To each his/her own.
I do not like too much clutter in my garage. There is a Tandem for my wife and me. A Trek Madone Road Bike and a Trek 7700 Hybrid. The Hybrid is great for trails and roads with lousy pavement. We got lots of those here.
I do not like my bike to be slower then needed because I go long distances and 100 miles with a slow bike is no fun. The Hybrid has 32 mm tires at 80 PSI, Shimano XT components, Aerobars and is almost as good as a road bike except the weight is double. (That is an issue in the hills and sprinting.)
My suggestion is not to buy cheap. Quality components are so much more fun and this bike lasted over 10 years and going. I will be doing 200 miles this weekend in two days.
No fun with a lousy bike IMHO. Life is too short for lousy wine and lousy bikes.