In the times of $4 a gallon it comes as no surprise that most people online are looking at alternate ways to get their transport costs down. But what comes as a huge surprise is the celebrity status the Toyota Prius has recently received. For the first time ever, the Toyota Prius has become the most searched for new vehicle on the popular vehicle classifieds site — surpassing long time favorites such as the Accord and Camry. Not only that, their top ten list for new car searches (see below) now contains mostly fuel-sippers including the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit.

It has proved once and for all that only after gas touched the $4 Americans have changed their driving habits. 67% say they have already changed their driving habits as a result of rising gas prices.

Of those who have already made changes to their driving habits, the pressure price for this group was $3.20/gallon.
At $3.00/gallon, 35% of Americans had changed their habits.
By $4.00/gallon — now a reality in the US — it is 74%.
By $5.00/gallon, 85% of all Americans will have changed their driving habits.

For me personally the $4.50 mark is the point I sell my car off to anyone willing to buy it if there is anyone left with a gasoline preference that is.

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