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I was watching Sunday Morning and it was mostly about financial stories, but there was one story that really got me thinking once again(OW MY HEAD, Whats that smoke I'm smelling) Want verse Need. What is was about is, do you spend money on want items, and spend all you make, or do you spend it on needs and put the rest away. Well now that I look at it, and gave it some thought my recent car decision was based more on WANT than NEED. I did need to reduce my monthly car payment, but did I really Need another hybrid to do it? Answer came back as no. Reason being, now when I need to get items I would normally have used the Pickup or Flex for I now have to do one of two things. Take two vehicles, which now results in burning twice as much fuel, which is equal to what I would have burned in the truck or Flex, or renting a pickup, which requires me to now drive at least 15 miles to get it, load it up, drive it home, unload it, drive it back and now drive back again, using, guess what, twice as much fuel. So much for gas savings. So my next recent decision was to get what I truly WANT, the HyTi. But, do I truly NEED it. Again, the answer to this is No! I don't need to have a really nice car with a good sound system, that gets over 40 MPG. I already have a car that has a really good sound system that can get over 40 MPG. Another thought that came up, in order for me to handle some of the basics that I did with the Flex, like get the horse food once a month, picking up larger items that didnt fit in the car, etc. I would need to get a small enclosed trailer, do do so I would also need to install a hitch on one of the cars, so for that, and the cost of the trailer, I now am looking to spend another $2000 or so. I would also need to install a class III on the MGM and upgrade the cooling systems, install trailer harness and brake controller, and that is about another $500. So to fix the Need, there is another $2500. So Want vs Need. Do I Need a new HyTi? Simple answer is No. Do I Want a new HyTi, Hell Yes I do! Do I need a Utility Vehicle, answer turns out to be yes. Do I need a new one? No. So what do I Need. After much thought and talking with my wife on this, the answer unfortunately, and probably the wisest one is, We need to get another Flex, and get rid of the Fusion altogether. I know my dealer will hate me after this, but I feel I wasn't treated as fairly as I thought I was. I will just take my business elsewhere, best offer gets the deal. I really didn't Need the F150, but I did Need the Flex, and as I found out too late, getting rid of the one I had was the biggest mistake I made in the past 10 years. The biggest one of all time was buying this damned house! Keeping the current Fusion is not going to happen, I don't trust it, plain and simple, so best to cut my losses on it now while I can seems to be the best thing I can do at this point. I dont know which is tougher, trying to make the right decision here, or having kids. Want verses Need. Really gives food for thought. In the long run, which will be better? Fusion, or Flex? Ideally keeping the new Fusion, and trading the old for the flex would be good, however too great a loss on the old Fusion, and why get rid of a car that has been good for us so far. So I give up Adaptive Cruise, do I need it or do I want it. Answer, want, dont need. Auto highbeams, rain sensing wipers, Want or Need, again, dont need. BLIS, well that one is tough, I truly do use it, and cross traffic alert is very handy, but do I need it? No, I know how to use my mirrors and since I am primary driver, it's not a need. However, nothing can replace the Awesome factor of the New Fusion, and that is one thing I will truly regret not having if I go the Need vs Want route. By going the Flex route, depending on what I find, I can reduce our expenses enough to offset the additional fuel costs with room left over. The downside is, no warranty, and higher mileage on the vehicle. The plus side, dont need an additional trailer, I have one that the Flex can pull, but the cars cant, so that eliminates $2500 from being spent, along with the added cost of licensing and insurance. So, any thoughts on this? I want and need input. :)