Exactly my thoughts, the X is not even half as sexy as S. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so probably some folks will say the reverse.
X will end up putting some S's on the used market lots for sure. But also remember, some tax benefits (especially state specific) may go away next year.
I looked at the depreciations we have now, features we have in the new car - and decided CPO was not for me.
I then started looking at inventories, and it came down to this - wait 8 months for 2-3K discount, and not get exactly what I want.
So I decided, wtf, yolo, bought new. It is a big purchase for me, coming to almost 90K when all is said and done. Should I be spending that much on a car?
I am still not sure to be honest. I'd be happy with a Prius C. I just don't want to spew out hydrocarbons in our air anymore, and most of all I don't want to support the oil economy and all the nastiness they bring to this world.
God has given me enough that I can afford to spend on this, it may not be a sensible financial purchase, but I'll get some karma credits. So I went ahead with it.
oh and plus its a nice car.