I remember a guy in High School who's father bought a really nice decked out pickup truck.
No one was allowed to put anything in the bed because it might get scratched.
Anyone else notice this
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No one was allowed to put anything in the bed because it might get scratched.
Oh, but you can spent the entire time yaking on your cell phone.
Well, I do spend a lot of time on my phone. But that's only because most of my friends live so far away I don't have the time to go see them as much as I'd like.
Exactly. Just this morning I saw a Toyota Prius Hybrid racing a Nissan Altima in the fast lane. Both had to be doing close to 100mph. Simple: Gas prices arn't high enough for those who are still racing their Hummers and SUVs.
For some of us (2 hour drive to work) - money doesn't grow on trees - so I notice the more MPG I get by driving 70mph instead of 80mph. For me thats 4 mpg difference. Also I notice when I travel faster I have to slow down for others hence wasting even more gas.
Now those who go 40mph in the slow lane ...
Actually, I wasn't trying to convince anyone that I was "right." I was just pointing out that to many of us, the additional time spent to save a small amount of $ in fuel costs just isn't worth it. I consider time spent in a vehicle traveling from place to place to be almost completely worthless. 100% wasted time. So if I can minimize that and travel in a way that causes me the minimum about of aggravation while not being too costly, I usually will.
That's why most of us drive in the first place vs. riding bicycles or walking like 3rd world peasants. Because it's worth it to us to avoid the unpleasantries and the wasted time. It's not all just excess though, since for the same reasons I minimize trips if I can.
Life's about choices and how we choose to spend the small amount of time we have here. We all have to be happy with the ones we make, and I try not to be too concerned over the choices of others. What's right for them isn't necessarily right for me...
Ah rj, you're missing the point. Just because one drives a hybrid doesn't mean they can't still have some fun and enjoy driving. I just took the hybrid plunge, having bought a mint, 04 Prius with 15k miles last weekend. I actually paid a decent price for it, according to my credit union.
Anyway, I still cruise at around 80, with the flow pretty much. The car is not a rocket, but it's not a wheezing slug either. It feels pretty much like an I-4 automatic Camry or Accord. Actually, it feels real quick right off the line if you push it -- the 295 ft-lb of torque from the electric motor (all of it available from 0-1200 rpms) are hard to miss.
The difference? Instead of the 23-ish mpg I used to get, on my first highway run, I got 46.5. Driving around New Orleans this week, I've averaged 44 mpg (vice the 13-17 I used to see). Sure, if I choose, I could milk it up to over 50 on the highway, but hey, I'm still just as free as you are to pass on trying to squeeze a couple more mpg from your car.
So back to the original post, true some people are not yet modifying their choices and behavior, but some surely are. I looked ahead 2-5 years and I've begun altering my situation to adapt to what is surely coming. Next to go: the beloved Sequoia. . .
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