Also, be aware that if you get a lease they will probably require you to have the most expensive insurance available and will also need you to have them do all of the work on the car themselves. These are things that you might do anyway, but worth considering. Also, mileage limits. Not sure how much you drive, but my former neighbour was leasing a car and she had to rent a car every time she traveled to Chicago to visit her family to not go over her mileage limit.