calgldnbear;551657 said:

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Black Hybrid Lexus and Silver SUV Lexus (my wife loves Lexus which is just an upscale Toyota isn't it??)

I won't even rent a car if it is red in color (the color red is mostly not allowed and avoided with anything with me) ....

As a american with chinese ethnicity, the color red has cultural significance, but my bride/wife didn't even wear a red chinese wedding banquet dress/outfit when we got married (she still looked hot in a hot pink one) and my son doesn't wear red either

Obsess much???

GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!

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You got the HS 250h? Those are sweet, w/o being ostentatious. I was looking at them, but then got a... you guessed it... Prius. NOT in red, though, hell no.

Lots of Cal grads were never into the sports/rah-rah thing. Okay, fine. But some folks, like my neighbor, legitimate* Cal fans, get red cars and I can't figure it.

* legitimacy obviously called into question due to stupid red car

I don't always drive, but when I do, I don't drive a RED PRIUS.

Anyone own a Tesla?? I hear the new model can get up to 300 miles on a charge--a lot cheaper than the roadster too!

Prius is a car for whussies. The Prius should come with a 3 year supply of testosterone injections. And yes, the Obama bumper stickers are standard equipment. I drive a convertible with a V8 engine. Screw the ozone layer.

I have a white one, drunk....

cubzwin;552028 said:

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Prius is a car for whussies. The Prius should come with a 3 year supply of testosterone injections. I drive a convertible with a V8 engine. Screw the ozone layer.

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:rollinglaugh:

Audi Q series with Cal plates and stickers here....She's a gas guzzler and I run over local fauna :p

egbear82;551842 said:

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Anyone own a Tesla?? I hear the new model can get up to 300 miles on a charge--a lot cheaper than the roadster too!

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I've driven the roadster for a bit. The instant thrust is a riot but the 900 lbs of batteries really messes with the handling characteristics. Decided to go for the Lotus instead (not that I could afford the Tesla anyway).

and no it is definitely not red.

TouchedTheAxeIn82;551719 said:

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Prius drivers suck. Present company excluded of course. Unless your Prius is red, then you suck.

I drive a 10-year old WRX and get 21 mpg and delicious four-wheel drifts on wet roads. The greenest car is the one you don't buy (uh, something like that).





I don't know, there are plenty of ways to ridicule both.

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Nice, WRX for me too, a blue one, and roughly the same age. Love the all-wheel drive, safety, and power for a not very expensive car. It's just not luxurious, which is fine by me.

However I have nothing against anyone who owns a Prius. So long as it's not red.

Somewhat pricey 2 seats 3-wheeler all electric city coup, from a newbie startup company in Eugene O.

Like a Prius except much smaller; freeway capable.

Corporate leader is a Cal guy..

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Mark Frohnmayer, President
Mark graduated from UC Berkeley in 1996 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After 11 years in the computer games industry and a successful exit from his first startup, GarageGames, Mark has turned his entrepreneurial energy towards sustainable business development in Oregon. His current endeavor, Arcimoto was founded in October 2007 to bring quality, affordable, sustainable vehicles to the masses and aims to be a major player in the new green transportation space

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More info here: www.arcimoto.com

76BearsFly;551733 said:

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Earlier this year bought a 2008 with 22,000 miles on it for $13,900. I love it so far although my criteria for a good car is how to get from point A to point B as cheap as possible taking into consideration acquisition cost, maintenance costs, fuel costs and then resale value when the car gets 250,000 miles on it. The guy who bought a Red Prius had to have obtained a great purchase price to be riding around in Stanfurd red. GO BEARS!!

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No it isn't. If it were, you would have spent $3k on an old Honda civic or the like. Your criteria obviously includes something else.