<prompt> Human: So the saying goes that a paid off vehicle is the best situation to being due to no monthly payments and whatnot, however I own a 2012 subaru wrx with a value of around 15k-17k and I was looking to tradesell it to purchase a 2013-2016 used prius. Assuming I find one for a good deal, is this a worthy trade? Im now a full time college student working part time and the Subaru is a slow drain of money with its gas and insurance rates and I just want a more economical vehicle with great reliability. Should I just keep the vehicle and tough it out through college? Any thoughts? Ps: as any Subbie owner is, this car has great sentimental value to me but sometimes its time to grow up lol  <response>: It will be cheaper.But, I owned a Prius. They are great cars. But they are probably the worst car out there, literally the worst, when it comes to performance. The first time you try and get ahead of a minivan at the lights and some soccer mom blows your doors off and she will, you are going to very likely regret having gone from a wrx to that. 