Not at all. You do not reduce your oil dependency by buying a car with good mileage. You'd rather keep your gas guzzler and find a telecommuting job. Then you t

Not at all. You do not reduce your oil dependency by buying a car with good mileage. You'd rather keep your gas guzzler and find a telecommuting job. Then you take the money you saved from the car loan, and stop buying shit made in china (by finding properly priced local substitutes). That's pretty much it. Oh, yes... and forget about that vacation across Europe. Cheap air travel is going to be an early casualty in this ride. :>