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Originally Posted by RedBarchetta
...From my viewpoint, Prius drivers have officially taken over the number one spot of "most annoying drivers to get stuck behind in traffic." 
#2 is still the all-familiar van driver. 
On the heals of #2 would be the blue hair driving the '66 Dodge Dart (or the ones that have upgraded to an early 90's Ford Tempo). 
Let's hope Congress doesn't assess a carbon tax on gas burners...we Cobra owners will surely get screwed on that one. 
-Dean |
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Sir! You have struck a nerve. I AM A PRIUS DRIVER! Sometimes.
I believe my wife bought one of these cars because they are easy to load groceries and they have a shift lever like her original '64 Corvair.
But, yes, what you say is true:
"Prius drivers have officially taken over the number one spot of "most annoying drivers to get stuck behind in traffic." 
Recently we made a trip from Bismarck, ND to Rochester, Minn to a wedding. The little zipper reached 51 MPG over it's last 1400 miles! There was no wind on I-94 and some of the trip was made on 2 lane 55-65 MPH roads. Unfortunately for other drivers, I drove the speed limit
or exactly 1 mph under. Well, I couldn't help it. I had to cheat a little. I knew I was driving the most high performance car on the road, with the exception of other Prius's. Ha Ha, nobody could beat me and I knew it.
There is an unbelievable smugness that just overcomes one when they know who is king. 
Of course, these super high performance cars don't have a tach ...but they do have an instant economy meter readout second to none. I watched the little eco needle bars intently for hours on end. Trying to avoid the classic new Prius driver mistake of being distracted from the actual road. My wife shuts this gauge down except when she is backing up (camera).
This is a far cry from my previously annoying habit where I purposely zoomed and slowed right up behind a slower driver ...and then dropped down a couple of gears so I could blow his doors off in proper V8 fashion with maybe even a little scratch.
The worst part of all this? With these new high performance habits, I found out I can get 14 mpg with my thirsty Ford Excursion instead of only 12 mpg. I'm desperately trying to reach 15. All I gotta do is block traffic. Muhahahaha....
Just having some fun, Dean. Please pardon.
Wes
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