3/gallon gas comming soon

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by coffiend

But you've got to think about those of us who have a longer commute to work / school and cant afford 50 dollars to fill up the tank of a Yaris...

Then it's unfortunate that you did not have better options available to you when you bought the Yaris, isn't it? You know... like we had back in 1988 when my Chevy Sprint Metro (EPA 54/58) was made? The car is 22 years old and blows away the 3rd generation Prius for highway fuel consumption. If you had had a car like the Sprint, with a real world FE of well over 50 mpg, available to you, then you wouldn't have this problem today.

Think in the long term. If people had been doing that over the last 20 years instead of flocking to buy SUVs and eschewing efficient cars, then you'd be better off today. Just as future students will be if we manage to get our heads out of our a**es anytime soon. (Which at this point is something that I'll only believe when I see it. 30+ years of watching and waiting makes one skeptical regarding such things.)