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Are car leases a scam?

I’m looking at leasing a car, and it sounds like a good deal. However there can be a big bill at the end and you’re throwing your money away instead of having an asset at the end of the lease. It seems a little bit like a jew trap to me. Has anyone here leased a car before? What are your experiences?

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I’m looking at leasing a car, and it sounds like a good deal. However there can be a big bill at the end and you’re throwing your money away instead of having an asset at the end of the lease. It seems a little bit like a jew trap to me. Has anyone here leased a car before? What are your experiences? edit thanks for all the replies

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I own multiple cars outright, some heavily modified for performance.

I also lease multiple cars.

Guess which ones I choose to buy and why, and which ones I choose to lease and why.

Leasing is just renting. It's as simple as that. Everyone makes it more complicated.

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Lease is just a tool that you can choose to use or not based on your own conditions.

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Lease is just a rental. Nothing more, nothing less.

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How am I supposed to guess which ones you chose to lease? Uh, I don't suppose you can modify the leased ones, so I guess those would be the stock ones.

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Those which depreciate rapidly - lease.

Those which maintain value - buy.

More than one car in the garage has appreciated in value since purchase, and one in particular has doubled.