Lots of Colorado car tags down here in Florida...what gives? (Denver: rental car, fit in)

[beach43ofus]

Not rental cars either. 1 I saw today was a new Tesla. I'll bet they had it shipped here.

I know 2 retirees that just moved into our 'hood from CO, & just today I saw 2 CO car tags.

Florida's a long way from home, so what gives?

Are the Winters that bad there? Why not Arizona?

Are you considering Florida to escape to? Why?

[Therblig]

Florida tags aren't uncommon here. But they're outnumbered by Texas plates, almost entirely on the cars of new or even not-so-new residents who maintain Texas registrations to pay lower fees and no taxes.

I'd say, in descending order, it's CO plates (90%), Texas, New Mexico and Florida. Rarely see anything else.

So who knows?

[BarryK123]

Florida is one of the last places in the country I would want to live.
Weather here is currently beautiful. I biked in shorts yesterday and today.
Crystal clear blue skies 60s-70s, low humidity.
No bugs.
No old people lining up for early bird specials at 4 PM.
Couldn't be better here.
And hoping for some mountain snow and get my first ski day in within a couple of weeks (note - the mountains are very different than the Denver area).

[Driver 47]

I'm guessing Florida has more beaches than Arizona. Besides, where else in the USA could one see both the sunrise and sunset over water?

[davebarnes]

Fans of Fat Donnie from Queens fleeing a blue paradise?

[Dogmama50]

A lot of people in the mountains have 2nd homes in Florida and Arizona. It's off season here right now so time to travel before ski season kicks in.

[Kid Ashbury]

Originally Posted by Therblig

Florida tags aren't uncommon here. But they're outnumbered by Texas plates, almost entirely on the cars of new or even not-so-new residents who maintain Texas registrations to pay lower fees and no taxes.

I'd say, in descending order, it's CO plates (90%), Texas, New Mexico and Florida. Rarely see anything else.

So who knows?

It's still hard to drive 10 minutes in Denver without seeing California plates.

[TCHP]

Snowbirds? AZ and NM don't have beaches despite being closer.

Where I'm at, I actually see a fair amount of FL plates on cars. Top states in my area that i see almost daily are TX, CA, FL, IL, MN. However, with several military installations in the region, I can see plates from almost everywhere on any given day, even AK and HI

[Therblig]

Originally Posted by Kid Ashbury

It's still hard to drive 10 minutes in Denver without seeing California plates.

Funny, I don't see many and as a expat I notice them. I think the factors are against keeping them here.

[StealthRabbit]

Go with Montana permanent plates if you can fit into the rules..

Nothing cheap about registering a vehicle in Colorado.