While the cost of gasoline dropped last month to its lowest levels in recent years, Michiganders apparently haven't forgotten about $3-a-gallon gas last summer.
A Detroit Free Press-Local 4 Michigan Poll last month found that gas mileage ranked as the most important issue among residents when choosing a car to buy.
Forty-three percent of the respondents said fuel economy was at the top of their list, followed by concerns about safety, room for people and cargo, and low maintenance costs.
"I feel we're running into problems with our dependency on foreign oil," said Mike Walker, 47, of Trenton. "I think gas prices are going to continue to go up. We flirted with it last year and it's come down a little bit, but this is a lull before the storm."
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