^saving money is always a win
I try not to be short sighted in that tho. There’s a finite amount of “vehicle” in my fleet before they start getting expensive, especially in comparison to what they’re “worth”. For instance if I blow up the GTI in the next few years, or trash the transmission in the ‘96 F350 that’ll be a large percentage of the total value of the vehicle I’ll be spending to keep it on the road.
If I buy something that checks multiple box in different roles like towing our next travel trailer or 5th wheel, fits all three kids and the wife comfortably, and gets me to work and back without taking too much time out of my schedule to work on stuff beyond regular maintenance.
If I spend 60k on a new truck it’ll likely save me 15k on extensive maintenance on the other two vehicles. If I spend that much I’ll likely keep it 10-20 years till it’s new replacement is well over 100k.
I’m out running around in the wife’s XC90 right now, and driving something with zero issues that’s actually practical for a Sam’s club trip with a seven month old is pretty nice.