Top 20 cars of Silicon Valley

[Gripenfelter]

These are the top 20 in registrations in Santa Clara county so far in 2007.

1. 1627 Toyota Prius
2. 1611 Toyota Camry
3. 1504 Honda Civic
4. 1211 Honda Accord
5. 1168 Toyota Corolla
6. 823 Honda Odyssey
7. 765 Toyota Sienna
8. 721 BMW 3 series
9. 591 Ford F series
10. 589 Toyota Tacoma
11. 497 Lexus RX
12. 489 Honda Pilot
13. 483 Chevrolet Silverado
14. 468 Toyota RAV4
15. 413 Mazda 3
16. 394 Lexus IS
17. 390 Lexus ES
18. 374 Nissan Altima
19. 351 Acura MDX
20. 311 Infiniti G35

[dino_martini]

Man these people need some imagination....

[legendboy]

hehe i own 4 cars in that list

[treg50]

Originally posted by Gripenfelter
These are the top 20 in registrations in Santa Clara county so far in 2007.

1. 1627 Toyota Prius
2. 1611 Toyota Camry
3. 1504 Honda Civic
4. 1211 Honda Accord
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Wow, Prius City. Interesting for an area where you expect to find lots of tech-money makers.

Silicon Valley = people who don't like spending money on gasoline I guess.

[sjaswal]

just because 300+ of the same exotic didn't get registered doesn't mean that they aren't bought there.

read original post properly.

[benyl]

Originally posted by treg50

Wow, Prius City. Interesting for an area where you expect to find lots of tech-money makers.

Silicon Valley = people who don't like spending money on gasoline I guess.

Pricey real estate = long commuting distance + access to carpool lanes.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by treg50

Wow, Prius City. Interesting for an area where you expect to find lots of tech-money makers.

There's a LOT more high-tech nerds than there are tech-money makers.

[turbotrip]

rich people make smart decisions, seems easy enough to understand

[treg50]

Originally posted by sjaswal
just because 300+ of the same exotic didn't get registered doesn't mean that they aren't bought there.

read original post properly.

"Read original post properly"? You should try that.

In case it was too long and confused you, it says:

These are the top 20 in registrations in Santa Clara county so far in 2007.

Keyword is "registrations". We are talking about cars registered not purchased. Also, this is about Silicon Valley not a county 70 miles away like Santa Rosa or Oakland.

Please, read original post properly.

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benyl, Tik-Tok: Good point, didn't think of that. Also, maybe the local residents don't necessarily work in the area. I think still though it speaks to a trend towards fuel efficiency and environmental concerns. Priuses (sp?) aren't the cheapest compacts and the money made back is over a semi-long term --- definitely a "thinkers" car, thinking about long term, money well spent, and concern for the local conditions (ie. smog).

[Godfuader]

Originally posted by benyl

Pricey real estate = long commuting distance + access to carpool lanes.

Originally posted by turbotrip
rich people make smart decisions, seems easy enough to understand

Diamond lanes (carpool) is incentive enough for most Californians to buy a hybrid. Coupled with the fact that you get between $1,500-$3,400 in Federal tax credit, Prius is a "smart" purchase.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/...8-hybrid_x.htm

[kvanderlaag]

Originally posted by Godfuader
Diamond lanes (carpool) is incentive enough for most Californians to buy a hybrid.

Having driven in Los Angeles, it made me want to get Prius badges for my Supra, if I were going to live in CA.

"You're not supposed to be in this lane."

"Sure I am, this is a 1982 Toyota Prius!"

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by Godfuader


Diamond lanes (carpool) is incentive enough for most Californians to buy a hybrid. Coupled with the fact that you get between $1,500-$3,400 in Federal tax credit, Prius is a "smart" purchase.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/...8-hybrid_x.htm

not anymore, only past hybrids issued with a carpool access stickers are allowed now. they stopped giving those stickers out to new hybrid owners due to the sudden jump in new owners. so any hybrid with those stickers on add an additional 2k in value.

[gatorade]

wow thats alot of japanese cars

[dennisaur]

i've seen this video where it says that google gives their employees 5k towards a hybrid car if they were to purchase one, so maybe all those other companies in silicon valley are doing the same?

[Xtrema]

[sputnik]

Originally posted by Xtrema

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