Can someone please ask Don Hammonds to undergo a reality check?

We presently find ourselves in an era of gas around $4 a gallon and a major economic downturn threatening hundreds of thousands of families with the possible loss of their homes.

So in this economic climate, care to hazard a guess which cars Mr. Hammonds would be reviewing for consumers? The Toyota Prius? The Honda Fit? Don't be foolish.

Those cars are obviously too mundane for Mr. Hammonds' tastes, I guess.

Believe it or not, to add insult to injury, Mr. Hammonds recently reviewed the 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser and the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro, the first a gas guzzling luxury SUV, the latter a modern remake of a 1960s gas guzzling muscle car!

I wonder if I am the only one thinking this guy has lost touch with reality.

MARK STEINER,
Canonsburg