Is resale value really that important?

[Alpha_One]

Re thread title: Depends on your priorities (if you're planning to sell it and get another car or not). Either way, it's handy information.

Re people dissing "lower class" cars: don't mind them. To me a car is a tool first, a hobby thing second, a fashion accessory third, an "extension of my manhood/personality" far, far last. As for your officemate who thinks his car is American made, I guess he's never seen the "GM DAEWOO Made in Korea (or is it Thailand or China?)" written all over the place.