[brucepick]

Unfortunately it's an old story. For some odd reason manufacturers continue to believe that US car buyers won't buy enough fuel sipping vehicles to make it worthwhile to build them.

We do have our cafe regulations that force manufacturers to include some fuel sippers in their mix of vehicles, but too often those have been the runts of the litters, poorly designed and built.

Unfortunately most Americans buying new cars and trucks still want big, fast flashy ones. I've long believed that many people who really want a fuel-sipping car also refuse to buy a new one. So we thrifty folks don't "vote" with our dollars to get those fuel sippers made. My own family included.