That's right. I'm now one of those jerks with a Prius passing you at the pump:
You have to look at me in the last photo, because Julie refused to pose seductively on the hood.
Just picked it up Saturday; signed the papers Thursday. Wanted the Barcelona Red Metallic but had to settle for the Magnetic Gray, since I didn't want to go two weeks without a car.
My softball buddies commented that it was a uniquely bumper-sticker free Prius. Many, of course, will be adorned with the pro-environment and liberal messages of their owners. I figure on not using my car to speak for me, though I may add some goofy ones. I say the same thing about that as I did to Julie in agreeing with her about not getting the "Clean Special Fuels" vanity plate that Virgina offers: It's a Prius. By its very shape, it announces "I am a self-righteous jackass who tuts and looks down his nose at your SUV."
Still figuring out all the bells and whistles, but of course the energy monitor on the touch screen is addictive, and not terribly conducive to maintaining situational awareness. Though I remain completely geeked about the regenerative breaking. I'd shudder to see the spike in accident rates for the first month of owning a Prius. Still have to figure out how to turn off the backup beep, too. (hint, hint).
5 comments:
Well, you didn't pose seductively on the car, either!
The world isn't ready for that, my dear.
Speak for yourself, sexy.
In our last Chicago apartment building there was someone who had a Prius with a bumper sticker reading "How many lives per gallon do you get?" Kim and I thought that was in astoundingly poor taste.
We decided quite quickly that the energy display had to be off for safety's sake. And no, we have no idea how to turn off the reverse beeping. I have vague guesses as to what it's for, but no certainty (it doesn't seem to be audible outside the car, so the obvious answer doesn't work).
I have found the backup beep useful when I'm being too quick with the shifter and it has failed to go in or out of reverse as I had planned. For example, when pulling out of a parking spot, the beep has kept me from slamming into the car behind me when I have not successfully switched from reverse to drive.
In theory, I could look at the display to verify my current gear before accelerating, or I could always hold the shifter in place for a few seconds instead of just tapping it in the right general direction...yeah, right, like that's gonna happen.
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