Gas $$$.
Hate to say "I told you so" to the manufacturers eliminating most vehicles that get the best MPG ( lite weight compact, sub-compact sedans, wagons and hatchbacks). If gas continues to go up, consumers...
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If you drive 12,000 miles a year and your vehicle gets 15 mpg. $4/gal fuel will cost you $800 more over a year than $3/gal fuel. So the dollars aren't much bigger than a couple of trips to Costco. Also, it isn't something you have any control over. Lots of wasted energy goes into worrying about fuel prices from a consumer standpoint.
