I have a Prius. One of our new (young, VERY young) engineers has a huge Silverado truck-thing. He's been carefully pimping it and plans to add "dubs" (22-inch wheel rims), and and and ...
And he has the nerve to complain about how much of his salary is going down his gas tank.
After he complimented my Prius during a brief mid-day excursion for lunch, I suggested (politely, for once) that he replace his gas-sucking vehicle with something like a Prius, or a hybrid Civic, or even a regular Civic or Accord.
Silence. Then ... "But that's not my STYle, MAN. I got to have my STYle on the STREET, or I ain't got no CRED."
I suggested that a hybride might provide him with less cred but more cash.
He was just too horrified at giving up his pimped ride to answer.
[shaking my head]
Different people, different values.
As for me ... I used to fill up my VW Passat V6 between 2 and 3 times a week. Now I fill up my Prius once a week. I've saved at least $50/week since buying the Prius ... which is a substantial amount of my monthly payment. The higher the gas prices go in this area, the more money I save.
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Date: 2005-08-15 08:40 pm (UTC)I have a Prius. One of our new (young, VERY young) engineers has a huge Silverado truck-thing. He's been carefully pimping it and plans to add "dubs" (22-inch wheel rims), and and and ...
And he has the nerve to complain about how much of his salary is going down his gas tank.
After he complimented my Prius during a brief mid-day excursion for lunch, I suggested (politely, for once) that he replace his gas-sucking vehicle with something like a Prius, or a hybrid Civic, or even a regular Civic or Accord.
Silence. Then ... "But that's not my STYle, MAN. I got to have my STYle on the STREET, or I ain't got no CRED."
I suggested that a hybride might provide him with less cred but more cash.
He was just too horrified at giving up his pimped ride to answer.
[shaking my head]
Different people, different values.
As for me ... I used to fill up my VW Passat V6 between 2 and 3 times a week. Now I fill up my Prius once a week. I've saved at least $50/week since buying the Prius ... which is a substantial amount of my monthly payment. The higher the gas prices go in this area, the more money I save.