If You Already Thought Prius Owners Were Annoying, This Video Won't Change Your Mind (Warning: NSFW Language)

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

I’m not sure what to say about this video other than it perfectly illustrates the problem with modern American discourse. The woman in the Prius has a point: it’s probably not necessary to run a diesel pickup while it’s stationary, even if there are children sleeping inside. Unfortunately for everyone involved, she never bothers to ask that they shut the pickup off. Instead, she immediately starts exhibiting every loathsome characteristic of stereotypical hybrid owners — except personal fitness. We’ve become a country of screamers, I suppose.


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  • Civarlo Civarlo on Nov 12, 2011

    I truly hope that the next group this broad verbally assaults is a truck/SUV/related full of gang members or syndicate types armed with bats and chains. Then she will truly receive the response that she richly deserves.

  • Moparman426W Moparman426W on Nov 12, 2011

    The woman obviously doesn't act that way out in public on a regualar basis. If she did then she would have gotten jacked up long ago.

  • CV CV on Nov 15, 2011
    "The last Toyota tech I talked to about hybrid batteries said customer pay they were about $5k for a second-gen Prius (common knowledge: they usually last about 4-5 years after manufacture and the builder pays for the first set). So the batteries are $4,800 (after the aforementioned recycle fee Toyota pays)? That would buy someone a lot of petrol…just sayin’…" Well, that's interesting. I found a 2008 article by Jon F. Thompson, editor of Toyota's Open Road blog, who said: "...the battery packs are available from any Toyota dealer. The MSRP for a battery pack for a first-generation Prius is $2,299, while the MSRP for the battery pack for the second-generation cars, those from the 2004-2008 model-years, is $2,588. This reflects three price reductions for the first-generation battery since it was introduced and two price reductions for the second-generation battery. . ." Thompson added, "It is a fact that some of our first-generation Priuses are still going strong with more than 200,000 miles on their original batteries. A couple of cars doing taxi service in Victoria, British Columbia reportedly have seen 300,000 miles and in one case, 400,000 miles on the original batteries with what’s described as very few maintenance issues. This is not to suggest, mind you, that anyone else will see these kinds of miles on their Prius batteries. It is only to suggest that fears of premature battery failure probably are unwarranted." So, I'm guessing the Priuii that travel so many hundreds of thousands of miles without battery failure eliminated the need for someone to buy a lot of petrol. . .just sayin.' :) Honestly, I don't worry about what other people drive and I think all of the individuals in the video displayed a stunning lack of maturity. I just don't care for the convoluted FUD I often see in regard to hybrid cars, which can be recycled just like any other vehicle.
  • Ron B. Ron B. on Feb 01, 2013

    First all she should ring jenny. But why is that public service employees driving departmental Prius(pri-eye?) are obviously obese women with something to say (I only have something to ask). I am sure this is the same woman who was featured in a 1973 issue of car and Driver magazine berating the journalists for driving a Saab or Volvo rallye car and was demanding to know why did they think it was OK to drive in Forests etc.

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