" From: "Robert Sliko" <robert.sliko@xxxxxxxxxxx> " " Just for comparison, I got to borrow a Prius for 2 weeks while the inlaws " were on vacation. My daily comute, mainly in town, drop off kids at school, " go to work, come home, total 25 miles a day. " " 2001 Pontiac Aztek (I know, but it was cheap used) 16 MPG " " 1986 Mustang GT 16 MPG " " 2005 Prius 48 MPG. Triples my mileage, performance is more than ok, but " definitely not a hot rod. Hybrids are not pie in the sky...They are here " today, seem to work just fine. yeah, but -- an echo diesel, if you could get one here [they do make them], gets comparable mileage - maybe more [it weighs ~700lb less] - with room for 4, for almost $10k less than they're asking for the prius. oh, and its performance numbers are better than the prius too. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought