Horses for courses.
My beautifully battered ex Forestry Dept. 4X4 could take me anywhere burning 13 mpg.
The VW TDI would take me anywhere that's paved burning a miserly 48 mpg.
I wish I could have afforded to keep both.
Now I have none, and it's killing me.
Sometimes I ride the #26 crosstown bus which goes from the big airport to the big new shopping center.
For .65 cents (Senior fare)