Cars are NOT an investment..
an investment is an owned asset that either increases in monetary value over time and/or directly generates income.
If you wanted an investment buying a Focus was the worst thing you could have invested your money in to.
You want to buy an "investment" go here..
www.schwab.com or
www.barrettjackson.com
Cars like the focus are an EXPENSE.. pure and simple.
and the only reason to buy one is to accomplish the task of getting from point A to point B safely, economically and hopefully reliably.
and to have fun with..
The focus is nothing more than an appliance used to perform a task.. and possibly a toy to have some fun with and enjoy.
All cars lose value (except rare collectables).. nothing you can do to stop it.
If that bothers you next time buy it used at 6 months or a year old instead of brand new off the showroom floor.. let the first owner take the hit... and get a deal.
To call it an investment because it gets better gas mileage than your old paid for car simply means you can't do math..
because once you figure in the cost of full coverage insurance on a new car compared to only keeping liability insurance on the old car, the loan interest, and the initial cost of the car to purchase it... You have spent more money than if you would have just putting gas in the old car.
What is my 2012 Focus S worth? well i have spent about just under 15,000 on it (including modifications)... what could I sell it for right now? Who cares, to me its priceless because I love it and wouldn't sell it for any price.
10 years from now, when its used up most of its life and the "love affair" has ended, It'll probably be sold as scrap metal... or traded off for whatever they'll give me, just to get rid of it so i don't have to take it over the scales.
Buy it because you love it
buy it because you enjoy it.
buy it because its useful and fun.
but don't buy it with the intention of calling it an investment, because it isn't.