What cars have you mistaken for a Prius? Sometimes with these new rounded body styles, it's hard to tell when they are coming at you. So far from what I can remember, I have seen a new style Sienna, and new style Civic and thought they were Prii at first. What about you?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seasidetraveler @ Jul 25 2006, 11:48 AM) [snapback]291982[/snapback]</div> My first week of owning the car, I walked up to a Matrix after a long day of work, and could not figure out why the Smartkey system wasn't working..... I finally looked through the window and saw a purse on the passenger seat... Ooops.... Felt like a total dumbass. My prius was just a few cars down... Damned gray Matrix!
Yea, the old style Focus has gotten me too- those darn headlights- I like Focus though, I have had 2 of them haha fun cars! If only they had a decent resale value.
The NEW Focus is the Prius-alike, surely? The Citroen C5 is also a ringer, and to a lesser extent, the Audi A2
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(molgrips @ Jul 25 2006, 02:10 PM) [snapback]292030[/snapback]</div> Naw- we don't have the cool new Focus like you folks do! We got a toned down version in '05- I do not know why! http://www.fordvehicles.com/cars/focus/
I always have to look for the little vent to know if something is a Classic Prius or an Echo. If I owned a Classic, maybe I'd be better able to tell the difference. As it is, I agree with sl7vk that I often have to look twice at Matrices.
Actually, Mazda copied Toyota. We think Toyota copied Mazda because we got the Mazda 3 then the Camry. Apparently, this grill design was on Toyotas before Mazda unveiled the Mazda3 (Mazda Axela)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Betelgeuse @ Jul 25 2006, 12:48 PM) [snapback]292048[/snapback]</div> I had the Echo problem until just recently when I was able to really pinpoint the obvious differences of the hood shape and, of all things, the door handles. If you see the battery vent on the side, it's definitely a Prius. If you see a 2-door model, it's definitely an Echo. There are also color differences; the easiest being that if you see a red model, it's an Echo (as there was no Gen1 Prius in red). Never had a problem with the Matrix though...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(iluvmacs @ Jul 25 2006, 09:25 PM) [snapback]292352[/snapback]</div> There are so many Echoes in the same colour as my Classic, I get tripped up all the time. In Houston, we have tons of both (lots of Classics were purchased by the city works, and I work very close to their parking lot). Snicker
I don't remember WHICH cars I have had to look at twice...but once I THINK I know what I'm seeing, I automatically look for the roof grooves as confirmation...Do any of the others have those?
There are some cars that I see "in motion" that at first glance I think is a Prius- the Aztek has gotten me a couple of times EEK!
...stupid Focus... ...and chevy makes a stupid looking one that has kinda a prius look... ...and honda has a MINI VAN that the front head on looks like a prius... ...i guess i kinda think everything looks like it :-/
