<prompt> Human: Ive had a few cars through out my life, always used, usually in the 510k or so range. Kept them going by having a fairly good understanding of mechanics. Anything that doesnt require me to get to the bottom end of the engine or open the transmission Im pretty comfortable with.Its time to purchase a new one as someone drove into my current one. Considering buying new, like 2015 model new. I enjoy mechanics, but my current work load puts me at 55 hours a week so I just dont have the time to do a lot of necessary maintenance, and the thought of paying a mechanic to do something like change your brakes is borderline insulting to me. I enjoy taking care of the things I own. I dont trash them up. All of my vehicles have always been well maintained, mechanically. Any sort of issue the vehicle has is fixed immediately. The last vehicle I purchased before my current totaled one had some hidden modifications that caused an electrical issue that took weeks to figure out what was wrong. Dont buy cars that would appear on a fast and furious movie, btw.But it comes down to this: I know purchasing a new car I lose out quite a bit because of depreciation. The vehicle Im looking at supposedly has a very high re-sale value, but my plans are to keep it until the doors fall off. Im somewhat OK with that, if I know the ENTIRE history of the vehicle. Looking at a 2015 model, Ive convinced myself Its worth the premium to me, as Im not buying someone elses problem. Also, if it matters, I made 115K last year and am looking to purchase a vehicle in the 25k range. So my question is, should I or shouldnt I? How stupid is it really to buy a brand new car?Assistant: Do you want a toy or do you want to get from A to B? You can obviously afford a new car, but would you rather do something else with that money? I blow my extra money on travel. I could care less about cara, so below is from that perspective: I bought a 6000 2001 Prius a few years back. Ive bought a new cooling pump, and had to replace burned put cats. Cost me 1000 to fix the cats and 150 to do the pump. If I had gotten a new car, I wouldnt have had these problems. What I would have is a 400mo payment. The way I see it: this car will never cost as much as a new 25k car. Even if I replaces the battery, engine and tranny, it wouldnt cost more than a new Prius. Especially if you can do the work yourself.Human: Its an A to B car, but it is something I enjoy driving, and like I said, I enjoy cars in general too. Its somewhat of a hobby. I was going to pay cash for the car. Assistant: If its a hobby, I think you should figure out whats reasonable to spend and then decrease your entertainment budgetsavings for the rest of the cost. Theres nothing wrong with being into cars, but past reasonable expenses, it should be treated as any other entertainment.Human: I budget around 2K a month for hobbiesentertainment. I havent done anything really, and have enough in there right now to pay cash for the car.  <response>: The above comment is frankly pretty rfrugal. You want to get something nice, you can pay cash and you make plenty of money. Get your car. Keep doing you. 