Car Question

Motorsheen
Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
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I'm looking at a new job that requires a bit of city driving and I'm thinking about buying a Toyota Prius.


Question: If I buy the Prius, will I need to take testosterone supplements?


..... also, does anyone (outside of Southern California) really care what anyone else drives?


Is their personal vehicle a reflection of their persona, or is it just, you know... a car?


Discuss; please & thank you.

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  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    edited August 2016
    Testosterone supplements won't help, just turn in your man card and get it over with
  • Icheatonmywife
    Icheatonmywife Posts: 132 Member
    Prius. is just a vagina on wheels... lol... there are plenty of better chooses out there... :)
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    edited August 2016
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Testosterone supplements won't help, just turn in you man card and get it over with

    yeah... it seems to be a trade off

    my man card for really great mileage and diamond lane privileges.

    (it's using the carpool lane that is the huge appeal)

    Would a Marine Corps or a NRA bumper sticker help?
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  • Riffraft1960
    Riffraft1960 Posts: 1,984 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Testosterone supplements won't help, just turn in you man card and get it over with

    yeah... it seems to be a trade off

    my man card for really great mileage and diamond lane privileges.

    (it's using the carpool lane that is the huge appeal)

    Would a Marine Corps or a NRA bumper sticker help?

    Man card vs. diamond lane privileges, that is a close one particular here in Phoenix
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Prius is cool I'd like to have one but then again I look at things differently everybody drives a truck/suv I chose a mini.

    I drove a Mini S (with the manual six speed ) for a while

    it was fun

    .... when I wasn't sitting in traffic
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    It could be worse. It could be a Volkswagon Beetle in pink.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    mountman2012 wrote: »
    Prius. is just a vagina on wheels... lol... there are plenty of better chooses out there... :)

    wait.

    a Vagina on Wheels? That sounds rather..... convenient.

    I'm now confused; are you trying to dissuade or convince me to buy one?

  • Icheatonmywife
    Icheatonmywife Posts: 132 Member
    Motorcycles are allowed in diamond lanes, and you get better gas millage, and keep your man card.
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    mountman2012 wrote: »
    Motorcycles are allowed in diamond lanes, and you get better gas millage, and keep your man card.

    That sounds great, except I'll need to haul gear around town. My counterparts drive F-150s (as I too have in the past). They're just not allowed in the diamond lane. (bummer)



  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Riffraft1960 wrote: »
    Testosterone supplements won't help, just turn in you man card and get it over with

    yeah... it seems to be a trade off

    my man card for really great mileage and diamond lane privileges.

    (it's using the carpool lane that is the huge appeal)

    Would a Marine Corps or a NRA bumper sticker help?

    Man card vs. diamond lane privileges, that is a close one particular here in Phoenix


    yeah, you know the turf...

    North Scottsdale to past Cardinal's Stadium

    Thru downtown and then around town into the East Valley during the day.

    The diamond lane could save me up to an hour of windshield time.


  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Prius is cool I'd like to have one but then again I look at things differently everybody drives a truck/suv I chose a mini.

    I drove a Mini S (with the manual six speed ) for a while

    it was fun

    .... when I wasn't sitting in traffic

    I live in the country so it's like driving a go cart

    Ha... that was my exact description of driving the mini too.

    It was a blast. Mine was just a jalopy tho'
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    _MistahJ_ wrote: »
    I'd rather commute home with a pogo stick shoved up my *kitten* than drive a Prius. Carpool lane or otherwise.

    I'll mark this one down as a: "no"
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    _MistahJ_ wrote: »
    Not every hybrid gets to use the carpool lane, here in AZ, though. You have to have that Clean Air – Blue Skies plate. Otherwise you need to have a passenger.

    Thank you, I really appreciate you mentioning the blue skies plate; yeah... that's what I read on ADOT's webpage too.

    Without the HOV lane privilege, there's no reason to drive a hybrid. Imho
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    Get the best of both worlds. Get a Tesla.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Get the best of both worlds. Get a Tesla.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    We have a Tesla dealer here in town. I visited them in person and asked them two easy questions; they were:


    How many miles can I drive into Mexico on one charge?

    and

    How many Kilos fit into the trunk?



    .... they weren't as easily amused as one might hope.
  • JeffreyMGiron
    JeffreyMGiron Posts: 3,582 Member
    move to maryland buy a subaru, join the MDSubaruClub and come to some meets :)
  • slimriptide
    slimriptide Posts: 328 Member
    How about a totally electric car?
  • JeffreyMGiron
    JeffreyMGiron Posts: 3,582 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    I think a tesla gets 270 in one charge

    really? i thought they got way more, i get like 300 on one tank on my BRZ
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    slimriptide wrote: »
    How about a totally electric car?

    what's out there other than a Te$La ?

    plus..... charging one?

    I can't even keep my phone charged... I can just see bonking on the freeway at 5PM.
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    _MistahJ_ wrote: »
    Only the Prius, Civic Hybrid and Insight qualify for that plate in AZ. Tesla would be the only one I'd drive. And I would never get full-range out of it because I'd be launching it in Insane Mode every chance I got.

    Thanks, that is very good to know. The Tesla is nails.
    Love'em... I'm just not going to drop that kind of coin on a sled so I can bump around town and sell chit.

    and yeah, Insane Mode is well... insane

  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    I love priuses (what's the plural of prius? Prii?) But I also like spending no more than $20 a month on gas.
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    Or... get a Hummer and just take over the diamond lane and use every Prius you came across as a practice mogul course. You would help get the, ahem, lose-your-man-card-cars off the road and reduce the smug (not to be confused with smog) in the city.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    The Volt was a much better driving car IMHO. And should still get you diamond lane privileges. They have been quite reasonably priced in the used market.
  • fanceegirl75
    fanceegirl75 Posts: 620 Member
    BMW i3...BMW salesman told me they are giving some crazy incentives with the purchase right now. I see them more than Prius here.

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