another person I know has bought a hybrid
Gasoline prices are really higher and there is no reason to believe they are heading down any time in the next three years.
I bought a sporty Honda Insight hybrid a little over three years ago and I love it. In addition to getting great mileage it has saved me a fair bit at the gas pumps.
I was just talking to a friend last week, and they just bought a Honda Civic hybrid.
It seems crazy to spend more than a couple of bucks per day on gas.
As I understand it, there are people driving some really low-mileage new SUVs like Ford Explorer that are spending well over ten dollars a day in gas alone - just going to/from work!
I do not see how they can stand it.
My first car cost ten thousand dollars brand new, which I paid off in four years. People with a Ford Explorer might spend that much in gas during the same period of time.