I'm just wondering what is it about the resale argument.

In my case, I had to choose between a toyota corolla, hyundai accent and a chevrolet optra. all my friends advised me to go for the corolla due to the resale value. but when i compared them point-by-point, especially with the initial investment, basically they are the same.

look, the corolla 2005 was 51,000 that time, and the optra was 36,000. accent was a little cheaper than the optra. from here you will actually see that the difference is already 15,000 between the corolla and the optra! and we are just comparing base models here. the corolla is all manual (gears, windows, locks, mirrors) while the optra is already power-featured! plus the looks is really eye-catching! after 5 years, the corolla may sell for 20,000-22,000 and the optra may sell for 9,000-12,000 but what the heck! i am the first user, my initial investment isn't that much and it really makes me look better when i'm behind the wheel of the optra!

i am using my optra for a almost two years now and so far, no qualms about it!