freaking out about having to buy a car.

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I did buy the Prius.

I was going to drive the Audi until it fell apart but the tire went bald so I had to fix it. but the front end was all bad so I had to fix that too or else the car would eat up the new set of tires not to mention bad on MPG. Yes it now sports 4 brand new control arms on the top. And the front end has been realigned.

Well since I did all that, I mind as well fix the timing belt before it broke. And so the chain reaction to fixing everything took hold, took a life of its own and against my better judgement.

Besides, I'll spare the Prius from logging all those crazy commute miles.

Surface street driving in Audi is pretty bad at 16MPG whereas the Prius gets me 48MPG. On freeway, I get nearly 30MPG (more than EPA rating) on my Audi while Prius gets just over 50MPG. commute in my Audi. local driving Prius.

Amount of depreciation caused by the high milage isn't worth it on Prius, even though I spent over $4000 fixing the audi. the cost of fixing the audi is still less than the depreciation on Prius for one year of driving. Besides, if I can get $2000 on my Audi next year, effective cost to me for fixing the Audi is $2000. Far less than the depreciation caused by all the miles on my Prius. And to whoever buys my Audi, they'll be getting a pretty good deal. new rotor, new pad, new timing/serpentine belt, water pump, thermostat, new front end, relatively new set of tires (it will have have about 30-40k miles of life left on it), transmission that's been checked, new platinum spark plugs and down the list it goes. I figure the car will have minimum of 40-50k miles of life left on it. And for $2000, that's not a bad deal. COME NEXT YEAR.

Kelly blue book on the car as of now is around $4400?? or there abouts. Had a motorhead at my office check for me.

I don't know why, but I just want to baby my new car and save it. Should I name her??

[tulip]

Wow, that's some thought-out reasoning. If it works for you, that's all that matters. Name the Audi Hilda.