Yep. Everyone gets advice to be rational and everyone wants to be rational about vehicles, but few people really are.
My wife wouldn’t be seen in a basic car. So we bought a couple (lower end) luxury vehicles. Since her family (100 miles away) is in the horse business, both cars have a lot more wear and tear than they ought to have from gravel roads and pastures. Short-term leases next time.
You can do pretty well buying used higher demand imports. If the service has been done, and you don't put a bunch of hard miles on them, you can usually sell for close to what you paid for them.