Those car crazy folks over at Kelly Blue Book have released their list of the top cars for back to school. Reading parents and kids were surveyed as to which of 15 cars they would like to see their kids driving to school. The average price of each car was in the neighbourhood of 10 grand. The college age drivers chose the 2001 Mustang as their ride of choice, while parents chose the 2001 Honda Civic as the best ride for their spawn. Interestingly, the Civic was also number 3 on the college driver’s list, so perhaps it could be crowned the overall winner.

What I want to know is where were these parents when I was in High School. Most of us drove beaters or worn out old grandparents cars and they suited us just fine. I’d love to have my ‘69 Fury back again!

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Kelly Blue Book has released a list of the Top 20 cars that have been researched by consumers in the first half of 2006. KBB is the most respected source of car research data, owing to the fact that their site generates so much traffic. This List was compiled through over 60 million unique visits and over 200 million price quotes.

1. Honda Civic

2. Honda Accord

3. Toyota Camry

4. Toyota Corolla

5. Toyota Rav4

6. Honda Odyssey

7. Honda Pilot

8. Toyota Highlander

9. Chevrolet Tahoe

10. Honda CRV

11. Ford Mustang

12. Nissan Altima

13. BMW 325

14. Acura TL

15. Toyota Sienna

16. Toyota 4Runner

17. Ford Escape

18. Infiniti G35

19. Toyota Avalon

20. Mazda 3

It’s interesting to note that Toyota holds 7 spots and Honda products take 6 spots. Is this an indication of sales trends, or are their customers more web aware? Perhaps it’s a bit of both.