Judging from the comments here, the actual truth is that cars reflect a combination of one’s chosen priorities and one’s means.
Shocka!
Speaking for myself, I wish they would lay off these “studies”. I drive a hybrid in part because I did something stupid with an S2000 a few years back. I forbade myself buying another sports car until I acquired the discipline that I clearly lacked that night… so I got a hybrid. I figured, if I can’t geek out on power anymore, I can geek out on the technology and efficiency aspect instead.
But I’m not a leftist at all. I’m an Objectivist, fer cryin’ out loud — I’m all about Ayn Rand, individual rights, freedom of trade etc. and I know better than to buy into any of the man-made global-warming hype. I have even transported firearms (*gasp*) to the range in said hybrid.
So I’d like to avoid getting lumped into the “smug cloud”, but one of these days it will happen…
