The last time we hit $4.20 a gallon here was when I dumped my HEMI Charger and the 14mpg my heavy right foot had restricted it to.
I had no intention of getting a Prius because I wasn’t willing to give up THAT much power. Oddly enough, about a year later a co-worker needed me to drive her up to the dealership to pickup her husbands car. She had a Prius and had me drive it back from the dealer. I was actually blown away by two facts completely unknown to me:
1. Those suckers are FAR, FAR roomier inside than they look from the outside.
2. They may not have a HEMI or turbo under the hood, but they are FAR, FAR from being slow!
I gained a whole new perspective and respect for the Prius that day. Although the little joystick thing is still really weird to me. Though my son just bought a used Chrysler 200, and you turn a dial to shift it into gear. Bizarre.