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Washing the family Prius
« on: October 04, 2014, 07:23:25 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxPz3RmN6bM

They're joking, right? Surely, they can't be that lacking in self-awareness. Can they?

So, yeah, must be a joke.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2014, 07:33:22 PM »
I would be more impressed if the kid used soap.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2014, 07:47:11 PM »
Quote from: fistful on October 04, 2014, 07:23:25 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxPz3RmN6bM

They're joking, right? Surely, they can't be that lacking in self-awareness. Can they?

So, yeah, must be a joke.

I'm thinking they 100% pegged their Prius audience. They'll sell another boatload of them.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2014, 07:51:31 PM »
Quote from: Ben on October 04, 2014, 07:47:11 PM
I'm thinking they 100% pegged their Prius audience. They'll sell another boatload of them.


So the joke is on the Prius-groupies, and Toyota's in on it. That makes it a little better.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2014, 08:22:14 PM »
I'd be afraid to get one wet =|
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2014, 08:47:54 PM »
If all that's going to happen is it gets rubbed up against, the wrong equipment is being used.

But I do like the fact that the kid waited until acid rain was available.  Ought to help dissolve that pile of sheet metal quicker.

[expletive deleted]-ing hippies yuppies.

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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2014, 08:59:50 PM »
Ehh, who was that guy on here when we first got started?  He lived California and we argued with him all the time.  He had a Prius.  I think we started calling it the Pious.  I think he got banned.  I spoke with him on PM a few times and he wasn't all that bad of a guy, actually.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2014, 09:20:35 PM »
The funny thing is by not washing my 1/2t truck I'm actually more environmentally conscious than the Pious owners...




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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2014, 09:28:39 PM »
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2014, 09:40:17 PM »
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No, I wash my 7.2 liter V8, 5,000 pound Chrysler Imperial LeBarn with detergent and tap water. And, I leave the engine running the whole time. Because I can.
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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2014, 09:50:54 PM »
Quote from: Boomhauer on October 04, 2014, 09:20:35 PM
The funny thing is by not washing my 1/2t truck I'm actually more environmentally conscious than the Pious owners...

I knew you were a closet hippie.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2014, 11:06:18 PM »
I'm so enviro cool that algore ought to send me money. I've cleverly conserved 2 years of car washing water.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2014, 11:08:21 PM »
Drive in rain counts as washing


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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2014, 11:21:57 PM »
My supervisor had the misfortune of being tagged with a Prius for his company car. His boss doesn't like him some.
While my van was down for repair I had the great good luck of getting stuck driving it.  I have to confess that I'd did find 2 things to like about it. It has very good head lights and it will take a full gallon of windshield wiper fluid.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2014, 11:34:48 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 04, 2014, 11:21:57 PM
and it will take a full gallon of windshield wiper fluid.

for some reason that made me think about my bladder.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2014, 11:51:03 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 04, 2014, 11:21:57 PM
My supervisor had the misfortune of being tagged with a Prius for his company car. His boss doesn't like him some.
While my van was down for repair I had the great good luck of getting stuck driving it.  I have to confess that I'd did find 2 things to like about it. It has very good head lights and it will take a full gallon of windshield wiper fluid.

That doesn't sound very water-conservationy.
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2014, 11:52:30 PM »
Hey, what about people given to frequent lacrimation? Do they hates the earf?
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2014, 11:56:20 PM »
Quote from: grampster on October 04, 2014, 08:59:50 PM
Ehh, who was that guy on here when we first got started?  He lived California and we argued with him all the time.  He had a Prius.  I think we started calling it the Pious.  I think he got banned.  I spoke with him on PM a few times and he wasn't all that bad of a guy, actually.


Wasn't that SocalShooter?
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2014, 12:01:42 AM »
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2014, 01:16:20 AM »
Prius (Pious)? Meh. Co-worker at TTU had a Volt which had damned impressive performance in around-town mode. Otherwise it was a hemp-tastic bragwagon and nothing more.

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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2014, 11:10:33 AM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on October 04, 2014, 11:08:21 PM
Drive in rain counts as washing

Yeah, but then the roads are muddy  :facepalm:

I mostly just hose off our vehicles when the underside is caked with inches of mud.  Water comes from the well and goes back into the ground  ;/
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #21 on: October 05, 2014, 11:38:13 AM »
I saw a Prius with an Obama 08 sticker on in the supermarket parking lot yesterday. It took all I had not to inflict some form of damage on it.  :angel:
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #22 on: October 05, 2014, 12:07:38 PM »
Quote from: 280plus on October 05, 2014, 11:38:13 AM
I saw a Prius with an Obama 08 sticker on in the supermarket parking lot yesterday. It took all I had not to inflict some form of damage on it.  :angel:

Wait till you see them with "Hillary 2016" and "I Love my Obamacare" stickers.

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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #23 on: October 05, 2014, 12:44:00 PM »
It seems that "Family" and "Prius" approach being mutually exclusive . . . families get large sedans, SUVs, and (shudder) minivans.

Sort of reminds me of the preachers who were basing their "green" sermons on What Would Jesus Drive.

They were upset when people pointed out that as a carpenter He would probably get a long bed extended crew cab pickup, since He would have to carry tools, lumber, etc.

Not to mention 12 followers . . . so maybe a couple of trucks - maybe a bus - would be needed.   ;)
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Re: Washing the family Prius
« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2014, 02:02:46 PM »
Quote from: HankB on October 05, 2014, 12:44:00 PM
It seems that "Family" and "Prius" approach being mutually exclusive . . .

I think generally the stereotypical Prius folk rarely have more than 1, maybe 2 kids. So a Prius could almost work, size wise, though with strollers and such it's marginal even for one.

Quote from: HankB on October 05, 2014, 12:44:00 PM
and (shudder) minivans.

On average, I'm actually happier with our minivan than I was with our full-size truck. Much more versatile. I can carry 7 passengers pretty comfortably, or I can carry a sizable stack of full 4x8 drywall and/or plywood sheets, or various other kinds of cargo. Fuel economy makes it a good bit cheaper to drive. About once or twice a year I wish I had our truck, but the rest of the time I like the minivan.
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