[thingshappening]

My brother does. Although I never considered it before, his math is convincing.

Neither of us are good with our hands, therefore dealing with maintenance bullshit is a huge hassle. We have no idea whether or not we are being scammed by the inevitably lying garage (I know, I know. This is where everyone pretends they have a "guy" who would never lie to them, etc. etc. etc. *insert alpha male posturing here*).

My bro changes the oil every five thousand miles or so with zero other bullshit, zero down, and drives a new car every three years.

Anybody else lease? I'm considering it....

[Tronic]

Only way to go bro

[Sam the Caveman]

Its a good route for some people who fit into a certain category of driver.

If you've been buying a new vehicle as soon as you pay off the note on your current vehicle and you drive less than ~15,000 miles a year. Than I'd say that leasing is a good option for you.

Me personally, I'm a broke fellow, so I only buy a vehicle that I know I can put some miles on and then sell it for nearly what I bought it for. One time I drove a car for 4 years and sold it for more than what I paid for it. But I know how to work on vehicles, so if something like a water pump or alternator or power steering pump breaks I can fix it.

[qwerty]

What are some numbers, e.g?

[Stoner4Life]

Originally Posted by qwerty

What are some numbers, e.g?

you can lease a shit box w/4 cylinder for $160 per month, personally I drive nicer cars so.......


$2500 down & 250 per month for 36 months = $11,500 bucks you're shelling out every 3 yrs.

do NOT bring back a car w/any parking lot dings in it or you're paying for bodywork @ dealership prices, same w/the interior.

do NOT return your lease car w/any extra mileage on it or pay dearly a per mile fee.

they expect you to bring them back the car exactly as you got it.

you WILL buy the best insurance you can costing you more.


it's a friggin' racket, expect them to hit you w/a fee wherever possible.

[headiez247]

Originally Posted by Stoner4Life

you can lease a shit box w/4 cylinder for $160 per month, personally I drive nicer cars so.......


$2500 down & 250 per month for 36 months = $11,500 bucks you're shelling out every 3 yrs.

do NOT bring back a car w/any parking lot dings in it or you're paying for bodywork @ dealership prices, same w/the interior.

do NOT return your lease car w/any extra mileage on it or pay dearly a per mile fee.

they expect you to bring them back the car exactly as you got it.

you WILL buy the best insurance you can costing you more.


it's a friggin' racket, expect them to hit you w/a fee wherever possible.

If you drive less then 15k (or even better, less then 12k) and want to have a new car every 3 years then this is one option. Also popular for people who have asset protection in mind.

If you drive more then 15k a year, leasing just doesn't work so your gonna want to buy a car. Buying is better financially if you can afford it.

[TruthOrLie]

I drive an old hand me down mercedes.

Gas guzzler but reliable.

Pay the mechanic less than $2k a year to keep me rolling.

Invincible to a Mack truck.

Low profile.

You can get a great one for less than $5k

[FunkBomb]

I currently lease my vehicle, but plan on buying once the lease is over. It's nice to have a new vehicle with all the warranties, but in the end you pay much more. It's smarter financially to save up and pay for a vehicle in full or put down a large down payment, thus making the remaining payments lower.

-Funk

[Greenwich Pope]

I have a couple of cars i dont drive much that are paid for.I don't want the payments.
Seems a waste unless you need some fancy car for work.

[TNTBudSticker]

Originally Posted by Stoner4Life

you can lease a shit box w/4 cylinder for $160 per month, personally I drive nicer cars so.......

$2500 down & 250 per month for 36 months = $11,500 bucks you're shelling out every 3 yrs.

do NOT bring back a car w/any parking lot dings in it or you're paying for bodywork @ dealership prices, same w/the interior.

do NOT return your lease car w/any extra mileage on it or pay dearly a per mile fee.

they expect you to bring them back the car exactly as you got it.

you WILL buy the best insurance you can costing you more.


it's a friggin' racket, expect them to hit you w/a fee wherever possible.

That is just it...You have to be a on a hair-trigger and probably have to re-lease another car and then they won't charge not even alot for the body work and other related costs unless you keep re-leasing their cars and plan to keep that one last car in the garage spotless just to be safe from your last car you're going to lease spotless.

I shopped for a car one time and then was told they leased about 70 percent of their cars off their lot.Pretty skeptical.So I bought one that lasted 6 years and wrecked it and got full coverage and figured I paid $4,500 for the car for 6 years or all my insurance money back for 6 years because I paid off the car in 3 years.

Own a car.Whatever your Brother does..do the opposite. lol