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A California Garage

I walked into the Toyota dealer yesterday and walked out with a shiny, new 2007 Toyota Prius. It's white and it's loaded. Not my color of choice, but they had one on the lot, there was confusion about whether it was a dealer demo model or not and amidst the confusion, I claimed it as mine! The guy next to me put a deposit down and waited 6 weeks for his.


When you buy a car off the lot, you get whatever colors and options that they have. When it's a hot item, like the Prius in California, you often get no choice at all, even if you place an order in advance. Place a deposit, get a call in 4-8 weeks that says they have a car similar to what you asked for, but not exactly the same, and if you'd be willing to take it or keep waiting. Ah, free markets at work. I love it.


The garage now looks like a California garage:



The Porsche Boxster next to the 2007 Toyota Prius next to the Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle (upper left, behind the fridge). That's two convertible speedsters and one emission-friendly car. I will let you know how it goes with the white whale. Call me Ishmael.


So, is it still possible to get the California HOV stickers for the hybrid cars that I wrote about here and here? Not likely. This report says that as of September 12, 2006, there were only about 6,000 stickers left to hand out. When I called today, there were only 1,500 stickers left. The very nice lady on the phone at the DMV indicated that there had been discussion about adding 25,000 more stickers to the program, but those talks have seemed to stopped. By the time I get my license plate, they will likely all be gone. That's OK.


California.


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  1. AB 2600 Signed at Brian Berliner’s BrainOctober 3, 2006 at 2:21 AM

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  2. 2007 Toyota Prius Qualifies For California HOV Stickers at Brian Berliner’s BrainOctober 30, 2006 at 11:13 PM

    [...] I purchased my 2007 Toyota Prius (yes, it’s White!) on September 28, 2006. I chose the Prius because I wanted a low-emissions vehicle that got great gas mileage and had the quality reputation of Toyota. One month in and I’ve been very happy with my purchase. [...]

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  3. Is My Toyota Prius Hybrid Worth It? at Brian Berliner’s BrainNovember 17, 2006 at 4:20 AM

    [...] Since I recently purchased a 2007 Toyota Prius hybrid, I thought I’d comment. [...]

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  4. 2007 Toyota Prius MPG: Actual Results at Brian Berliner’s BrainFebruary 27, 2007 at 10:22 AM

    [...] owned my 2007 Toyota Prius for 5 months now. And, it still (mostly) makes me happy. The GPS NAV system is the biggest [...]

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  5. Motorcycle ClubApril 14, 2007 at 7:31 PM

    Can you pls post a pic of the yamaha? Can't see it behind the cars.

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  6. 2007 Toyota Prius MPG: Actual Results « Brian Berliner's BrainFebruary 24, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    [...] owned my 2007 Toyota Prius for 5 months now. And, it still (mostly) makes me happy. The GPS NAV system is the biggest [...]

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  7. Is My Toyota Prius Hybrid Worth It? « Brian Berliner's BrainFebruary 24, 2010 at 7:54 AM

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  8. 2007 Toyota Prius Qualifies For California HOV Stickers « Brian Berliner's BrainFebruary 24, 2010 at 8:12 AM

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