[kaisen]

I'm with Hard Drive on the hypocricy issue. But it goes both ways.

If you want to drive a gas guzzler, it's your right. If you want to drive a fuel sipper, that's your right too. But I don't want to hear about why your choice is the only one that's right.

There is a Prius-owner in my neighborhood that preaches his brilliance every chance he gets, and condemns all the suburban soccer moms who drive big vehicles and anyone who drives a pickup or SUV, regardless of their need for it.

Of course he's also the guy who brags on what a genius consumer he is and how he spent countless hours researching the very best price on his Prius. Saved $700 over the local Toyota dealer (8 minutes away) by buying one 600 miles away then having it shipped for $400, netting a $300 savings. Of course, it came on a semi with a flatbed. 600 miles at 5-6mpg. 100+ gallons of dino-bones burned to save him $300 that would have supported our local family-owned dealer.

We should start rating the hybrid emissions on smug-per-mile.