Mikester, your point is the point. The cars are paid for. Is your gas bill costing you 3, 4, 500 dollars or more amonth? Many folk are paying that much for a car payment, and pay for the gas. That's why I rationalize it. I agree, however, that OPEC is screwing us big time. But I have a prediction, one that many would argue with. I think in a relative short time, these ugly little nations are going to srtart drying up. There is speculation that Saudi Arabia can't produce oil for much more than 20 years. Others will follow, and with no other GNP, these nations will return to their pre-glory years. I still maintain we will have alternative fuel sources in the foreseeable future. We'll see