It’s not that I wouldn’t be able to do $400, part of it is a mental block. Currently, I have a really good deal on my current lease and on a $25k MSRP can I only be $200.65 a month. So doubling my car payment is weird. Granted, you are right - would I notice an increase in $50 dollars more a month in a car payment. Would I notice $650 more a year being spent on a car? Probably not.
I guess some of it is reassessing my expectations vs realism.