Not suprising, you are starting to see them on the streets here in Seattle. They DO make sense for many folks here because parking is a pain here. Lots of high rise condos with little street parking. Lots of short trips in a dense urban environment.
Certainly man of these folks are buying them for the 'look at me!' factor, but I would much rather have them driving smart cars for attention as opposed to Hummers.
Started to see electric cars as well. Cars from Zenn Motors seem to be a popular choice:
http://www.zenncars.com/