Herd Mentality???

A couple of months ago, I was driving my red 07 on I-75 toward Toledo OH. Another Red 04-09 carme up to pass me and instead, he fell in behind me and we travelled for about 50 miles. Two nearly identical Gen II red Pri.

 

Geee's you all need help!
But then, I wave at other Prii... especially if they have cute blonde female owners:eyebrows:

 

Ha! I did this today twice, and then wondered "why the heck am I doing this?"

 

i really hate it when i get caught behind a prius most of the time they are going to slow.To hell with your MPG!!! i need to get to work .i drive the prius like a normal car and still get 49mpg.love my GEn 3.

 

On my way to work yesterday, I passed 2 Priuses in a row. I was tempted to wave or beep, but thought it might be a little corny.

 

Three times in the last week I came back to my car to find another prius next to it. Normally a '04-'09. Last time my friend told me they were multiplying. Now I know why.

 

I always park as far away from others as I can.

I hate door dings and other parking lot blemishes

Traded in my 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid with 88,000 miles without a blemish.

So if you see my 2010 Prius IV parked in a lot, please don't park next to me!

 

At the office we practice alternate space parking along the back row. I want to be as far away from everyone as practicable regardless of what I drive.

 

I don't think it's odd, but maybe a subconscious feeling that the Prius owners take more car with their car and will be more observant of your car when it is next to it. I've had people in G2 Prius stop and look at mine. I also had a 30 min conversation in the parking lot around Thanksgiving with a gentleman that parked 2 spots up from me.

Typically, I try to park away from people knowing that parking lots are almost a guarantee for a ding or dent from others. Once I get the enginer 4kw system installed, I'll be scoping out the light posts at work that have outlets built into them. Best believe I'm plugging in on their dime!

 

I an new to the Herd but I clearly belong.

 

I do this to some degree, we are both mad as snakes!! Live with it, it is the differences that make us interesting. I wont park beside a car with dents, only ever park beside a nice car and always respect other people's cars.

 

Funny though I am the end of the parking lot guy, and it is where I found a lot of pris.
Another point is the day I took it out of the dealer lot it seemed that everyone else was driving one
Like most of you I try to watch for dents. My previous car was a Matrix and as much as I did enjoy it the paint was definitely the weak point. Small road pebbles did chip the paint in many places, so I do hope the pri paint job will fare better.

 

Speaking of parking, I always park so that I can just drive right out without backing up. The fuel savings adds up...eventually.

 

If I am up in Boulder it's hard NOT to park next to a Prius! Probably the most Prius per capita in the nation. Even Denver has quite a few, probably because it's very much a commuting city. I don't think there's been a single day when I didn't see at least one more on my commute.

Speaking of parking, when my wife worked for Raytheon they had preferential parking right up front for hybrids and EVs. I wish more aerospace companies would adopt that as a small incentive to get their people to drive more efficient cars! Plus I want to park up front but my company doesn't do this . It's cool to go by her old work site and see a row of nothing but Prius and other hybrids!

 

I don't see too many 90 degree parking lots anymore. Yeah, the wheel stops are bummers.