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Buy or lease a car?

Posted on 2/23/20 at 4:53 pm
Posted by thadcastle
Member since Dec 2019
2630 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 4:53 pm
Looking to get a new car in the next several months. Could afford to go either way. Just being research and was wondering pros/cons of each. Nothing crazy just a $35,000-$40,000 car.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58470 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:01 pm to
Google is your friend
There are only a few situations where leasing is better than buying
Posted by 3morereps
The Gym
Member since Jun 2015
6735 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:02 pm to
If you’re only going to keep it a couple years, lease it. This is expensive but better than buying new and trading in after a few years when vehicle depreciates at the highest rate. If you are willing to keep it even five years and pay it off, you will likely to pay less on a per year basis. Example: buy $36000 truck and trade in 6 years later for $22000. The truck cost you $14,000 to use 6 years or $2,333.33 per year excluding maintenance, gas and insurance. If you can get it sub $2000/ year for something you like, you’ve done well. The longer you own it, the cheaper it is.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82099 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:04 pm to
How long do you usually keep a car?
That's probably a good place to start
Posted by DawgCountry
Great State of GA
Member since Sep 2012
30615 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 5:38 pm to
Buy a 2-3 year old used car. No real need to lease if you plan on driving it for a while
Posted by RedlandsTiger
Greenwell Springs, LA
Member since Jan 2008
2950 posts
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:08 pm to
quote:

Looking to get a new car in the next several months.


If you can pay cash, buy a 2 year old, low mileage model of what you want. Save $10-15k and it's still in warranty.
Posted by seawolf06
NH
Member since Oct 2007
8159 posts
Posted on 2/24/20 at 10:15 am to
There are some rare instances where the lease incentives are such that it is cheaper to setup a lease and then purchase outright after the first payment. Kia is a recent example that I'm aware of where this made sense, but you have to do some good research.

Here are a couple resources to research current lease deals and programs once you've decided on which vehicles you're interested in.

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