#60 Toyota Prius
February 7, 2008 by clander
Over the years, white people have gone through a number of official cars. In the 1980s it was the Saab and the Volvo. By the 1990s it was the Volkswagen Jetta or a Subaru 4WD stastion wagon. But these days, there is only one car for white people. One car that defines all that they love: the Toyota Prius.
The Prius might be the most perfect white product ever. It’s expensive, gives the idea that you are helping the environment, and requires no commitment/changes other than money.
The Toyota Prius gets 45 miles per gallon. That’s right, you can drive 45 miles and burn only one gallon of gasoline. So somehow, through marketing or perception, the Prius lets people think that driving their car is GOOD for the environment.
It’s a pretty sweet deal for white people. You can buy a car, continue to drive to work and Barak Obama rallies and feel like you are helping the environment!
Some white people decide to pull the ultimate move. Prius, Apple Sticker on the back, iPod rocking, and Democratic Candidate bumper sticker. Unstoppable!
There are a few ways you can use this to your advantage. If you are carpooling to an event or party you can always say “can we take your Prius? my car doesn’t get good mileage and I feel guilty driving it.” And bam! Free ride! 
Also, if you see a white person in a Prius you can say “wow, that’s great to see that you’re doing something for the earth.” The white person will feel very good about themselves and offer to drive you home, to Ikea, or drop you off at 80s night.
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I’m black and if I had to buy a car I’d def chose this or the MINI Cooper…
So suck my big floppy dick…
http://andthisismyamerica.com/2008/10/15/a-tree-growsanywhere/
Might I suggest the Fiat 500? Much cooler than the MINI.
I hate people driving a Prius as a political statement. I could however see owning a Prius just to save money on gas. In that case however I’d make sure it had a McCain bumper sticker on the back just to show I’m not driving one as a political statement but because I’m cheap.
I honestly think Toyota would sell a lot more of them if they offered some redneck regalia as options, such as a gun rack, or a confederate flag painted on the roof. “F*ck the oil sheiks, drive a Prius”.
Great idea, Han. How about four exhaust tips out the back under the rear bumper. Maybe a hood scoop would look keen.
Well… I’m white and I love cars. Therefore I hate the Prius. It’s like smugness on wheels.
Being offended at this website is a classic example of what white people like to do: be politically correct as much as possible and offended by anything that doesn’t take race too seriously. Hey, if the site offends you, exercise your American right–don’t visit it!
Meantime, I’m a Prius driver and pretty smug about it. In fact, not long ago, some guy in a Dodge Ram pick up was tailgating me all the way down the road for no reason. When we got to the light, he pulled up and said, “Want to race?” and he laughed. I said, “Sure, we’ll just keep going until you run out of gas, which should be pretty soon.” I felt so self-satisfied! Did the guy know that I once owned a Dodge Ram pick up myself? Hell no!
Wow, what’s it like to have farts that don’t smell bad?
The Prius is bad for the enviroment urban legend has already been debunked. http://www.slate.com/id/2186786/?from=rss
[...] Luv my Prius wrote an interesting post today onComment on #60 Toyota Prius by Luv my PriusHere’s a quick excerpt“No, the Prius is a net negative for the environment because of the zinc batteries, which need replacing every few years….” Yep, the ignorant are out… I bought my Prius in Feb, 2003. Over 100k miles on it now. Same battery. b…/b [...]
Ah, then you’re just about due! (6 years, and wait ’til you find out the cost). ENJOY!
SOMEBODYS JEALOUS…what gives anybody the right to call white people white if they have white skin…every race gives their self a name and every person dose too when you get to know a person no matter what color,race,ect…so get over it and work 2 and 3 jobs and go to school and be like a white person…
I think you missed your dose.
Actually, most WP prefer VW Jetta’s (both sedans & wagons) to Prius’s
Actually, white folks prefer Nissans. Ever see a black guy in an Altima? Me neither.
That’s gay white people.
I stumbled across this URL from a search. Interesting title, but offensive. The title was not what got my attention to explore your site.
We are ready to purchase a newer cehicle and we are investigating which is the best, ecomomically (life of vehicle, cost of operations, MPG, etc.).
We challenge; however, that just “white people” enjoy the Prius. Possible there is not response from other races due to the title…they aren’t interested in “Stuff White People Want”.
Skimming through earlier posts, searching for informative comments, I am humored that one is sterotyped to being a middle class “white person”. who will vote for Obama. I pose to break that sterotype. Although I am a “white”, middle-class citizen, I will not vote for Obama (because of his stance…or non-stance on important economic, both foreign and domestic, issues). Yet, I am beguiled by the features of the Prius.
My question to present and previous owners of the Prius: What are the pros and cons of this vehicle?
PKG#6
Pros:
Raucous Gas Mileage
Cool Electronics
Bluetooth Cellular Phone Interface(voice activated)
GPS System (voice activated)
Climate Control System
Smart Key System
Tons of Space
Tons of Storage
8 year battery warranty
Leather Interior
Toyota quality
Suprising acceleration for a dustbuster.
Cons:
Ugly as sin (try window tinting and aftermarket wheels)
Shitty JBL Stereo. (XM Satellite capable)
Seats uncomforatble on long trips.
No sunroof option
No electric/heated seats.
