[VW Bruce]

Originally Posted by MadisonMPG

I was driving down to Panama City (Spring Break) today going the speed limit, and over a little when it was necessary. I am with my mom in her new CX-7 and we are just chatting about stuff when a dang Prius comes FLYING up behind me, I chuckle and move out of his way. He passed me at about 80mph and I went on talking to my mom. A few minutes later a Ford SportTrac come up waaaay faster than the Prius except this time, I can't move over and he shows 0 signs of stopping. I downshift to 4th and punched it, 90mph and this guy is still on me. I'm watching him swerve around me in my rear view mirror. I just get in front of this line of cars and he blows me off the road, still swerving. I say to my mom, "That guy is either drunk or stupid, he's going to have a wreck." I slow back down to 70 just in time for another Prius to pass me just like the first one, and I laughed...again. Saying to my mom, "These people are going to have a wreck."

10 minutes of driving later, the first (silver) Prius is spun out in the median, the Sporttrack slid sideways and took out an exit sign, and the second (blue) Prius is backwards in the ditch on the right with slidemarks leading to it. I can't tell if the Priuses (what is plural Prius?) have any body damage but the SportTrac did.

My mom and I looked at each other and said...hmmm... I guess driving slower IS better.

Oh, we got 19.4 for that tank of 80% highway...don't buy a CX-7 for mpgs...

Just what is it with the Prius owners out there? I live here in the Metro Detroit area, and have seen on many occasions drivers of these hybrid's traveling in excess of 80 mph. I thought that the whole idea behind owning one of these cars is to save fuel? I drive a clean 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet Convert. I drive on the expressway at around 65-68 mph to get my best mileage. I have been passed by countless of these new Toyota's tearing up the road like there on the way to the Hospital. I don't get it? VW Bruce.