MACS wrote:Yes. Leasing benefits the dealer. Always. You pay for a car you have to give back and then they sell it at a profit. If you put too many miles, you pay for that, too.
The point is to own and drive a car free and clear, right?
Now... in this situation... it may actually be a decent idea. IF the down/monthly is right.
You do have a right to an end-of-lease buyout at the end that, in the case of every Honda we have ever owned (like 15), has resulted in the value exceeding the fixed buy-out price. Equity, so to speak. Built up with zero down...
You can make sure your lease includes enough miles to suit your need inexpensively...
And, if you don't buy out a Honda at the end of the lease, they let you lease it 6-12 months longer, which decreases the buyout price dollar for dollar and gives additional flexibility at a guaranteed monthly payment rate.
But, we have been over this before and YMMV!
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