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Originally Posted by Rui Z
It all depends on what kind of deal you get on the lease.
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yep, and unless its a factory lease special, with todays interest rates, you are better off purchasing.
I've leased a couple times.
A factory subsidized 299/mo lease on a Saab 9-3 that was worth its 3 year residual at the one year point, and that worked out great. Just gave it back at the end and walked away.
Also leased a G35 coupe when they first came out. nothing down but had to get rid of it due to 50% paycut when my company went bankrupt. Had it about 15 months into a 36 month lease. Sold my pickup and traded the G in on a Dodge Magnum, and they gave us 1000 more than the lease payoff, plus sales tax credit for the trade, even though you only pay sales tax on your monthly payment with a lease, and not the whole amount.
Oh, and the Z4 before our current Z4 was also leased on a factory special. traded it in on a new one two months before lease end and came out slightly ahead too. That one was just a two year lease.