[Zeke]

Don't lease it you don't have to. That's all I can say. Sometimes leasing makes sense, but the dealers themselves will tell you almost all leases do not result in a purchase of the car. So, you are correct in calling it renting. Businesses benefit from either purchases or leases, depending. Homeowners benefit on purchases using home equity only, something else I'm not too fond of, having used up equity on one house a few years ago. And not for cars either. That would have been more fun!