# Someone explain to me **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 18, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050 "2006-03-18T07:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slim\_06\_F-150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Slim\_06\_F-150](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slim_06_F-150)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/1 "2006-03-18T07:16:46Z")
When is leasing a vehicle a better choice than buying and financing the vehicle? ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/2 "2006-03-18T07:29:49Z")
depends what you like. if you want new cars every few years and dont kill them with miles, leasing is the way to go. If i didnt drive so much for work, id lease ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/3 "2006-03-18T09:26:52Z")
yeah… def if you keep cars clean (you seem to do) drive less then 10K a year (dont know) and want a new car every 3 years leasing is perfect. but i use to drive like 24K+ a year and i would have gotten hammered. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/4 "2006-03-18T09:33:38Z")
when you want a car that impresses the neighbours and you don’t drive a hell of a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/5 "2006-03-18T09:50:32Z")
never,unles u have a bussness ---
**Author:** ![KeithO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4bbf92/32.png) [@KeithO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KeithO)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/6 "2006-03-18T10:17:32Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > when you want a car that impresses the neighbours and you don’t drive a hell of a lot. Other than a car used for business, this is the truth. ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/7 "2006-03-18T10:49:59Z")
if you have a bussiness and another car…you can write off the whole lease on your taxes ---
**Author:** ![Slim\_06\_F-150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Slim\_06\_F-150](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slim_06_F-150)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/8 "2006-03-18T12:48:11Z")
i drive about 15k a year for work so i guess leasing isnt an option ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/9 "2006-03-18T12:53:58Z")
I never could face that fact that you make all those payments during the lease then you have to give it back. That just doesn’t make sense in my mind. Even if you’re paying less, you still have nothing to show for it at the end of the lease. Even if you are a person that doesn’t mind paying the lease payment forever and getting a new car every X years, you will still be paying forever. At least at the end of my 5 years, I’ll have no payment AND the car. Even if its 5 years old… I can use those would-be lease payments to fix/upgrade it as neccessary. When the salesman started pitching me the lease info I laughed and told him he was wasting his breath. ---
**Author:** ![2001r6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47c2d/32.png) [@2001r6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2001r6)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-explain-to-me/181050/10 "2006-03-18T13:04:43Z")
^ agreed doesnt make sense at all to lease unless you got money to waste