Toyota Prius is best selling car in California (so far for 2012)

It shows, when you drive around or park in a parking lot here, a Prius is just another common car. Even conservatives are buying them

 

Given the California gas prices, I would love to see a state-by-state sales breakout for October.

Bob Wilson

 

It's the 2012 front end with black lip and LEDs. It looks pretty sweet coming at you. The c and v helped.

 

The truly odd thing is that this surprises anybody.

Uber-Reliable
Uber-Functional
Lowest TCO (CR)
Lowest Enviro footprint of them all

Californians are just being rational, despite their stereotype

 

Really? No Armadas, Sequoias, Range Rovers, Land Cruisers, MB GL's or R's, Lexus LX/GX's, Audi Q7's or Infiniti QXs sell in NoCal. Interesting.

 

Those are up here in the Granite Bay area.

 

It is not uncommon to stop at a traffic light in Southern California and see 3 or 4 of them lined up. In my conversation with the Fleet Dealer Manager he said his dealership sells Hybrids better than most. Every 10 cars sold 6 are a Hybrid. Most of the increase is recently. Priusis is the preferred model. I can say that my monthly cost for gasoline dropped was over $300 per month is now under $120.

 

Yes in Southern Cal. Carlsbad, CA.

 

The isolated to California gas price spikes have a lot to do with it.

Bob Wilson

 

I agree. California gas prices have skyrocked up with a refinery outage, winter blend being produced and un released and a lack of competition with many gas stations corporate owned who keep prices high and margins high. California gas has an extra refinery process that also adds to the cost thus making the citizens pay higher than national average per gallon. This coupled with a challanged economy may have contributed to the Prius Popularity. I can also say that purchasing a Prius is making a statement on air quality and oil importing that attracts California buyers to some extent who are sensitive to this issue perhaps. For others the ability to get 50 miles per gallon in a mid sized car and use less expensive 87 Octaine helps. When I purchased my Prius my last car was a 2006 BMW 325i that I purchased new from the dealer in 2005. I promised myself I would never purchase another money pit BMW with $1,000 tune ups and $1,200 run flat tires and $160 oil changes. For me reduced maintenance costs and bettre gas mileage was a hot button. I also like all the data and smart phone integration with entune etc. The guy I shared the waiting room with who purchased a Prius (PIP) car traded in a 3 year old Land Rover. The guy was a Lawyer. Prius attracts people from all spectrums.

 

I have one , Chevrolet 2500 Suburban, Monster Class SUV, and a 08 Prius in my garage. The Prius gets the miles on it and the SUV takes the herd (7 of us) to church on Sunday's. I am a conservative and bought my Prius for mpg's used. I also have solar panels on my roof, so I don't give PG&E (the devil) any more money.

 

Perhaps the ultimate would be Solar Panels on the roof and PIP in the garage. I haven't looked at Solar in the home in years but when I did it was expensive. I have a newer small house 2,036 square feet living space with elec under $200 a month so the cost for solar exceeded the savings.

 

That is a lot of electricity. My electric bill will average $15 - 20 a month this upcoming year.

 

$2400/year is not that low for electricity. How much do you average per kwh? It sounds like the numbers could easily work for you now. Remember there are federal and state incentives.