Originally Posted by potter

Gas could get $10/gallon and I wouldn't care. Why is that you ask? Because there are dozens upon dozens of choices out there for vehicles that get 30, 40, 50, or even more MPG, and I did the smart thing and got one of those.

It still baffles me how un-self-reliant people seem to be these days. YOU control your gas usage, YOU have the power to resolve the issue of high and rising gas prices yourself. Complaining about it on the Internet does nothing to fix the problem you have.