I dont think its ludacris. My old S14 was getting 15mpg. Could afford a civic or anyother car with much better mpg, yet i drove it because i loved it. You got to pay to play, thats all. I am not a truck person and hate them, but for some its the only thing that gives pleasure. Some dont want to settle for less. Dont you think that in perfect world if you had somehing you really liked you'd drive it /use it as often as you could.

Thumbs up on hybrid choice though, i will never get one but if i had to i think id go with an Insight. Its bit ugly from some angles but pretty cool inside. I've driven one and its not as bad as it might appear to some people.