Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. In reply to my fuel economy I have a lifetime average of 46 mpg but I have been creeping up every month with the warm weather. In April I averaged 51 mpg and in May, 52 mpg. My driving is a mix of both highway and city driving. I very much agree that having a hybrid makes driving fun. I am always choosing routes that give me the best mileage. I have also found that having a hybrid has made me a calmer driver in that I always travel the speed limit or slightly under and feel less rushed in my Prius. My kids think it is the coolest car ever and are already fighting over who gets it when they are old enough to drive. I'm not sure what gives them the idea that I will be ready to part with it when they are ready to take it as their own.