I am a Prius owner who loves driving around in her cloud of “smug.” I am also a former standard transmission BMW driver who learned to drive in her Dad’s Jaguar XKE. (Remember those–they spent more time in repair than on the road, but they drove like a dream?)
I am a driver’s driver. I spend 50K miles a year on the road. (Thank heavens for XM satellite radio!) What I drive is a 2007 Prius Touring Edition. I drove the standard Prius and yawned. It was no fun at all. Then I drove the Touring Edition. This is a totally different car.
I live in South Carolina which is somewhat far from LA. My reason for buying the Prius was a fun car that saved me tons of money–even more tons recently. I am ambivalent about global warming, tend to vote right leaning, and shoot quail which I eat.
Please don’t stereotype Prius drivers!
