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A Farewell tribute to my heavily bumper-stickered 2001 Toyota Prius (Dial-Up Warning)

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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:11 PM
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A Farewell tribute to my heavily bumper-stickered 2001 Toyota Prius (Dial-Up Warning)Updated at 6:44 PM
Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 02:45 PM by Ian David
Watch for edits

These are the last photos I will ever take of my 2001 First-Generation Toyota Prius.

After 9 years and 150,000 miles, it finally cost more to fix than it was worth.






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Another note left on my windshield yesterday
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My daughter started new school, so wife made me clean-up my bumperstickers
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Someone left another note on my windshield on Sunday (Dial-up warning)
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Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage
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I got a nice note on my windshield today!
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   It amazes me that people feel the need to leave notes for you. Cool car!  GodlessBiker   Oct-09-09 02:16 PM   #1 
   I trust the next vehicle will be similarly decorated?  niyad   Oct-09-09 02:18 PM   #2 
   Funny you should ask...  Ian David   Oct-09-09 02:22 PM   #4 
      saw a car with lots of dem stickers last week loved the one that said  demigoddess   Oct-09-09 02:42 PM   #16 
         Here is one that is close  Lochloosa   Oct-09-09 03:44 PM   #18 
   I really like your bumper stickers.  Blue_In_AK   Oct-09-09 02:22 PM   #3 
   You are both sick and wrong.  onehandle   Oct-09-09 02:23 PM   #5 
   I know. n/t  Ian David   Oct-09-09 02:29 PM   #7 
   Safe passage.  bigwillq   Oct-09-09 02:23 PM   #6 
   So what went wrong with your Prius?  postulater   Oct-09-09 02:34 PM   #8 
   The air compressor, two oxygen sensors, and a leaking exhaust system.  Ian David   Oct-09-09 02:38 PM   #10 
      That's sad. I hope it goes to a good home.  postulater   Oct-09-09 02:40 PM   #13 
         Me too. I'd just replaced two tired and the entire rear suspension, too. n/t  Ian David   Oct-09-09 02:42 PM   #15 
   Oh Wow, I love it!  mourningdove92   Oct-09-09 02:35 PM   #9 
   I wanted to keep the back bumper to make into a coffee table or something.  Ian David   Oct-09-09 02:40 PM   #12 
   I thought my little geo metro was wallpapered in bumperstrips  SPedigrees   Oct-09-09 02:38 PM   #11 
   Kewl! That's the first pro-pigeon bumper sticker I ever saw.  Ian David   Oct-09-09 02:41 PM   #14 
      lol Actually I did not know that! :-)  SPedigrees   Oct-09-09 02:59 PM   #17 
   I love the old sedan design  Johonny   Oct-09-09 04:03 PM   #19 
   Mine held-up surprisingly well, despite the cavalier manner in which I operated it. n/t  Ian David   Oct-09-09 09:08 PM   #21 
   Yup, when you have to hold your car together with bumper stickers  OffWithTheirHeads   Oct-09-09 07:06 PM   #20 
   Love the car.  Brigid   Oct-09-09 09:11 PM   #22 
   Thanks. And guess what happened when I started up my "new" used car for the first time?  Ian David   Oct-09-09 09:17 PM   #23 
      Take the "new" car to a priest.  Brigid   Oct-09-09 09:24 PM   #24 
   I loved the license plate  malaise   Oct-09-09 09:28 PM   #25 
   Love your cars.  applegrove   Oct-10-09 12:27 AM   #26 
 
GodlessBiker (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:16 PM
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1. It amazes me that people feel the need to leave notes for you. Cool car!
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:18 PM
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2. I trust the next vehicle will be similarly decorated?
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:22 PM
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4. Funny you should ask...Updated at 6:44 PM
Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 02:45 PM by Ian David
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:42 PM
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16. saw a car with lots of dem stickers last week loved the one that said
READ MY LIPSTICK
I VOTE DEMOCRAT!


I want one of those!!
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 03:44 PM
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18. Here is one that is close
http://bumperstickers.cafepress.com/item/read-my-lipsti...

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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:22 PM
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3. I really like your bumper stickers.
Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 02:22 PM by Blue_In_AK
I'd like to put a bunch on our truck, but my husband doesn't like them. The only ones we have are a Diane Benson for Congress and a "How do you spell Vietnam in Arabic" and a couple of "support our troops, bring them home" ribbon magnets. So I've put all my bumper stickers on my camera case, MY territory alone. :)
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:23 PM
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5. You are both sick and wrong.
I read that on the Internets.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:29 PM
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7. I know. n/tUpdated at 6:44 PM
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6. Safe passage.
:(
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8. So what went wrong with your Prius?
Ours is a 2006 with 90k on.

Not a hint of a problem yet.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:38 PM
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10. The air compressor, two oxygen sensors, and a leaking exhaust system.Updated at 6:44 PM
The whole thing would have cost over $3,000 in parts alone to fix.
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postulater (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:40 PM
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13. That's sad. I hope it goes to a good home.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:42 PM
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15. Me too. I'd just replaced two tired and the entire rear suspension, too. n/tUpdated at 6:44 PM
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9. Oh Wow, I love it!
What a wonderful piece of history!
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:40 PM
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12. I wanted to keep the back bumper to make into a coffee table or something.Updated at 6:44 PM
But the dealership is selling it to a wholesaler. It becomes the wholesaler's call whether to replace the whole bumper or not.

Underneath all those stickers are some dings and dents.
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11. I thought my little geo metro was wallpapered in bumperstrips
but your prius has me beat! Love all your bumperstickers! You've even got a Howard Dean sticker! (I kick myself for removing mine after the dem primary back when.)



I'll cry when I have to part with my little car. She's over a decade old but young in miles (50,000.) Got 38 mpg when new and about 33 now. I can fit both my dogs (below), my toolbox, extra clothes, a snow shovel, groceries, and a whole lot of other stuff inside.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 02:41 PM
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14. Kewl! That's the first pro-pigeon bumper sticker I ever saw. Updated at 6:44 PM
You know, pigeons are actually robots from Planet Xenu.
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17. lol Actually I did not know that! :-)
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19. I love the old sedan design
trying to keep my going as long as possible
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 09:08 PM
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21. Mine held-up surprisingly well, despite the cavalier manner in which I operated it. n/tUpdated at 6:44 PM
Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 09:16 PM by Ian David
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OffWithTheirHeads Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-09-09 07:06 PM
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20. Yup, when you have to hold your car together with bumper stickers
It's definitely time for a new one! :hi:
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22. Love the car.
Too bad you must now part with it. :(
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23. Thanks. And guess what happened when I started up my "new" used car for the first time?Updated at 6:44 PM
The radio came on and was playing the intro to the Rush Limbaugh Show.

If I hadn't already paid for it, I would have burned it.
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24. Take the "new" car to a priest.
It needs to be exorcised.
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25. I loved the license plate
real or not :D
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26. Love your cars.
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