Just in case you've ever wondered, a 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera will indeed do over 90mph under the right circumstances.

The question: Hybrid Prius or Escalade with gold rims?

I'm all for random indulgences, but there's no way I'd ever drive a pimped-out Escalade. All I need my car to do is get me from point A to point B in a reliable fashion, not bankrupt me with gas and maintenance costs, and hold a large volume of garbage in the passenger seat floorboard area.

Beyond that I suppose I have a few things that I consider highly useful non-necessities. This would include cruise control, because I have a tendency to get a little bit of a lead foot when driving on the highway to songs like, say, March Of The Pigs.

Just in case you've ever wondered, a 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera will indeed do over 90mph under the right circumstances.

Also, I've been living behind the times, and would love a car with a CD player at the very least, and preferably an iPod hookup. But it wouldn't be a dealbreaker.

But that's pretty much all I would ask of a car, and considering how fucking wasteful SUVs are -- and the fact that for several years now I've ranted against people owning them when they don't actually do any off-roading or such -- I'd go with something more sensible like a Prius.