re: Never leased a car before

If you want to lease a car, don't put ANY money down. I lease and they put the TTL into the note. The first time I leased, I paid the first month with nothing down and that was it. Now I don't put the first month down on a new lease.

If you are going to put $20,000 down, you might as well buy the car. If you put $15k or $20k down for a lease, you don't get that money back.