I picked the everyone-has-one category.

BEGIN RANT. No offense toward original poster..... I'm have the feeling that this is yet another thread full of contempt for other people and their choices in the free market.

Speaking as a Libertarian, I don't really feel like it's anyone's right to decide whether or not someone is making a good choice or a bad choice regardless of their reason for the choice.

Let's frame it in a hybrid context. Perhaps some Insight owners would like to post something like:

What's the Real Reason that People Purchase an HCH or Prius?

1. They're really going to haul around 5 people
2. They really need all of that trunk room
3. They enjoy polluting the environment more than necessary
4. Afraid of individuality

Etc, etc. Perhaps you get my point, perhaps not. But, really - what's the difference between an Insight driver and an H2 driver? Both walked onto a car lot and completed a perfectly legal transaction and walked away happy for different reasons.

This forum is meant to be a fun and informative way to learn more about hybrids and to try to spread the word. Yet, when non-hybrid owners come here and start actually reading these posts it's more like some snooty club where everyone stands around patting themselves on the back for the "positive impact" they're having on the environment.

What's better for the environment? An H2 soccer mom that drives to-and-from school functions and runs some errands to the tune of 100 miles a week? Or a hybrid driver that drives 150 miles each way to their job, to the tune of 750 miles a week, then pats themselves on the back for caring about the environment?

Hmmm......