It's not shocking. New cars are more convenient and reliable. If you are going on a road trip and the car breaks down it's a major pain and expense.
Secondly there is a huge difference in safety.
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I actually looked up statistics from my country’s equivalent of the AAA of the road-side breakdowns they service before I bought it. The Mitsubishi Colt I own is one of the most reliable cars you can get. Japanese cars in general are very reliable.
The only reason to buy new is if you have some sort of aversion towards someones boogers on the wheel and fart dust in the seat. We bought a 2018 toyota for 9k out the door. Nearly 10k off msrp for 2 years used.
>Secondly there is a huge difference in safety
On a three year old car? I really doubt it.