Reading things like this make me want to puke. I bought my X for some of the sports I participate in. It's great for hauling dive gear, bikes, skis, pretty much anything I decide I want to do. I certainly didn't buy it for the mileage, but it was a consideration when I was car shopping. If you can't afford it, don't buy it in the first place. Plain and simple. If you bought it and you discover you can't afford it, get rid of it and don't whine about it, just be done with it. We all made our decisions when we bought these vehicles, and from what I've read here, most are satisfied with the choices they made.