And car's that do hold their value will likely cost way more to keep them maintained. The Wife bought her car for 30k. Now under 5 years later it's worth less than half of that. Even less now cause the front bumper is cracked up. Basically lost the price of a Mirage in depreciation and still owes more than it's worth.
I don't think buying new usually makes a lot of sense but the Mirage is so cheap why not unless you find a great deal on a used one.