually.

[briansd1]

It’s all an image thing.

Americans have love “don’t mess with Texas” type bigness.

The Prius is too small and refined. It’s something that an intellectual or a professor would drive. And we know that Americans don’t like intellectuals and professors. They want some crassness and vulgarity.

The Prius is something that you most likely see in the cities or hip urban areas. So it’s not something that real Americans can relate to.

Americans also like to tinker with their cars. The Prius is too complicated and takes an engineering degree to figure out. Not really a muscle car type vehicle that a high-school drop-out could work on.

I was told that back in the 1970s only professors and nerds drove small Toyotas and imports. By the late 1980s those brands became mainstream (except in the Midwest and Texas).

During the early days of Starbucks, fancy coffee was seen as elitist and drinking a latte was definitely un-American. But now, Starbucks is mainstream.

At one point, wine drinking was seen as too European and un-American. Now it’s a must for the educated. In La Jolla or Carmel Valley, I’m sure that parents buy soy milk or rice milk for their kids.

We are moving on up….

As far as driving is concerned, most drivers don’t drive at constant speeds. They accelerate and slow down as part of their natural way of driving… The Prius encourages drivers to drive at constant optimum speeds to save gas.

I don’t drive a Prius but I’m a Prius lover. I like to be ahead the pack. Great technology and quality manufacturing will win out eventually.

[briansd1]

It’s all an image thing.

Americans have love “don’t mess with Texas” type bigness.

The Prius is too small and refined. It’s something that an intellectual or a professor would drive. And we know that Americans don’t like intellectuals and professors. They want some crassness and vulgarity.

The Prius is something that you most likely see in the cities or hip urban areas. So it’s not something that real Americans can relate to.

Americans also like to tinker with their cars. The Prius is too complicated and takes an engineering degree to figure out. Not really a muscle car type vehicle that a high-school drop-out could work on.

I was told that back in the 1970s only professors and nerds drove small Toyotas and imports. By the late 1980s those brands became mainstream (except in the Midwest and Texas).

During the early days of Starbucks, fancy coffee was seen as elitist and drinking a latte was definitely un-American. But now, Starbucks is mainstream.

At one point, wine drinking was seen as too European and un-American. Now it’s a must for the educated. In La Jolla or Carmel Valley, I’m sure that parents buy soy milk or rice milk for their kids.

We are moving on up….

As far as driving is concerned, most drivers don’t drive at constant speeds. They accelerate and slow down as part of their natural way of driving… The Prius encourages drivers to drive at constant optimum speeds to save gas.

I don’t drive a Prius but I’m a Prius lover. I like to be ahead the pack. Great technology and quality manufacturing will win out eventually.

[briansd1]

It’s all an image thing.

Americans have love “don’t mess with Texas” type bigness.

The Prius is too small and refined. It’s something that an intellectual or a professor would drive. And we know that Americans don’t like intellectuals and professors. They want some crassness and vulgarity.

The Prius is something that you most likely see in the cities or hip urban areas. So it’s not something that real Americans can relate to.

Americans also like to tinker with their cars. The Prius is too complicated and takes an engineering degree to figure out. Not really a muscle car type vehicle that a high-school drop-out could work on.

I was told that back in the 1970s only professors and nerds drove small Toyotas and imports. By the late 1980s those brands became mainstream (except in the Midwest and Texas).

During the early days of Starbucks, fancy coffee was seen as elitist and drinking a latte was definitely un-American. But now, Starbucks is mainstream.

At one point, wine drinking was seen as too European and un-American. Now it’s a must for the educated. In La Jolla or Carmel Valley, I’m sure that parents buy soy milk or rice milk for their kids.

We are moving on up….

As far as driving is concerned, most drivers don’t drive at constant speeds. They accelerate and slow down as part of their natural way of driving… The Prius encourages drivers to drive at constant optimum speeds to save gas.

I don’t drive a Prius but I’m a Prius lover. I like to be ahead the pack. Great technology and quality manufacturing will win out eventually.

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If nothing else always be mindful of the 105ers (and below)….

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If nothing else always be mindful of the 105ers (and below)….

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If nothing else always be mindful of the 105ers (and below)….

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