28 years ago I bought a Toyota pu and still use it for hauling only, as I did for years running my landscaping business. I bought his and hers priuses to commute because of low maintenance costs, reliability, emissions, size for my tall family of four, and price. Cars are a bad investment but it is a somewhat free country and you should do what you feel is best. I am old enough to be driving in the late seventies and I prefer that the oil gods and OPEC would not squeeze my balls too tightly the next time they choose to. In addition, I study the compensation of top executives at various companies and find that some are less obscene than others. Recently at the building I work at a new and very expensive system was installed with no input from us peons who would have to make it work in contrast to Toyota where employee suggestions are solicited and very frequently implemented.