Thinking about trading in my wagon for a Prius
As the title says I’m thinking about trading in my Mercedes e350 wagon for a 2024 Prius limited. I recently took a job offer that would have me going out to California from the Midwest and working all over the state. Work is paying for extend stay hotels because I’ll be bouncing around every few weeks for about little over a year. With these gas prices even here at home it cost $100 to fill up with 91 so I can’t imagine how bad it will be out there and the whole purpose of this move is to make a good amount of money and be able to settle somewhere after. I would get a beater but with all the bouncing around I plan to only bring one car and I want something reliable and safe so while I’m at work the wife can drive it around safely. Obviously the main reason I’m leaning towards a Prius is fuel economy but I also really like the look of the 5th gen and the lane assist would be nice for long drives. I feel like my wagon is the perfect roadtrip car just not for that state and I don’t know if I want to drive a Mercedes in California for safety reasons. I’ve never been to California so you can call me paranoid I’m here for feed back. It will be dog (50lbs pit), cat, wife and I all traveling together will we feel to crammed? Any better recommendations? I also plan to keep it as a daily driver once we move out of California. We plan to only bring necessities we figured 2 suitcases each possibly just 3 for both of us I also have a roof box that I would bring too.
Do you think a Prius is the right move?
I should add that I love my wagon but it does have 100k and would plan to get a newer e36 once we settled.