Check out this topic for details. It's a fun event with a lot of hybrid owners coming out to see the exhibits. Join them. Wayne
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Neicy @ Aug 5 2007, 04:30 AM) [snapback]490805[/snapback]</div> Be sure to check the other thread: http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=36532&hl= Wayne posted twice: once in the Main Forum and once in the Local Groups Forum. Not everyone goes into the Local Groups Forum so the post in the Main Forum has received all the responses. See ya there!
Y'know, if I didn't have a non-puntable commitment on Aug 11 ... but I *was* just out in that neck o' the woods. . _H*
Recap is in the other thread. Aw, heck, I'll post it here too. Saturday we had 6 Prius exhibited, 1 Classic and 5 Gen II. We had a few members who came independently and stayed a bit and helped out. There was even a new Camry Hybrid owner we talked to, who then drove his Camry to the foot of the small hill we were upon and opened the hood to help us show a different hybrid. Once again we were placed by the bio/veggie diesel crowd, but we got the most foot trafic. This was one of the Fairs biggest turnouts on Saturday in its' history, so we talked to a lot of people. Almost half the people we talked to already had a Prius, at one time we could see about 25 Prius in the parking area as well as a few Insights, Civics and Escapes. Sunday was a less crowded day and so we only had 3 Gen II Prius. Again a fair amount of traffic by our location. Since we had the Classic battery on display a lot of questions arose about the batteries. Many people still have some misconceptions about longevity and replacement. Some people even thought the batteries were LI-ion by now. And of course the PHEV conversions came up, with not many people understanding that Toyota is testing PHEV now. A special thank-you to "Neicy" of who was there for both days hardly taking any breaks and doing a great job of talking to people. Of course what's also special is that she came from Massachusetts just for this event, a big THANK YOU. Wayne
