Jerry over From On High has an interesting post up with a picture of a luxury Cadillac CTS (price tag of around $35,000) with state government plates spotted cruising around in Christiansburg.  It is unknown which state agency or official uses this car.  The post does say a blonde female was driving the vehicle.

I am shocked.  Last I saw the Governor used either a Chevrolet Suburban or Ford Crown Victoria for travel, so this indeed is odd.  Until recently, I thought the state government only purchased Chevrolet, Ford, and Dodge vehicles.  Usually state employees use these cars with the blue “official use” tags to carry out their business and work.  Politicians generally don’t use state vehicles and are rewarded with “special license plates” with low numbers/titles for their personal vehicles to identify them as someone “special”. 

Recently in Abingdon I have seen parked at the Department of Mines, Minerals, & Energy a fleet of Toyota 4 Runners with state tags.  4 Runners are pricey vehicles too, probably around $30,000 basic new.

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