Prius all the way...aside from the fact that Escalades are gas guzzling beasts, I live in British Columbia and driving around in a gold-rimmed Escalade is like walking around with a big-ass bulls-eye on your forehead for every gang in BC to take a shot at...seriously anyone watch the news? There have been 15+ murders in vancouver alone since january that are all drug/gang related...um thanks, but I'll take a mousey, inconspicuous little prius and be on my merry, environmentally friendly way to the local farmers' market with my recycled cloth bags.