Ever lease a car before?
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Ever lease a car before?
Been thinking about getting something different for transportation since my car appears to be entering the dreaded falling apart sequence. I bought it used upfront about five years ago for $9K. I think it had about 90 thousand miles on it, and now it's just over 120 thousand.
I was mulling over options, and since I only drive about 6 thousand miles per year I figured leasing might be practical. It's just that the thought of not actually owning a vehicle seems odd to me, even though I really don't care at all about cars beyond reliability (which makes buying used again an iffy proposition).
I did also recently discover that Nissan makes a bare essentials no-frills sedan for under $12K, which I'm seriously considering looking into
I was mulling over options, and since I only drive about 6 thousand miles per year I figured leasing might be practical. It's just that the thought of not actually owning a vehicle seems odd to me, even though I really don't care at all about cars beyond reliability (which makes buying used again an iffy proposition).
I did also recently discover that Nissan makes a bare essentials no-frills sedan for under $12K, which I'm seriously considering looking into
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
It always seemed like a waste of money to me. But I've only ever bought 1 car from a dealership so I pretty much know fuck all about this.
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
Do you still have to insure and register the leased vehicle and pay for all maintenance costs?
If yes to either of those things, fuck that.
If yes to either of those things, fuck that.
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
It obviously would need to be insured. I'm not so sure about the maintenance side of things, aside from possibly needing to take it to the dealership to have any work done, which could be a deal breaker for me.
My only thought on leasing something would be almost assuredly not having to deal with much in the way of maintenance since it would be a new car, but without having to pay the huge upfront cost that goes with outright buying one. The cost for that isn't prohibitive or anything, but I don't know if I can justify it given how few miles I drive per week.
Basically I just want a car that I almost never have to think about
My only thought on leasing something would be almost assuredly not having to deal with much in the way of maintenance since it would be a new car, but without having to pay the huge upfront cost that goes with outright buying one. The cost for that isn't prohibitive or anything, but I don't know if I can justify it given how few miles I drive per week.
Basically I just want a car that I almost never have to think about
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
Public transportation?
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
i lease a 2013 kia picanto from a fellating lover for $250 a month with full insurance and maintenance included. all i pay for is petrol. i killed a dog once and ripped the bumper and foglight off and the insurance job was done in 48 hours, no cash out of hand.
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
I have a leased car.
Toyota Corolla le 2016
$230/month zero down payment
3 year term
36000 mile limit or 12000 miles a year
I used approximately 7000 miles last year.
Toyota Corolla le 2016
$230/month zero down payment
3 year term
36000 mile limit or 12000 miles a year
I used approximately 7000 miles last year.
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Re: Ever lease a car before?
i aint leased no car, i probably could though as i don't really drive much