Also, and I’ll be hated for this… but a car is a big piece of most of our lives. It’s really presumptuous to pick one for someone else. Maybe she wanted a hatchback, a pickup truck, was saving to go electric, or just hates Toyota because the local dealer is an ass or something. Even super well intentioned I’d feel weird having someone else make that huge decision about my life without consulting me at all. A new car isn’t just a shirt you can pretend to like and then stick in a closet.

That's a good point too. Unless he was buying the same exact car, just a newer model, you really shouldn't just do that for anyone. And even then, I'm sure a brand new model car is drastically increasing her insurance. Can she afford that?