# A flock of Prius. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458 "2014-01-10T19:21:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/21 "2014-01-10T23:07:56Z")
A Gore of Priuses ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/22 "2014-01-10T23:10:24Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > You could solve both these problems with a VW Golf or SportWagon TDI. 🙂 > > Ninja’d by\*\* MachTech\*\*. I’ve been in two VWs recently. First time since back when they just made the Beetle and the van. I was singularly unimpressed with the interior finishes. For what they charge for the damn things, I expected some sense of luxury. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/23 "2014-01-10T23:13:32Z")
According to VW, they suggest “Prii” as the plural, after polling their customers. To which I say “Balderdash!” It’s “Priuses” to me, bub. Life is complicated enough without adding more special cases. > [@Kenm](#): > > A current of Priusi. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/24 "2014-01-11T02:31:48Z")
There are three on my one block long residential street (and one Volt)… in Houston suburb. (Well, technically two right now since I recently totaled mine, but I am hoping to get a replacement soon!) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/25 "2014-01-11T02:44:54Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > There are three on my one block long residential street (and one Volt)… in Houston suburb. > > (Well, technically two right now since I recently totaled mine, but I am hoping to get a replacement soon!) So you’re revolting? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/26 "2014-01-11T03:28:21Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > boring, bulbous monstrosities That’s right, fast and bulbous. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/27 "2014-01-11T05:30:33Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > “One of us, One of us” > > If you buy one you can be very smug about it. I mean just owning a Prius makes you a great person and beloved by all. lol … I’m all for carbon mitigation and I think it’s a great car, but the name is disturbingly evocative of “pious”. The Tesla folks have of course taken notice and responded in kind. Though it may not be widely known that the “s” in “Model S” stands for “Sanctimonious”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/28 "2014-01-11T08:31:07Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > Plenty of Priuses (Prii?) here “Inside the Perimeter” in the Blue State Enclave of Atlanta. I’m also seeing increasing numbers of Leafs (Leaves?), so be prepared for a new wave of drivers who can out-smug even the Prius owners. I’ve also seen a few Volts–never seen a Tesla, though. > > (Priuses are just normal now, but I kind of like the way Leafs look. Sort of excitingly bulgy and kind of vaguely Flash Gordon-ish. Mind you, I wouldn’t have any place to plug one in–I live in a condo–and am not remotely in the market for a new car right now anyway, as my Honda is only a couple of years old and I intend to still be driving it in 2025.) I asked my 90 year old neighbor’s "boyfriend"about the plug in issue and he told me it didn’t have to be plugged in as it charges itself. (We all live in condos even if we would rather live in a yellow submarine.) ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/29 "2014-01-11T09:21:39Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I asked my 90 year old neighbor’s "boyfriend"about the plug in issue and he told me it didn’t have to be plugged in as it charges itself. (We all live in condos even if we would rather live in a yellow submarine.) Wait, the [Nissan Leaf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf#Recharging) doesn’t have to be plugged in? Well, damn, I got to get me one of those. Is it capable of faster-than-light speeds, too? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/30 "2014-01-11T11:41:06Z")
To plug in or not to plug in, that is a question… that I get asked about the Prius a lot. I guess folks just get all these new-fangled cars mixed up a bit. I see the new Prius EV has both a hybrid engine and a plug in electric. It gets a max of 95 MPG, but not all the time. It then rolls over to hybrid which gets about 50. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/31 "2014-01-11T12:06:54Z")
Hmm, I dunno, “Space Age Hybrid Car Song” just doesn’t have the right ring to it. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/32 "2014-01-11T12:38:11Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Jaysus; thats more batteries than a Diesel Submarine! I wonder if Jeremy Clarkson would realize that? Or follow that thought through to, > "Ah, the Toyota Prius. Well, they drive pretty well, but lets be honest: how well do they float? On Today’s Top Gear, we will give our three contestants three stripped down Prius > along with three rolls of duct-tape each. Our premise? Can a Toyota Prius be effectively converted into a durable submarine? Well, I’ll give you hint: I think it can. > > And to prove that fact, on today’s show we will have… an open sunroof game of waterpolo…" 😃 I think you should submit the idea. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/33 "2014-01-11T15:16:29Z")
**MEBuckner** : I don’t know nothin bout no Leafs; we was discussing Priuses. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/34 "2014-01-11T21:05:08Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > lol … I’m all for carbon mitigation and I think it’s a great car, but the name is disturbingly evocative of “pious”. The Tesla folks have of course taken notice and responded in kind. Though it may not be widely known that the “s” in “Model S” stands for “Sanctimonious”. 😉 Oddly, I would love a Tesla but I can’t spend that much on a car. I got my Prius at one of the best times I guess and only paid $22k total after trading in a Focus with 180,000 miles on it. So for me the Prius was a great deal except I am fat with crappy knees and the Prius is just a bit uncomfortable for my 38 mile each way commute. My Focus was better. Also while I can still carry home 10’ boards in my Prius I cannot get my broken snow blower in it and get it repaired. That wasn’t a problem when I bought it as my wife had a minivan but now she is in a Honda Accord. My plan is to give my daughter the Prius when she turns 17. It will have around 80,000 miles at that point and then find another fuel efficient car that is affordable and a little more comfortable for my long commute. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/35 "2014-01-11T23:46:52Z")
A Tether of Toyotas. A Peck of Priusii. I love mine, and am proud that I’ve enrolled her ( Yes. She’s a Her. What of it?? ) in a playgroup in the neighborhood. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/36 "2014-01-12T03:30:53Z")
Every time I have a Prius in front of the Grand Cherokee, the thought that runs through my head is “_Outta the way, hippie!_”😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/37 "2014-01-12T04:31:49Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > That’s right, fast and bulbous. So, tear-ass bulbous? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/38 "2014-01-13T14:13:54Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > That’s right, fast and bulbous. Also, a tin tear drop. ---
**Author:** ![Virgil\_Tibbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/39 "2014-01-13T15:05:03Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Also, a tin tear drop. _That’s right!_ I think 98% (exactly) of cars I see are damned ugly anyway. Priuses are no worse than the rest. Also, I think cars are noisy, dangerous and polluting, and I resent the way our cities and towns have been torn up in order to accomodate them. Give me a nice train instead, especially if it looks like a peregrine falcon that’s been stuffed into a wedge-shaped glass bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458/40 "2014-01-13T19:27:45Z")
By the way, the correct term is “a battery of Priuses”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-flock-of-prius/678458.md?page=3)