See if you really want the lux features. If you do, then get it. If you can live without it, then go for the base model. As the other said, for a car with a 7k gap between the lux and base models, by the time you reach 3 years, the gap is $4600-5000 and by 6 years, $2800-3000.

Get it based on what you want, not based on resale value, because there will be only a small difference.

In 2004, I would have said, go base model. But with the 2005 model, the lux has the sweet 17" rims/tyres. If I bought in 2005, even I would have gone lux.