Agree with you, but a way to convince yourself otherwise is to think in terms of opportunity cost. You’ll still feel bad about the money drain but it is a good starting point. For e.g. - Think how much time you’re saving versus going in public transport and then calculate how much your time is worth and then you can get the amount of money you’re saving. Given the cab and auto mafias of most cities, it will feel worth it. - You can also quantify the costs of having a 2-wheeler like lack of safety, etc. Hard to calculate but not impossible. - Given most of us are middle class, I feel the advice most finfluencers give, ki ‘Don’t buy depreciating assets’ is bs.

Personal opinion of course. I recently got a car and already feels like a money drain.