[Retric]

It's not just the extra 250$/month it's also going from 29 city / 37 highway to 17 city / 24 highway plus higher taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs.

Compound this with a family having 2 cars and a couple could be looking at ~2,000$ / month less in retirement. Which for many people would be the difference between comfortable and not.

[loco5niner]

My new car actually had lower insurance because of the safety features built in.

[Retric]

We are comparing both models and ages not just one or the other.

Compare a new Ford Expedition vs a 3 year old 3-year-old Kia Rio.

[loco5niner]

Understood. I was specifically referring to this part:

> plus higher taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs.