DM, you're a crudosaurus. We drove a Prius a couple of weekends ago. Bumbalina and I thought it was excellent. Yes, it doesn't accellerate like a 911, but the average speed of traffic in London is 10mph. I do think that in ED we should be intelligent enough to make our driving decisions with our heads, not our schlongs. I do hear a lot of tired excuses for car ownership that thinly disguise ego. (Imagine that.. "yeah but it's a Porsche, it's a Lotus", read "Yeah but I'm pooing, on your doorstep, on your future, on your children") 37 yrs old, and still never owned one!