Post #1649716

@MarkBrigham I feel like you might not be considering the reality of people who don’t get a lot of flexibility to choose what they drive, nor where they live and work. I work from home & have a nearly 10 year old Subaru with less than 35K miles. Gas is, these days, not my biggest concern. Or a major one. But I have family and know other folks who are driving much older cars that are all they can, barely, afford - and work is 30 minutes each way, public transit isn’t a thing for them. Doesn’t exist in their area. Biking to work isn’t an option, either. (Tell somebody in rural Wisconsin, “Just bike to work” when it’s -10F and a foot of snow…) I was in those shoes, more or less, 30 years ago. A lot of folks getting hosed right now don’t have the means to “insulate themselves” from these things. (See: Vimes Boot Theory) Hell, they barely have the means to actually insulate themselves come winter. So, I have a lot of compassion for them. Not so much the person in the 2025 Gas Guzzler XL with extra exhaust.