<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JeffG @ Jun 17 2007, 04:05 PM) [snapback]463615[/snapback]</div> No. But owning a Xebra is.
Only if you make it one, but don't expect other people to know exactly what that statement is. One person's might be that global warming is the crisis. Someone else's might be that relying on (and buying) foreign oil is a problem. Another's might be that they are way cool trendsetters. I think the early adapters are likely the greenies, while people like me don't want to give a dime to people who hate us.... Plus, it is way cool.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JeffG @ Jun 17 2007, 06:05 PM) [snapback]463615[/snapback]</div> Only if you slap a political bumper sticker on it. Someone posted that there are three types of owner: Greenie, Techie, & Cheapie. Pick two.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JimN @ Jun 17 2007, 06:37 PM) [snapback]463697[/snapback]</div> techie and cheapie (although i've done a couple green things since buying our prius!)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JimN @ Jun 17 2007, 06:37 PM) [snapback]463697[/snapback]</div> Oh, we must be Greenie and Techie, then
Owning a prius is hedonistic, not political, unless you belong to a hedonistic political movement. Prii fulfill 3 of Jordan's 4 types of product-related pleasure: Physio-pleasure, ideo-pleasure, & psycho-pleasure. PriusChat fulfills the fourth type -- socio-pleasure.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(formerVWdriver @ Jun 17 2007, 06:11 PM) [snapback]463679[/snapback]</div> Just what I was going to say, only if you make it one. In my case, I don't want to buy much gas, and I want a car that is fun to drive. I am also a technology freek.
Yes, it's saying that you are an independent thinker, ahead of the curve, and that you smoke pot. Or maybe not. But it does say you like to save the planet a little bit, while saving some cash as well when you fill up. That says something.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(livelychick @ Jun 17 2007, 09:21 PM) [snapback]463685[/snapback]</div> What kind of political statement was it?
It all depends. Some people do buy a Prius to make a statement. For some, it is a statement on the environment. For others, it is a statement on politics. And for me, the only statement I cared about when I bought my Prius was my monthly gas card statement.
