I have a 2001 Honda Insight that I think is very mustachian.. purchased for $4800, gets 55-70mpg, and should last a long time. Before becoming mustachian we bought my wife a 2011 Kia Sorento. This now has ~$30k miles on it and is probably worth $19-20k. This SUV gets ~26mpg on avg. It's paid off now as well.
We're considering selling it for something more mustachian. We originally bought it because we thought it was needed for our (2) dogs, but really they'd fit in a normal sized 4-door car. We were thinking something like a 2008 Toyota Prius. The Kia would sell for about $19, and I think I can get the Prius for about $15k. I'd come out with $4k and a car that gets better gas mileage and about the same insurance payment.
My wife has been a little picky about what she can drive in the past because she is in consulting and takes customers/coworker executives around in her car occasionally. The Kia was fine for that, but I dont think she'd feel the same driving a Honda Fit. The Prius has a different feeling than other fairly inexpensvie cars... maybe it's the trendy "cool" factor, but if she's fine driving it I'm happy she'll go for something with really good gas mileage like the Prius.
Should I make this switch? If so, any other cars I should consider?