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Yeah yeah. New cars don't make monetary sense. Neither do hybrids. But somebody has to buy them or there are no used cars. And round and round we go. I bought a 2000 Insight used. The money I have saved on fuel (~$90 per month) is more than half of my car payment, so I am happy. We all want cars to be more fuel efficient, but we balk when the technology costs more money than it saves us. That sends the message to the auto manufacturers that it isn't worth their trouble to make more efficient vehicles. I can't say I blame buyers for not wanting to spend extra for fuel economy when it doesn't save them any money overall, but then I don't blame the manufacturers for not building them either.
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