--- In Prius-2G@yahoogroups.com, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@...> wrote:
>
> > Mark, you know I agree with you, and even said that there are
plenty of
> > people driving trucks that don't need them. But, the point was
that they
> > *wanted* them. That is what needs to change.
>
> I have a friend who relatively recently came to her senses and
replaced her
> full-sized American pick-up with a Toyota Matrix.
>
> On the other hand, she no longer has her horse-trailer, either....
It's simple, really. In Europe gas is what - 6 or 7 dollars a
gallon? So they want, build, and buy little econo cars, unless they
are work trucks or something. They also have these little tiny roads
and little tiny parking places.
We haven't had any of those problems.
Gary Eickmeier