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What your car says about you

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by priusenvy, Jan 4, 2008.

  1. priusenvy

    priusenvy Senior Member

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    Found out about this over on one of the detailing forums I read.

    http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=445065&topart=passenger

    Toyota Prius

    We get it. You love the planet like a fat kid loves cake. Tell you what — I'll acknowledge your superior consciousness when you stop driving 52 in the fast lane

    Hummer

    Gotta hand it to you. You don't give a three-ton truck about what other people think. That's the attitude that tamed the Old West, that built the auto industry, that barged into Iraq to keep that oil...um, never mind.

    Click on the link for the rest.
     
  2. iTiki

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    I think it says " I'm a well endowed stallion, sought after by women the world over".
     
  3. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    My Prius says "Dog is my copilot". On the bumper.

    Oh.

    Well, in that case my Prius says BITE ME.
     
  4. Rangerdavid

    Rangerdavid Senior Member

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    Kinda funny actually...... :rolleyes:
     
  5. Doc Willie

    Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander

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    "I am an aging Trekkie tree-hugging left-wing unreconstructed hippie who no longer cares what other people think of me."

    Live Long and Prosper
     
  6. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    Imagine their disappointment when you step out of the car.
     
  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    hahahaha.. ouch.
     
  8. sulman

    sulman Introspectator

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    ...and welcome.
     
  9. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

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    My Prius says, "19 miles is too far, on a recumbent bike, 5 days a week, especially in the rain, and/or in the dark ... and it's too bad there weren't any nice homes like ours within walking or biking distance".
    Anything more about what my Prius says is a stretch.
     
  10. apriusfan

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    But did anyone notice the picture of a Prius? It is a Touring edition.... What does that say?
     
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    It obviously means that whoever drives one is driving it to combat their depression but will will commit suicide within this year anyway, in addition to loving the planet like a fat kid loves cake.
     
  12. Lcruiser

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    More....


    Audi TT roadster
    I don`t realize that I just bought a "sportscar` built on the
    Golf/Beetle
    platform
    Audi TT coupe
    I enjoy ultra high speed oversteer resulting in serious injury or
    death

    VW Golf
    if male, gay; if female, enjoys simple transportation with a European
    flair (but has no idea the thing is built in Mexico)

    VW Golf cabriolet if male, blatantly homosexual; if female, very cool

    VW Golf Turbodiesel
    I belong to the strange subsect of turbodiesel VW owners who think
    that these cars are the shiznit. If you don`t own one, you wouldn`t
    understand. VW FOREVAH!!

    VW Passat
    I have the common sense to know that I have just bought the build
    quality of an Audi A4 but spent $6,000 less

    BMW 330
    I`m a badge snob and think my untuned car is the fastest thing out
    there (see also Ford Mustang)

    BMW M3 (E36)
    I`ma poser driving enthusiast, and don`t realize that my car is a
    tarted
    up piece of junk 325
    I`ma complete poser wanker who attends import car shows and looks
    down my nose at "all the ricers in their Honda Civics`

    BMW M3 (E46)
    I`m a driving enthusiast who can`t afford a 911; SMG is cool, but my
    engine might blow up even though it was hand built.

    BMW M5
    I`m a really wealthy driving enthusiast OR I`m a doctor / personal
    injury lawyer / own my own pharmaceuticals company and we just
    went public

    BMW M roadster
    I`m in desperate need of sex from my 50+ year old wife. And I like
    power oversteer.

    BMW M coupe
    see BMW M roadster, but also have no taste in automotive design
    Jaguar X-Type
    Despite the car`s humble underpinings, at least it looks like a Jag!
    I
    like my driving with a bit more luxury and don`t want a generic

    German sedan.
    Jaguar S-Stype
    I am wealthy, and don`t want a BMW 5-series.

    Jaguar S-Stype R I am wealthy, like to go fast and don`t want an M5.

    Mercedes SLK
    I`m a 50+ year old woman OR I think I own a true sportscar but Honda
    Civics drive circles around me

    Mercedes CLK
    I like German coupes but can`t drive stick.
    Mercedes E-Class I`m a wanker who couldn`t afford an E-Class unless
    my mother died
    and my inheritance paid for it.

    Mercedes S-Class I`m really, really wealthy. You don`t understand
    just how wealthy – my summer car is a Ferrari 456GTA; the S-Class is
    a winter beater/family
    car; my dogs ride in the back on the hides of numerous dead cows.

    Mercedes SL
    I`m really, really wealthy but can`t bear to be seen in a sedan, so
    I try
    to feel younger in this big coupe/convertible or whatever the hell
    it is,
    but it doesn`t work because only old men drive these things anyway.

