My mum bought a car in 1992 for ~$16,000 NZD. Still driving it today. It’s a Toyota so maintainence is tiny. My dad still drives my 1998 Mitsubishi. So when I

My mum bought a car in 1992 for ~$16,000 NZD. Still driving it today. It’s a Toyota so maintainence is tiny. My dad still drives my 1998 Mitsubishi. So when I see the price including depreciation it seems odd that people change cars so often they worry about resale value. I would either buy new and drive it into the ground or buy second hand.