Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

there is no rational way to argue that people are buying Hummers, Escalades, Navigators, Expeditions and trucks for no reason at all, because "they don't have a choice" or "don't have better choices" and the fact that sales for those vehicles declined when gas prices rose is an obvious indication that people have choices and can make those choices when OTHER forces act on them besides the romantic idea of doing the right thing for mother earth.