Reply #114: ebay.

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This was back in February, when there weren't any around anywhere. So I was watching Ebay. There were several dealers trying to get way over stickers on new Priuses, but every now and then a new or slightly used 2004 would pop up from an individual.

So one popped up in Connecticut, and I used the instant purchase button as soon as I saw it. He had a reasonable price on it, and I knew it would never last the whole bidding period.

I found a company that would have shipped it for about $700, but driving there gave me a good excuse to visit NYC. I got to drive it in Manhattan the first night I owned it. Most fun I've ever had driving, dodging taxis on Fifth Avenue on a Saturday night. It was like NASCAR to me, but I think I scared my passengers a bit.

I used to go to UT. Austin's a great town. Bush got 42% of the vote here. Republicans are not welcome. How long ago did you live here?