Actually, I benefitted. I was able to have a choice of Prius to buy, with no wait.

I've been watching the car lots the last year. Conventional Civics have been in very short supply with virtually none at my local Honda dealer. Civic Hybrids have been unobtainable, with my local dealer getting only one per month.

I needed another car with winter coming on. I get around on a BMW motorcycle in the warmer months. It gets 50 mpg and has a catalytic converter, so it is a green machine.

Prius availability is higher now with the (temporary) drop in fuel prices and also because the tax credit for them has been halved recently.

Hey, the more SUV's out there, the more we can laugh our asses off.

I love the Prius. It's my kind of car.

Harry