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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / August 2007"Cockroach" infestation in New England! :)
We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through Vermont, I never saw so many Priuses! I lost count at about 30 - I'm not kidding. I saw a huge variety of colors, even a couple of them had those annoying blue-colored headlights. I wasn't surprised to see them in Vermont (a lot of eco-friendly folks there), but Massachusetts and New Hampshire gave Vermont a run for its green... Not that there's anything wrong with that; so relax, Mark Digital. ;-) Natalie  Signature"This is Toyota country; so quiet, you can hear the GMs rust." > We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old > friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through Vermont, I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Natalie It's a feel-good auto. I see a few around here also. I'm happy they're happy. I'm happy they think they are saving the world from......CLIMATE CHANGE.....whoops, I ment GLOBAL WARMING :) Signature"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Tom Snyder "dbu`" ... >> We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old >> friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > happy. I'm happy they think they are saving the world from......CLIMATE > CHANGE.....whoops, I ment GLOBAL WARMING :) Hey, whatever floats their boats. The problem is that many Prius owners also own gas-guzzlers. Natalie > "dbu`" ... > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Natalie This is what we are all up against. How to get rid of the gas-guzzlers. It's a love-hate affair :) Signature"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Tom Snyder "dbu`" ... > "Wickeddoll®" >> > >> >> We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > This is what we are all up against. How to get rid of the gas-guzzlers. > It's a love-hate affair :) I'm very paranoid about driving large vehicles. I'll see if my comfort level changes when I'm really old... Natalie > "dbu`" ... > > "Wickeddoll®" >> > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Natalie Not that bad. I have a 04 Sienna and it drives like a sports car. I have more reservations about driving a little car where all the others are looking down at me if you know what I mean. It's rather discomforting to know most of the other vehicles around you could smash that little car into flat sheet metal with me in it. If we all drove the same sized car then it would be ok. Maybe billary if she gets elected will FORCE us to change :) Signature"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Tom Snyder >> "dbu`" ... >> > "Wickeddoll®" >> > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Not that bad. I have a 04 Sienna and it drives like a sports car. A minivan - albeit a nice minivan - drives like a *sports car*?! Uh-huh.... ;-) Cathy I > have more reservations about driving a little car where all the others > are looking down at me if you know what I mean. It's rather > discomforting to know most of the other vehicles around you could smash > that little car into flat sheet metal with me in it. If we all drove > the same sized car then it would be ok. Maybe billary if she gets > elected will FORCE us to change :) > >> "dbu`" ... > >> > "Wickeddoll®" >> > [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > Cathy Ever drive a Sienna? Signature"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Tom Snyder > Hey, whatever floats their boats. The problem is that many Prius owners > also own gas-guzzlers. > > Natalie but but but they are off setting the cost... haha, just kidding... I am an environmentalist... but have to laugh at the hypocrisy of many fellow environmentalist.. like Al Gore the 3rd going 100 in a Prius with many toxic medications for sell >> Hey, whatever floats their boats. The problem is that many Prius owners >> also own gas-guzzlers. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > haha, just kidding... I am an environmentalist... but have to laugh at the > hypocrisy of many fellow environmentalist.. Well, if they're going to have two cars anyway, it's better that one is a Prius, vs. 2 gas-guzzlers. Cathy > like Al Gore the 3rd going 100 in a Prius with many toxic medications for > sell > Well, if they're going to have two cars anyway, it's better that one is a > Prius, vs. 2 gas-guzzlers. > > Cathy That's like being on a diet and having a slim fast shake for breakfast, a slim fast shake for lunch, and a large pizza for dinner. >> Well, if they're going to have two cars anyway, it's better that one is a >> Prius, vs. 2 gas-guzzlers. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > That's like being on a diet and having a slim fast shake for breakfast, a > slim fast shake for lunch, and a large pizza for dinner. So... you think that if they have one gas guzzler, they may as well have two, instead of one car being more economical? Might as well go for broke, huh? Sigh.... Cahty > So... you think that if they have one gas guzzler, they may as well have > two, instead of one car being more economical? Might as well go for > broke, huh? Sigh.... > > Cahty I think if you are going to be an energy efficient person then you should be. Owning two cars is not energy efficient. The making of a car is one of the most toxic parts. >> So... you think that if they have one gas guzzler, they may as well have >> two, instead of one car being more economical? Might as well go for [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > be. Owning two cars is not energy efficient. The making of a car is one of > the most toxic parts. If the household has more than one person, owning one car may not be much of an option, depending on locale. Cathy >>> So... you think that if they have one gas guzzler, they may as well have >>> two, instead of one car being more economical? Might as well go for [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Cathy If the household believes in being energy efficient then they need to own energy efficient cars or risk being called hypocrites. "GoMavs" >>> "Cathy F."