Scott Burns, the excellent Business columnist for the Dallas Morning News, owns a classic and a 2004 Prius. He has written several favorable columns about the car. This one deals with the economics of good gas mileage. Dallas Morning News online requires a free subscription.

investment vehicle could burn less money
Better gas mileage adds up to fewer dollars lost at the pump
08:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 10, 2004
By SCOTT BURNS / The Dallas Morning News

Allow me to introduce a new investment vehicle: your car.

No, I'm not talking about investing in cars that rise in value. We all know that virtually never happens. Cars are a wasting asset. They lose value faster than money. Drive a new car off the lot and it's lost value before you get it into the garage.

So your car isn't a true investment vehicle.

But its fuel efficiency can be. Exchange your fuel-inefficient vehicle for one that gets better gas mileage and you'll consume less gasoline. Every gallon not consumed is money not spent.

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