Poll: Park the gas-guzzlers
The days of gas-guzzlers would soon be over if the majority of the responders to last week’s Business Pulse survey had their way.
We asked, "What impact will record gas prices have on your next car purchase?" Forty-eight percent of respondents said they’d buy a hybrid, 16 percent said they were interested in electric cars, 10 percent said they would take the bus and 26 percent said, none, they love their gas-guzzler.
Some of your comments:
- "Who can afford to buy a new car now? My next one may literally fly at the rate the economy and the dollar are tanking!"
- "All bad answer options! Prices will have an affect, but not to the extreme of a hybrid or electric car."
- "I was planning to purchase a hybrid for environmental reasons — if electric were a true option I’d be there — so that purchase isn’t gas price driven although it’s a motivator to do so sooner."
- "The problem is, we have a society built around the car payday loan. Do I sacrifice my career or uproot my life just to be green?"
- "You should have included an option for switching to a more fuel-efficient gas vehicle. We plan to give up one of our work vans and purchase a compact car, which we’ll use for errands and client meetings."