I guess I wanted my cake and eat it too when it comes to being picky with this whole idea of mobile operating. I wanted to do hf in the car but didn't want to go crazy with huge antennas, spending a ton of money ...
We're all in that boat, really. We all decide how much expense and bother we are willing to go to, for mobile HF. I used hamsticks for years, then switched to a Hustler system for a bit better performance. But I'll probably NEVER bother with any sort of screwdriver antenna--too big, too much money, don't want all the bother of running control wires and choking them, etc. I'm perfectly happy with my current setup--and it allows a bit of fun experimentation, besides. The screwdriver owners made their own decisions, too, just as we did. "Having fun" is the goal--I know I'm having fun with it!

73! -ken