For the price of a Prius...

[why?]

Originally Posted by tooter

Yes.

Financed luxury is a waste of money...

...while owned cheapness is fiscal responsibility.

that is your opinion.

Except you bought a new car, which loses at least 25% of its value the second you drive off the dealers lot.

Many people would call that a wasteful luxury.

There are numerous used cars you could have purchased with that same money that would have done the same thing and cost you less. Or you could have spent the same money on a much nicer car. etc, etc, etc.

Of course, many people can afford to buy cars two or three times the cost of the Yaris in cash as well. Not everyone who spends a ton of money on cars finances them.

So you decide it is a waste of money. Others will decide for themselves. That is why God gave us all that little thing called free will.