... >>>> So... you think that if they have one gas guzzler, they may as well [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > If the household believes in being energy efficient then they need to own > energy efficient cars or risk being called hypocrites. I agree - have *2* green vehicles, and stop pretending you give a sh.t about the environment. Natalie > "dbu`" ... > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Natalie It might be a good thing; they keep the gas-guzzler and it stays off the road. If they sell it to someone else, it might see a lot of use. Even if you don't think AGW is real, the lowered demand for gas helps (however slightly) to keep energy prices down. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com "dh" ... > "Wickeddoll®" : >>> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Even if you don't think AGW is real, the lowered demand for gas helps > (however slightly) to keep energy prices down. Troo dat - hey, anything that keeps it down works. Natalie >> We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old >> friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > It's a feel-good auto. I see a few around here also. I'm happy they're > happy. Considering they're getting ~45 mpg or better, in a comfortable car, which also has super-low emissions, I can see why they're happy. I'm happy they think they are saving the world from......CLIMATE > CHANGE.....whoops, I ment GLOBAL WARMING :) Well, at least they're doing less damage to the atmosphere than many others are. Add up the little things & eventually you get the big stuff. Cathy > >> We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old > >> friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Cathy Even my conventional Dodge, 1994 Caravan registered almost zero during the yearly emissions tests for license renewal. If you want the numbers I'll have to go into my achives and dig out the files. I'm happy for those pirus owners anyway. Signature"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Tom Snyder > We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old > friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through Vermont, > I never saw so many Priuses! I lost count at about 30 - I'm not kidding. New Englanders have such good taste. ;-) > I saw a huge variety of colors, even a couple of them had those annoying > blue-colored headlights. Now those high intensity blue headlights - those I *hate*. Cathy > I wasn't surprised to see them in Vermont (a lot of eco-friendly folks > there), but Massachusetts and New Hampshire gave Vermont a run for its [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Natalie >> I saw a huge variety of colors, even a couple of them had those annoying >> blue-colored headlights. > > Now those high intensity blue headlights - those I *hate*. > > Cathy You'd hate the car I use on my 'paper route' Since I start ~1-2 AM, I 'modified' it a bit. I put in the 'wrong' headlight capsules; I modified 55/65W Xenons to fit the 45/65W headlights. I have driving lights under the bumper that look factory, but when I put them in I left the 55W bulb in the driver's side, but put a 100W bulb in the passenger's side. I have one 55W halogen back-up bulb, but I also had another driving light so I attached it to the rear bumper and wired it to go on with the back-up lights. I have 50W halogen turn signals. The Ultimate Night Driving Machine... Except my Scion headlights are brighter, and the driving lights I installed are brighter than them. My visibility at night is ~ 1 mile... When I saw the subject line I thought you were referring to their politicians. Signature"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." ~ Aesop "badgolferman" ... > When I saw the subject line I thought you were referring to their > politicians. I wondered why you changed it to "OT" .... *fwap* Natalie > We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old > friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through Vermont, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Natalie And I bet all of them had full functioning A/C. So you were traveling on I-91, eh? At some point you weren't more than 5 miles from my home as you passed through Springfield, MA. along side the CT river. I hope your windows were up. The stench from the river is terrible. I'm sure Hachi knows what I'm talking about. Yeck. >> We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old >> friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > windows were up. The stench from the river is terrible. I'm sure Hachi > knows what I'm talking about. Yeck. Yeah...Bondi's Island... ;) "mark_digital©" ... > "Wickeddoll®" ... >> We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > CT river. I hope your windows were up. The stench from the river is > terrible. I'm sure Hachi knows what I'm talking about. Yeck. We're staying in Holyoke, so I'm still rather close to you. We lived in Claremont, NH for about 10 years, so we knew to keep that stink out! Natalie > We went up to New Hampshire (our old home of 10 years) to see old > friends/coworkers, etc. On highway 91 from Massachusetts through Vermont, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Natalie When I started working at Northampton Toyota, every single Prius that came in was pre-sold. People were waiting for them. After production ramped up, the average amount of time a Prius would sit on the lot was three days... |
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