I saw this yesterday and laughed:


10+ years ago people actually teased us for choosing to drive small, efficient, FWD, manual transmission cars when 4WD/AWD SUVs were all the rage and we had a small child. NO ONE pokes fun, anymore. In fact, I've gotten a lot of queries and compliments towards my Mazda 3 hatchback, though it's not nearly as efficient as I would like (newer ones are rated for better mileage). I notice the cars in line to pick up kids at my son's school are getting smaller, too. People have finally figured out that they don't need a vehicle that seats 7 when they only have 1-2 kids.