Nice truck! My friend has been renting a mirano - he has been getting 16.5 mpg on it. Unfortunately, in NJ, where he lives, a car is pretty much a requirement (unless you are coming into the City).

I am hoping to suck the life out of my Golf for a while until we finally purchase something a bit fancier. We have been debating the Toyota Highlander Hybrid - but it is much more expensive than the Ford Esacape Hybrid. I think that we definitely want to go that route....however, there is still a significant premium on the cost of the car as opposed to a pure gas vehicle.

From an environmental standpoint, they are definite winners. However, $3,000 dollars is about 1,000 gallons of gas - which means that you get roughly 16,500 free miles before getting any real cost benefit.

-JM