Earnest Iconoclast
2008-03-18 12:24:24
Like others have said, car choice is not a driven by only one factor… things like price/budget and practical considerations (kids, hauling boats, parking, gas mileage) can be driving factors as well. I suspect that opportunity has something to do with it as well. When I was younger, I drove cars that friends and family were able to help me get cheap.
Mind Matters is primarly a marketing/advertising company, so their profiles will probably tend to make everyone look good, but different.
To be fair, the BS gas mileage figure given for hybrids is mandated by the EPA and manufactures are not allowed to report any other figure. I believe that they’ve recently changed how they determine mileage, though.
