How silly! (Not you, Bob, that Doron person who wrote the article)

An awful lot more than price goes into the decision to buy a car. If that was not true, then GM and Ford would not be in the bad shape they're in.

I can tell you that I NEVER look at American cars when I am car-shopping, and that's because we keep our cars for 6 to 10 years, and I have no faith in the ability of a GM or Ford or Chrysler to last that long. I do totally agree that the TCH has taken sales away from the Prius -- and I'm an example of that. I probably would have bought a Prius if the TCH hadn't come out this year, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

I'm also tired of that trite "how long will it take to pay back the cost" argument. Yeah, I use less gas, but heck, I only drive about 10,000 miles a year, so the price of gas is not a driving force (no pun intended) in my choice of cars. I bought the TCH because I liked it -- it's a fun car with a lot of interesting features that aren't found in other cars. Plus it allows me to do a little tiny bit to help reduce pollution and global warming.

Why are these guys always so worried about payback on a hybrid, when they aren't worried about 'payback' on leather seats or 18-inch wheels? I'm not knocking these, I'm just using them for comparison, because you might as well say, "Hey, don't go for the bigger wheels or the heated seats, because you'll never get your money back when you resell the car." Stupid. Just stupid.