Automobiles... buy or lease?

Buy used if you're poor.

Buy new if you're not.

Lease if you have money to burn.

Buy is always the better value. With Leasing you have to put money down and if you go over the set mileage, you have to pay extra for that. Then at the end of the term you have to give the car back and any scratches dings or whatever, they hit you with more penalties ...f**k that.


Just buy the car and with most deals you can get a decent vehicle with no money down and have a manageable car note.....furthermore cars are made much more efficient today than those rust-buckets of the 80's.....LAWD HAMMERCY my mom's old ford Topaz used to cut off/stall every time i pulled up to a red light....i had put that thang in neutral and rev that engine to keep it from stalling..... ..as soon as the light turned green i dropped it in drive and took off...probably destroying the trans in the process.....  .....


One of my menz had a ford escort (his mom's lol) ....that had the same exact problem.... ...and once you pay the car off it's yours...no more monthly car note....and if you take care of it...(oil change mainly is the life of the car)..it will last you a loooong time....

i got well over 450,000 miles out of my 92 Nissan Maxima (new).....by the time i got rid of it it was like how the Flintstones drive their cars....with their feet lol....my driver side floor had a hole where you can clearly see through and see the ground...living in Jersey, the salt from those snowy winter months rusted out and chewed through the metal...lol....i got my money's worth tho....

Buy and finance with loan? So you have both experiences!

Yeah. Bicycle is actually a solid choice depending on where you live. I’m only 2 miles out from my job so I bike in more than not. I don’t in the rain or fog or other conditions where I think the increased risk isn’t worth it. And I probably only do it because my route is very bike safe as is.

But, I couldn’t have that as my only transport. I have family 1.5 hour drive away and I frequently buy stuff that won’t fit in any of my bike trailers. And I’m too lazy to wrangle a rental for things like that. If I did them less often it probably would be the better choice. If you think you’d only really need a car a day or two a month it’s a viable option.

Dude, I think we're all adults. I can handle a few Fucks here & there

Fuck Fuck Fuck

On the one hand, you get a shiny new car every couple of years. Probably drives better than what you had. On the other hand, you can't get so much as a ding in the side without it costing you.

I still pick lease. I like shiny and new.

I can't believe this goody-two-shoes forum where not even one person suggested the most economical choice of all!



Steal it!

I only recommend that if I think the person has the skill set to pull it off without getting caught.