I ask because my husband's car is about to die. It has about 180k miles on it and he's had it forever, since before we met. My car is also 10 years old, but it probably has a little more life left in it. Anyway, my husband has been doing research for the last year or two, knowing that his car might not make it that much longer. He has his heart set on a Subaru Forester (or maybe the Outback? Can't remember!). I usually like to research purchases like this ad nauseaum, but I'm kind of exhausted right now with pregnancy, work, etc. I'm thinking about just telling him to get whatever he wants, without looking into it myself. Is that silly for a big purchase like this?