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Originally Posted by Indestruct
Hi guys,
I hate prius drivers as much as everyone else on this forum. But right now they are offering great deals on the Plug in Prius (22k after credits?) and I'm thinking of trading my BRZ in for one. Parking is really rough so I can only have one car.
The reason? I don't drive that much in the Bay Area and when I do drive I want for drive for UBER to supplement my income. I was the second one to get the BRZ when I lived in LA, but now this car is everywhere and I don't feel so special anymore. Girls seem to think my car makes me look like a high school kid... I'm almost 30 with a decent income and I can't be getting pulled over on dates anymore. I've had my brz for over 2 years and the excitement just isn't there anymore. I've modded my car with e85, OFH, OpenFlash Tablet, and it's still too slow.
Am I crazy? Maybe if I make tons of money off uber I'll buy my cayman S...
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1) About the car not being "special" anymore, it was bound to happen with an attractive looking sports car priced at under $30k. Toyota/Subaru selling 25k+ units in the US per year should have been an indication.
2) About girls' opinions, here's a tip: It's the man (or woman) that makes the car, not the other way around. If you're mature and act like an adult, people will view you as an adult. It doesn't matter what car you drive.
3) If you're getting pulled over on a regular basis, maybe it's time to stop blaming the car and start acting more like an adult. See point 2 above.
4) Makes no sense to me that you think your BRZ is too slow, and so now you want to get a Prius. With e85 and your mods, you should be making about 230-240 hp. It's going to be a dramatic fall-off switching to a car making 132 hp.
Save for the Cayman S, drive it responsibly, but know there's a huge stigma attached to P-cars as well if that sort of thing bothers you.