The cartoon strip 'This Modern World' looks at how gas prices have influenced motorists' selection of motor vehicles in the United States - from the 1970's to 'five minutes from now'.
Is motor vehicle selection influenced by gas prices? Tom Tomorrow, illustrator of "This Modern World", detects a pattern since the first oil spikes of the 1970s, but signals a cautionary note should today's high prices end, even momentarily.
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