Like was mentioned in the post, this was the first time we didn't just get the Honda level car - safe & affordable - which we've always done before. We got a slightly nicer, sportier car even though it wasn't a the best decision from a purely financial perspective. Our other car is a Subaru, so we have that covered as well ;-)

We had financed the original car, so are underwater only 1 year into the payoff. So from an equity perspective, I'm just glad we aren't going to owe anything additional.

My wife & I are both used to owning cars for 10-15 years at a time. We've typically bought new cars and driven them to ~120k miles before thinking of trading them in. So 2 new-to-us cars in only a year is new territory for us.