What amazes me is the demographics of what people drive. I teach in a school in a very poor area, and so many of the families drive those huge pick-ups. There isn't even a seat for each person in the family! But on my commute to work, I'm seeing about 10% Prius. Where I live, it seems that everyone is replacing their old cars with smaller ones, myself included. I bought a Kia Soul in August, and I absolutely Love it! I still have flexible space (like I did with the minivan) but it is smaller and uses about 40% of the gas the van did. Even before the gas prices started dropping, I was so happy! Now I'm spending about $100 a Month on gas, instead of $85 a week/$340 a month.