Probably the best car value for my money I ever had was a '98 Hyundai Accent. A little underpowered, but the mileage rocked, it had relatively few maintenance issues, and survived hitting a deer AND a moose.
I don't expect I'll ever get that value for my money on a car again. Our family car is about 14 years old, and as long as it keeps working I'm not interested in replacing it. And if I did, depending on where we live I might opt for a Tesla. Not because I think electric vehicles will save the planet, but rather for the flexibility in times of gas supply disruptions, overall lower maintenance costs & headaches, and to have the future capability of Full Self Driving. And I admit when I did drive a Tesla I liked the experience.
Interestingly, in Mongolia where we live now, the cheapest and most common car is actually the used Toyota Prius. They import them used from Japan, and I assume because these are Japanese right-hand-drive vehicles there isn't much of a market for these used vehicles internationally. Mongolians unlike Japan drive on the right-hand side of the road, but apparently the cheap price tag more than makes up for the inconvenience of driving right-hand-drive vehicles on the right-hand side of the road. When costs get high, people will manage to find a way...