My son hates my Prius- How can I mod it to be cool to a 13yo

If it makes you feel better, when I was 16 (only 6 years ago) my dad gave me a 1987 Toyota Celica. I loved that car and I loved speeding around in it. I knew I would always drive sports cars. I couldn't wait to get one that wasn't a complete rust bucket someday.

I got my first post college job about a year ago and immediately looked into getting myself my first new car, a nice ecomonical cheapie car. (I got a little sidetracked when I found the Prius of course.) But the point is, in about 5 years I went from sports car nut to not even considering the possibility of getting a sports car. Kids will be kids and boys will be boys. They change very quickly. It's very rare for a teenager to not be interested in a sports car but chances are they'll grow out of it.

 

if you've got a couple of hundred bucks, go and buy him a AMC Gremlin or some such iron monster and park it in the garage, out of sight of the neighbors and tell him when he's 16 or legal age he can have it for his own, he of course buys the tags and insurance, give him a project. In about 6 months of sitting in it and washing it your's will seem really "cool" and his will be towed to the bone yard. Make sure he gets a job to support his car. A brush with reality is the great equalizer. And your only out of pocket a couple of hundred bucks.

 

Ray, have you considered the Ricerroni Method?


Even if you don't actually do that, it's still good for a few laughs.

 

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God, I about peed my pants laughing. Sort of like a cross between one of those Shops shows on the Discovery Channel, and The Red Green Show.

 

Re: My son hates my Prius- How can I mod it to be cool to a

...wait... are you saying that girls _DON'T_ have cooties? hmm... interesting...

 

My three kids (16, 15, 10) do not like the looks of the Prius. But, heck, this is MY car! I bought it and I like it. They can buy their own cars when they start working. :mrgreen:

 

here's a few ideas....

1) tell him that the money you save in gasoline will go into helping him buy his first car when the time comes. the more you save, the more he gets, the better his first car will be.

2) show him pictures of the prius racing concept vehicles. tell him your car could be just as "sick"...but that it's simply in disguise. tell him you're trying to keep things on the down-low.

3) if all else fails, get a big subwoofer for the trunk. any car can be redeemed if it has a kickass stereo. the ability to shatter glass and cause permanent nerve damage should never be underestimated.

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Tell him it's ok, you know he's just jealous because the Prius has more CPU capacity than he does, but not to worry, you still love him best

 

We all have our preferences on what looks good. I'm sure the owners of the Cadillac EXT (EPA 13/17) I saw at KMart yesterday think they have enhanced it with the low profile tires and appropriately fancy rims. Me, I think they looked REALLY STUPID on a big truck! The only reason I noticed the thing was because they parked WAY FAR AWAY from the store so no one would potentially scratch their new baby.
My daughter doesn't like the looks of the 2004 Prius, she says it looks squashed. At first I thought she meant vertically since there isn't a distinct hood, roof, trunk. Turns out she meant front to back.
But I'm with jamarimutt. You are buying a vehicle that suits YOUR needs, not your step-son's. Buy him a nice pair of sneakers and tell him to mod the heck out of his transportation cause he'll be walking if he gripes too much ;-)

 

Gave you all my points for that link, eg239!!!!

Too bad the guy forgot to mention your car needs to be red (or at least a rather 'obvious' colour). Red cars are faster.

 

I certainly hope not! If you have, you run the risk of being called a "girlie man" by [Broken External Image]:http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040717/thumb.camw10207172102.state_budget_camw102.jpg

 

if you think you have a problem, my 19 year old daughter nearly had a fit when she had to ride in the back seat of my avanti... i know it's a 'different' looking car but i love it. she thinks it's hideous...
http://www.aaronstein.com/aavanti.htm

 

In all seriousness, the easiest and cheapest way to jazz up a Prius (IMHO) is to buy the $15 vinyl lettering from Paul, a member on this website. Search the archives for info about this. I added white lettering to my Driftwood Pearl and it looks great. I've gotten compliments specifically for "jazzing up" the Prius.

Over the weekend, I added the black vinyl front end mask (bra) that Dave at www.coastaletech.com is selling. It's made specifically for the 2004 Prius and looks really sharp (again, IMHO).

Depending on your color, you may want body-side moldings, also posted on this board.

Look through the Gallery under Appearance Mods and see what looks good to you (and maybe your son).

 

She's correct it is ukeleft: :lol:

 

No way! It looks like the Green Hornet's car!!

Do machines guns pop out of the front and back?