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I drive a Prius C. I adore it, see them everywhere and of course it was canceled. I live in Wisconsin and so see so many full sized trucks that have never touched a dirt road or been to a Home Depot. If everybody got 50mpg in a little economy car we wouldn't even need EVs.

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Exactly. More than 2/3 of cars in the US are SUVs/trucks nowadays. To me, this means we aren't allowed to complain about gas prices. Most people are willingly buying a brand new car that gets like the same MPG as my beat up old Ford Crown Vic.

It's also an annoying race to the top because SUVs block visibility and pose a threat to your car during an accident, unless of course you buy your own SUV (the Vic is also ok).

I sold my Prius C last year and it was the biggest mistake. The goal was to get a slightly larger hatchback like the Kia Niro, but now I want the newer body style Niro but cant stomach buying a new car at a dealer. I'm stuck at the moment waiting for all these repos to come through so I can get something cheap for cash.

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