Paradigm shifting and drifting

So I filled up my gas tank today. $68.95. Ouch. Kathleen and I just got back from our honeymoon in Ireland, where we paid 1.189 Euro per liter for gas. Double ouch. I'm beginning to think that maybe, just perhaps, possibly, it may no longer be smart to fire up the big V-8 pickup every morning for the 2.5-mile trip from the house to the office.

So, I am officially hereby making the plain statement that I want one of these:

Smart Car

So, if anybody has a spare $12,000 laying around and is wondering what to get me for Christmas....