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human
ELI5: Why is it considered a better financial move to lease a car versus buying it with financing?
gpt
IDK who you have been talking to but it is generally not. Leasing a car basically allows you to drive a car you cannot afford for a while. If you are more concerned with your image than sustainable and sensible financial practices, then yes leasing that new BMW may be better than buying it. really though, unless you are able to afford such things (hint: if you can really afford it you are paying cash for it.) then the most reasonable thing is to buy a used car, or a less posh new car. At any rate there are lots of reliable cars out there for less than 10-15k leasing or financing a ridiculous car is a sales pitch that is best not to buy into.