[SoCalGuy]

So in the 12 months I have had my Karma I had yet to see one "in the wild" outside of a Fisker event or near the dealer. And last night, as I was walking to dinner, I saw a silver Karma near Union Square in SF - how amazingly beautiful with lights on and in motion !!! And so quiet! Now I can fully appreciate why we get all the stares and attention!

 

[Dutch]

I've seen at least five in the wild so far (but then, we have almost 150 driving around in this small country) and every time it's such a special moment. Then you realize what an amazing sight the people around your car are having.

 

[doug]

I used to see Ray Lane's Karma driving down Sand Hill fairly often. On occasion I see one on El Camino, but with a dealership near by, those might be test drives. Saw one in San Rafael when I had an occasion to be up there. So not uncommon here in the Bay Area (along with all the other plug-ins).

 

[Skibum]

Doug - if you see a Special Edition on El Camino near the dealership it's not a test drive, it's me. I go past the dealer 2-3x/day...they should give me promo $$$ at this point....

 

[doug]

Cool! It is quite a head turner on the road. Probably the EV I most often see around here is the Nissan Leaf whose styling is, well, unfortunate.

 

[SoCalGuy]

Doug - if you see a Special Edition on El Camino near the dealership it's not a test drive, it's me. I go past the dealer 2-3x/day...they should give me promo $$$ at this point....

Special Edition? You mean Signature?

 

[Skibum]

Sorry, yes. Meant Signature Edition.

 

[DNAGuy]

I believe I saw the same car....parked 2 blocks from union square near the Nikko hotel where I was staying...whenever I passed there was a crowd standing around it, gawking.

Buck

 

[SoCalGuy]

And yesterday back here in LA, I saw another owner Model S - metallic gray. So I sped up to get beside it - funny that all the other cars around it were staring at my Karma - I honked, the Model S driver looked over, but a little confused (did he not know what a Fisker was? Perhaps he wasn't used to attention driving the Model S?) - he got on the 405 off Hawthorne Blvd... and I looped back to go home. Its amazing how easily the Model S blends with the other cars - unnoticeable and mistakeable for a Lexus, Jaguar, Mazda, etc.

 

[doug]

the 405 off Hawthorne Blvd...

Possibly coming from SpaceX.

 

[dennis]

Possibly coming from SpaceX.

Or the SuperCharger station that is located there.

 

[SoCalGuy]

Possibly coming from SpaceX.

Nope, very unlikely. He was coming south, headed north, from West Torrance/South Redondo down Hawthorne Blvd (not city of Hawthorne). SpaceX is located in the opposite direction about 10 miles away.

 

[SoCalGuy]

Just spotted another white Fisker Karma in Redondo Beach as I was coming from the airport. Then later this morning, I spotted a parade of 20 Tesla Model S and Roadsters off Paseo del Mar in Palos Verdes near my house - was quite a sight to see! Too bad I was in my Q5 and not the Karma!

 

[Eric Karma]

Model S

And yesterday back here in LA, I saw another owner Model S - metallic gray. So I sped up to get beside it - funny that all the other cars around it were staring at my Karma - I honked, the Model S driver looked over, but a little confused (did he not know what a Fisker was? Perhaps he wasn't used to attention driving the Model S?) - he got on the 405 off Hawthorne Blvd... and I looped back to go home. Its amazing how easily the Model S blends with the other cars - unnoticeable and mistakeable for a Lexus, Jaguar, Mazda, etc.

I keep mistaking Toyota Avalons for a Model S (and vice versa). Talk about bland styling!

 

[Nin ja]

Saw this picture in a vet forum, who car is this in the wild ?

http://www.fiskerbuzz.com/forums/members/1208-nin-ja-albums-pictures.html

 

[SoCalGuy]

Saw another Karma two days ago in Toronto... it was heading north on Bay St. Silver with the winter tire rims. Did a double take since it was the last place I thought I'd see one.

 

[ufojoe]

Saw this one with manufacture plates and Fisker Automotive license plate holder today in Corona del Mar

 

[Lormax]

That's a car from Fisker HQ in Anaheim. I know those manuf. plates all too well

 

[Sportsmeddoc]

agree with SOCal Guy- we have about 6-7 Fiskers here in Scottsdale/Paradise Valley- see one on rare occasion. BUT pulling up next to Tesla, which is becoming more common and Tesla owners cringe a bit knowing their company may be viable BUT their car gets looked over as nothing special compared to the Karma which gets constant stares from everyone- even in those driving Lambo, Bentleys, Ferraris, anything- The KArma attracts your eyes where the Tesla gets none of that

 

[Fabulist]

agree with SOCal Guy- we have about 6-7 Fiskers here in Scottsdale/Paradise Valley- see one on rare occasion. BUT pulling up next to Tesla, which is becoming more common and Tesla owners cringe a bit knowing their company may be viable BUT their car gets looked over as nothing special compared to the Karma which gets constant stares from everyone- even in those driving Lambo, Bentleys, Ferraris, anything- The KArma attracts your eyes where the Tesla gets none of that

I think the Tesla owners realize that they could have easily ended up in the same place we are headed and, I would guess, most of them are car enthusiasts who can appreciate a nice car, even if they are not driving it.

I have only gotten admiring looks and thumbs-up from Tesla drivers, never anything negative, and I have always returned the compliments genuinely and sincerely.