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Originally Posted by Chuck33079
Shall we now add in opportunity cost to keep the debate going until the mods shut this sucker down? 
Even better- let's assume any differences are invested. And we need to bring in taxes too. How complicated can we make this word problem? A train leaves Albuquerque travelling at 167 mph..... |
And another train leaves Los Angeles traveling 147 mph, at won't point do you buy versus lease?
There are too many factors to throw into this debate of leave v buy, not just the cost of the car, but interest rate, time value of money & opportunity cost. Those arguing for a lease need to also understand that a lease really is meant to be written as a loaner car for X number of years. It really is not a viable way to get into a car and then buy it out at the end, unless you know exactly what the value of the car is worth in X years and it beats what the dealership or loan company is offering.