You made the right decision!
In January I almost spend a $27,500 cash on a 2017 used car with 6,500 miles. MSRP was $37,000 new so to me it was a steel. Me and craigslist agreed on a price of $27,500 and the next day he backed out saying he couldn't let it go for less than $28,500. I would be happy driving around in the car, but it would have delayed FIRE like you said.