1st IB paycheck… car purchase…

I’m not a cultured person in high finance or luxury items but I am obsessed with the new 23 prius. I have a decent 50 mi commute to work every day and I think its a clean car and worthy of its $30K price point. Thoughts on this as my first big purchase?

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Personal preference but I’d personally seek a more exciting car than a Prius.

Then again, you are “obsessed” with it and it’s only 30k so I don’t think it would be a bad idea.

 

I think you should consider Acura too as a bit of a cooler car.

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Lots of cars cooler than acura, only the NSX is a good pick. Imo the alternatives to Acura's cars are better, but that's just my personal preference.

 

50mi seems like a long way. Why don't you move closer? It is 100mi roundtrip or 50mi roundtrip?

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Id rather ride the bus than drive a prius

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Is prius birth control? 

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This of course would depend on what kind of cars you'd like, but the new prius is a pretty economical car and not super insane MSRP-wise, so as far as new cars go it's probably one of the safer choices you can make. Hybrids save quite a bit of gas, and if you like the car, it seems like a good move. Still take a look around for options, like if you're a big car guy maybe the prius won't be the most exciting thing to drive, but since everyone has a different set of priorities it might be the right car for you.

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The new Prius looks a lot nicer than previous generations for sure, I quite like the look of it.

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Prius is def a prestigious car. It is competitive and is climbing the league tables competing with the big guys (think Honda Accord, Nissan Versa, and Ford Focus)

 

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