    AMG C43
    I`m a driving enthusiast but can`t drive stick. Does that mean I`m
    not
    a true driving enthusiast?
    AMG SL55 with tuned exhaust and flashing lights on the roof
    I actually don't own this car (the FIA does) as I`m a washed up
    racing
    driver with no ride this season so I get to drive this "safety car`
    around
    all of the world's race tracks during Formula One races; only the
    crowd gets to know how awesome it sounds because of all the sound
    deadening material in the car

    Any Brabus tuned Mercedes
    I have more money than sense, and my car`s mods cost more than
    most people`s homes, but at least it has big brakes to compensate for
    that big block Benz under the hood.

    Saab 99
    This is my rally car that I beat the shit out of on the stages every
    other
    weekend OR I`m a poor university student who lives in New England
    or the Pacific Northwest

    Volvo C70
    I`m the wealthy university student from Hong Kong

    Volvo V70
    —You know I used to be a really bad girl, I had a threesome with my
    sister and her boyfriend Tom, but now, I am a Volvo driving soccer
    mom!!"

    Lamborghini Diablo
    I own an even bigger automotive phallic symbol. I don`t care about
    build quality, because when that V12 wails past 7000RPM right
    behind my head, I am in heaven.

    Ferrari F360 Challenge Stradale
    I am trying to rule the world in a normally aspirated way like the
    Porsche 996 GT3; even though my car is even more hardcore than
    the GT3 (plexi side windows?!?) it costs twice as much as the GT3.

    Porsche Boxster
    I think my car is the shiznit because it`s a Porsche. Good thing
    it`s an
    excellent chassis, but I can`t drive worth shit.


    Porsche Boxster S I`m a driving enthusiast, but don`t care for the
    M3 and can`t afford a
    911.

    Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (996)
    I`m a hardcore driving enthusiast OR I`m a badge snob who CAN
    afford a 911.

    Porsche 911 Turbo (993 or 996)
    I`ma very wealthy driving enthusiast and knowthat while my car costs
    less than a Ferrari F360, it can still drive circles around anything
    from
    Maranello.

    Lotus Elise
    I own what may be the finest, purest and most affordable expression
    of sportscar
    Lotus Elise, imported into the US by Sun International, with Acura
    Type-R engine swap
    What may be the finest, purest and most affordable expression of
    sportscar is not imported to the US, unless you buy one modified with
    a Type-R engine. I have lots of money.

    Lotus Exige
    I own a mini McLaren F1.






    Aston Martin DB7 James Bond should have driven this car. Good thing
    he didn`t because the
    engine under the hood is a dog`s breakfast.

    MINI Cooper S (by BMW)
    I`ma badge snob and just HAVE to have the latest things. Nevermind
    that my British icon of a car is built by Germans and powered by a
    Brazilian made engine. The only saving grace is that the chassis is
    excellent.
    Smart
    I live in a congested European or Asian city and revel in the ease of
    parking this cute little car.
    Brabus Smart
    See Smart, but with too much money and sense. I STILL only have
    70hp!!
    Have owned or driven all of the European exotics above
    My name is Alain de Cadenet. For some reason, every "Car Guy` I
    meet loves to hate me.

    Subaru Legacy
    This is my rally car that I beat the shit out of on the stages every
    other
    weekend OR I live a boring life. On a farm. In Alberta. But want to
    drive something different anyway, and enjoy the build quality (and
    strength!) of a tractor.

    Subaru Impreza 2.5RS (GC)
    I`m a driving enthusiast with a special North American spec motor for
    my chassis, but am frustrated that it only came with 165hp. To make
    up for it, I have either a) added a $6,000 turbo kit or b) made up
    for
    the lack of horsepower by adding JDM bodykit and wings or c) will
    soon trade in for a WRX

    Subaru Impreza WRX (GC)
    I live in Europe or Japan, am a driving enthusiast and revel in the
    stupid power through all four wheels of this little car and drive
    circles
    around BMWs.

    Subaru Impreza WRX STi (North America)
    I revel in 2.5L of turbo boxer power, 300hp, 300 foot lbs and the
    most
    bad nice person STi in the world. Finally finally finally we get the best
    Impreza in the world.

    Subaru Legacy B4 RSK
    I`m a driving enthusiast with more mature tastes than my Impreza
    owning brethren


    Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo See Ford Mustang and BMW 330 OR I used to
    own a Saab
    900 Turbo and told everyone on Saabnet.com that my 900
    could beat anything under the sun and was a complete
    donkey about it, got banned from the board, so sold the 900
    and got the Z and think it`s the best Japanese sportscar ever
    built but haven`t run a Supra or FD yet...

    Nissan 350Z
    I`m smart enough to buy a car with Porsche-like performance
    for Chevy price; too bad the trim is so tacky and cheap OR I`m
    a wanker who can`t drive stick and just bought this car to be
    trendy

    Nissan 240SX (S13)
    I brag about owning a true Japanese sportscar but don`t
    realize that my engine is from a truck.

