I did have a chance to check out a friend's prius, at the sunday jam. Plenty of room for all my kerrville gear in there....... also plan to check out another friend's civic hybrid this sunday. I hope I can get a hybrid when my lawyer finally arranges a loaner for me. That will give me a chance to give it a longer term test drive to see how practical it is. btw, my friend's prius averages 49 mpg. very cool That's even better than my sweet little civic vx i'm still gonna miss my sweet little civic vx, tho. she was a college graduation gift from my brothers and gramma.