I like seeing the predominant species in different areas. There's a high concentration of Hondas and Toyotas where I live, and a noticible number of Mini Coopers. When I visit my sister in MI, Fords and Chevys predominate (unsurprisingly).
BMWs and Priuses here. Good lord, they're prevalent. It's hard to feel special about my new old car when there are a million on the road--older, newer, same age. And Prius has surged out of nowhere in the last couple years.
Also, cars are white, black, silver, and dark blue. BORING.
Yeah, I miss my dark red Jetta still. But I see very few of those, the VR6, on the road. More VWs than Michigan, unsurprisingly, but not that model. I get why people kept trying to buy my not-very-good-condition one off me.
The Prius is the number one selling car for California, so I'm not surprised you see a lot of them.
I work in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, so Mercedes are a dime a dozen. Lots of Lexus, Audi, etc. A fair number of Bentleys, Masaratis and Nisan Leafs. Plus the occasional Tesla Model S.
Then there are clients who are "ID protection," which means we're basically creating a false identity under their name to throw Googlers off the track of their negative items.
YIKES. better-job~ma to you, Amy.
When I was living in MA I got called to serve a few times, but it was always just after I moved to a different county, so I was ineligible.
I see a lot of Priuses and other hybrids here. C'ville is Virginia's crunchy-granola spot. The number of smug rich hippies here is staggering.
For some reason I seem to be seeing more Jaguars (the car, not the cat) these days. I don't know if I'm noticing them or if there actually are more. And when I see one of the little "smart cars" I smile - they're so darn cute!
when I see one of the little "smart cars" I smile - they're so darn cute!
I drive a Toyota Echo, which is fairly damn small. One day when I went to the library, there was a Smart Car parked with an open space next to it, so I parked there just to make my car feel big. And then I took a picture: [link]
I bet that raised your car's self-esteem.
Smart Cars are cute, but Toyota makes a car that is bigger yet cheaper and with better gas mileage.
I love smart cars. I first saw them in Italy in the early 2000s and I desperately wanted a pink one. The new Fiats are also very cute. Alas, with all the 75+mph highway driving I do, not a realistic choice (not to mention the growing child).
My next car will be some sort of electric/hybrid/something. I am thinking I will need to get a new one to better fit a carload of kids bigger than me in the next 3-4 years. The taller of mac's friends already complain about backseat legroom in my Focus.
Toyota makes a car that is bigger yet cheaper and with better gas mileage.
My Echo is a 2000, and it still averages 31-33 miles/gallon. Kind of awesome.
I love the new Fiat 500 and considered getting one, but I decided I needed a car big enough to drive my parents around in. Turns out my Focus isn't quite big enough to seat two tall people and a third adult.
My next car will probably be a hybrid or electric car. If I were buying a car now I'd probably get a Ford Fusion or Lincoln MK-Z hybrid.
