Need help/advice with purchasing a new car

If you are putting 7K down, you probably don’t want to lease.

Think about it, you are essentially going to lose that 7K.

You can outright buy a new car with 7K down for a low monthly as you are looking.

Keep in mind…it is approximately $20/month for every $1000 you finance.

so $10,000 in loans would be ~$200/month. This is good to at least give you ballpark figures.