If you want a brand new vehicle, you lease one that does not depreciate as quickly as others (eg. Toyota and Honda). IF you want to buy, you go for a used vehicle, as you can potentially re-sell the thing for the same that you bought it for.
Buying a vehicle (short of a sports car/antique) is not a good investment. Leasing will lessen your 3 to 4 years financial burden on the thing (vs. financing and buying outright) and let you walk away from it right when things start to break down.
I pay about 350 per month to lease my 2005 Tacoma... it would be 550 to finance it.... that 200 per month = 2400 per year in money i could use elsewhere... I put that 2400 towards a new condo/stocks, and i have the chance to recoup the 350 per month i pay for the vehicle with a good return on my investment.
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