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To: Tommaso who wrote (49691)	5/6/2009 3:14:34 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 217844

In Northern California, many people have space to keep more than one car, and the income to have a choice of most vehicles. There are huge numbers of Toyots hybrids, mostly Prius around. Besides the ecology angle, I think it appeals to engineers and scientists because it has an electric motor. Also, since the weather is dry, the roads do not get salted in winter, it is possible to keep and maintain many 30+ year old cars. Plenty of 1960s Mustangs on the road, even Fiat 124 roadsters, MGs, etc. On Fridays you will often see more unusual cars on the road as people start their weekend drives. We certainly see conservative people buying and keeping used Mercedes, and also Porsche, the conservative choice in sports cars (that's almost an oxymoron). Someone did an informal survey of CEOs of start ups that had gone public and found that large numbers of them bought a Ferrari, which they keep for an average time of 9 months before selling it. Owning a Ferrari requires the dedication to put your mechanic's kids through private school... After selling the Ferrari, the CEOs typically bought a Lexus. More Bently Continetals and Flying Spurs around. Aston Martin has been doing well, I see lots of those. Even a few Audi A8 and Nissan GT-Rs (like the Nissan Skyline). The Newer Maseratis are also frequently seen.

To: Tommaso who wrote (49691)	5/6/2009 5:19:13 PM
From: Condor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217844

I think the snob appeal of a Mercedes took a hit when they came out with the low end model a couple of years ago. Joe Wannabe can now be a Mercedes owner and mumble a bit on the model description. I saw a very interesting car the other day (central west coast Fla.). It was a sedan but had an attractive rear end that I didn't recognize (:o)) and when I pulled up to it, it was a Maserati sedan. I never knew they had a model of that type. It was probably their "Quattroporte". media.nextautos.com