But I do love my prius. BTW my other car is a 2005 Grand Cherokee (go figure)…
Funny site, and great post.
However, I think I should get crazy on yo’ ass for the following statement:
“So somehow, through marketing or perception, the Prius lets people think that driving their car is GOOD for the environment.”
I don’t need fools buying this logic.
The car is far BETTER than the alternatives. While it’s not positively helping the environment, it’s a move in the right direction. It’s a transition car between shitty gas-guzzlers and vehicles that don’t harm the environment and economy at all (if that’s possible).
(And gas-guzzlers do harm the economy.)
Still–a funny post.
P.S. White people love parentheses. Chew on that, fuckers.
No, the Prius is a net negative for the environment because of the zinc batteries, which need replacing every few years. Plus the car overall has a shorter operational life than almost all other cars; a lot of this has to do with its being super complex.
Another thing white people like: Believing cool marketing and not knowing a goddamn thing about how anything really works.
1. Racism only survives because black people won’t let it
go. If you run across a white person that seems racist
it’s only because the black people keep wanting that
person to be. I guess the black people don’t want the
freebies to go away. You know like being advanced in
a job even though he/she is less experienced/qualified.
Being able to pull the race card to keep from being
rightfully fired. So stop this racist crap, grow up
and less make this world a better place for all of us.
2. My nephew manages a Toyota dealer ship. There is
a high mileage leasing company near by that leases out a
fleet of Priuses. There average mileage is 300K to 400K
miles and they’re still on the original batteries. They
require less maintenance then an average car. Look at it
this way GM pulled their electric car of the marker
because it could potentially go a million miles with minimal
maintenance.
3. The biggest problem with the Prius is that you might have
to change the break pads say after 75+ thousand miles
and maybe give it a set of new tires.
4. Oh one other thing the batteries are installed in cells so
you will most likely only have to change one or two of
the bad ones. Not the whole thing.
5. Prius batteries are 100% recyclable
6. To all of you Prius haters; Yes its ugly and it takes sales
away from American care companies. (That’s only
because American car companies put profits “part sales”
over what our country needs to move forward in this
world). The Hybrid and eventually fully electric cars and
cars that run on renewable resources is the way to go.
Last tidbit: I work in Detroit and I see more Black people driving Prius’s then White. I my self am looking into buying a Prius. If an American car company made a “reel” Hybrid that can compete with the Priuses quality, mileage and price I would prefer to buy it.
Let racism go, let go of past gas guzzling and polluting technology and let this world move forward to a better future.
It’s a good thing, Really!
On the political side I will vote for Obama not because he’s black or because he’s a Democrat (I’m a Republican). I will vote for him because he’s a step in the right direction. Just remember this; if you vote for Obama because he’s black you’re a Racist; if you vote for Obama because you think he’s the right person for the job you’re an American. I’ll have to admit I don’t get his middle name ” Hussein” but I guess that’s because of all the Terrorism troubles of the world.
On your last tidbit: It’s like the local police (Indio, Cal.) have more Hispanics in custody than whites, because over 70% of the population is Hispanic and the media’s claim of “racial profiling” of Hispanics by law enforcement are debunked. My Mom was in the police force as a dispatcher in the late 70s/early 80s, and she assumes there’s no way the cops purposely targeted Black people, because that would be wrong or illegal, as well a “fascistic/nazistic trait” for white cops to deliberately arrest/detain Black people or Hispanics solely due to skin color and perceived stereotypes of racial groups are more “criminal”. Police racial profiling came from the theory blacks and Hispanics are more likely to commit crimes than whites, though I believe by age or gender: young males aged 14 to 29 are profiled and stopped more often. +
“No, the Prius is a net negative for the environment because of the zinc batteries, which need replacing every few years….”
Yep, the ignorant are out… I bought my Prius in Feb, 2003. Over 100k miles on it now. Same battery. Original battery. Not a single problem with the mechanical or hybrid mechanical parts of this car. Have had to replace tires & windshield. My husband is Asian and has an NRA bumper sticker on his Prius – go figure.
BTW, I think running a car more than 300k Kms is not a short operational life. Moron…
You are incredibly stupid. First, Prius batteries have no zinc at all. Second, I know more than one taxi driver running their Prius more than 300,000 Kms without replacing batteries. And, in case of replacement was required it costs less than 3000$.
Zinc batteries are the newest technology. They will be in hybrids very soon. You are very, very wrong. Regardless, what kind of idiot thinks proliferating any kind of batteries is good for the environment?
$3000 is like replacing your car’s engine every 180,000. With normal care, it is not unusual for a regular car to run 3-4 times as long on the same engine. This does not even begin to include repair and maintenance on all the additional systems a hybrid has. We will spend more maintaining or repairing your hybrid as you would buying a regular car, running it until it dies, and buying a new one. Smart!
The data on total energy usage to operate AND build AND maintain various cars came out two years ago, and hybrids were among the biggest energy users (measured in $ per mile). As expected, regular, dinky, efficient cars topped the list of using the least amount of energy. This will have changed with gas prices going up, but the manufacture and maintenance is what sunk them, and that has not changed.
Most importantly, Priuses look faggy. Why make yourself miserable for nothing?
Chock full of statistics, this was.
You do realize that you are citing a taxi driver, don’t you?
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