    Mazda Miata
    I want to be seen in a convertible, but can`t afford a Z3/Boxter,
    etc


    Mazda RX7 (FD)
    I`m a driving enthusiast who doesn`t mind replacing my engine every
    other year and the scariest word in my vocabulary is —detonation" OR
    I`m a wanker who owns one of the rare Competition Yellow Mica cars
    and never drives it hard because it`s bad for cars to be driven hard
    and people who autocross or drag race are stupid

    Mazda RX7 (FD) with 20B triple rotor conversion
    I`ma very wealthy driving enthusiast (but tending towards drag racing
    rather than circuit racing) with a masochistic penchant for spending
    lots and lots of time and money on a very difficult engine swap but
    figure it`s all worth it when 700hp propels me in my 2800lbs car down
    the dragstrip

    Supra-7 (FD with Toyota Supra 2JZ engine swap)
    see Mazda RX7 (FD) with 20B triple rotor conversion but with even
    more money and time to burn, and add that I have more power than
    a contemporary Formula One race car

    Mazda RX8
    I`m fortunate to have this very capable car at such a low price, but
    it
    just can`t match the voluptuous and sultry shape of the FD


    Toyota Supra (Mk IV)
    I`m a horsepower enthusiast who always asks to run —from a 50 roll"
    and will absolutely demolish just about anything this side of a
    Pagani
    Zonda. And "BPU` ALWAYS makes my Supra into a 12 second car.
    But never, ever mention the holeshot because traction is always an
    issue (unless I own an auto). And SW is God. And my goal in life is
    to —get a big single". And people who build up other marques always
    ask to buy my stock fuel pump for some reason...


    Toyota Altezza/Lexus IS300
    I`ma driving enthusiast who can`t stand the sight of the BMW 330 and
    get off on weird-nice person instrument clusters


    Chevy Corvette (C5)
    I`m a horsepower enthusiast and take heed that for the price of one
    Acura NSX, I could have two and half C5s. See also BMW M
    Roadster. I do not know what "handling` means, nor do I care, I just
    want to look cool driving my car while bare chested.

    Chevy Corvette Z06
    I`ma driving enthusiast that takes comfort in knowing that for the
    price
    of one Acura NSX, I could have two Z06s. I take pleasure in knowing
    that heads, intake and cams will put my "60s technology motor into
    500hp range. And build quality is for pussies.

    Chevy Camaro
    I`m a horsepower enthusiast who can`t afford a C5, but at least the
    engines are similar!

    Cadillac CTS
    I tell everyone that my car was developed on the Nurburgring, but
    have no idea what the Nurburgring is.

    Any Saturn
    I tell everyone what a great car I own, but don`t realize it`s made
    out
    of plastic.

    Dodge Viper
    Who needs revs when you have 8L of V10 truck motor? I don`t give
    a shit that I have a truck motor either.

    Dodge Neon SRT I have more horsepower and can run the quarter faster
    than a WRX.
    There's zero camber in my car's setup for a reason, you know. What
    are corners?

    Ford Mustang
    I think my untuned car is the fastest thing out there. See BMW 330.

    Acura Integra
    I`m likely a riceboy, and aspire to Integra Type-R ownership.

    Acura Integra Type-R
    I`m a driving enthusiast, and happiness is in the corners [see
    BMW M3 (E30) ]

    Acura Integra Type-R with JDM front end conversion
    I`m a riceboy with lots of money.

    Acura NSX
    I`m a driving enthusiast, and happiness is in the corners OR
    I`m a badge snob and have no idea that I could have bought
    TWO Corvette Z06s for what I paid for this car that`s now
    showing its age.

    Honda Civic
    see Acura Integra, but aspires to Civic Type-R ownership

    Honda CRX
    This is my autocross car OR I like to go to the street races in
    my freshly painted orange "Rexwith front mounted AIRFILTER
    and brag about running anyone who comes up with $1000 to
    match the grand I`ve slapped on the hood, then quickly and
    quietly withdraw when someone DOES come up with $1000
    and wants to run.


    http://members.shaw.ca/saaboteur/you-are-what-you-drive.pdf
     
  13. PRIUS007

    PRIUS007 James Bond -007

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    Touring Prius ROCKS! :D
     
  14. stumpy_c

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    I had an '06 Subaru STI before my Prius.

    Then I realized that I was paying $800 a month + premium gas at 18MPG + $800 for tires every 6 months + almost $2k a year for insurance. I also realized that I'm perfectly comfortable with the size of my manhood and traded up to the Prius :p.
     
  15. skguh

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    My Prius doesn't talk. It's silent.
     
  16. Jiffylush

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    Mine says gas is over $3 a gallon and getting worse, and smartkey is cool :)
     
  17. Doc Willie

    Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander

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    Go ahead and try and catch me, Smokey. And even if you ever did, I am rich enough to BUY this entire state and fire your sorry @$$.
     

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