Leasing an Evo X
A friend of mine once leased a 2006 GTO because it was the only way he could afford it. He was 18 and his grandparents re-mortgaged their home so he could get it (yeah, you read that right).
To hear him tell it, it was great to first get the car, but he could never truly call it his. There were limits on how far he could drive it in a given year, what he could do to it, and other dealer-imposed restrictions. And yes, modifying was right out. In short, he always felt like he was driving a car the dealership still owned...which wasn't far from the truth. And, if he decided NOT to get rid of it after the lease was up, he would have wound up paying a buttload more to keep it. Honestly, who wants a car that's not truly theirs?
Oh, and yes, he totalled it.
To hear him tell it, it was great to first get the car, but he could never truly call it his. There were limits on how far he could drive it in a given year, what he could do to it, and other dealer-imposed restrictions. And yes, modifying was right out. In short, he always felt like he was driving a car the dealership still owned...which wasn't far from the truth. And, if he decided NOT to get rid of it after the lease was up, he would have wound up paying a buttload more to keep it. Honestly, who wants a car that's not truly theirs?
Oh, and yes, he totalled it.
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alright so i was reading and i found out for a lease is for you if
you like to change cars in 3 - 4 years check
dont drive the car a lot = low miles (i have other bought cars i can drive if my miles go up) cheack
have good credit (its gonna be under my dads name so its perfect.) cheack
oh yeah i dont like modding the car much i like it stock
i would only do thing that i can revert tints, wheels, intake headlights under glow **** like that
you like to change cars in 3 - 4 years check
dont drive the car a lot = low miles (i have other bought cars i can drive if my miles go up) cheack
have good credit (its gonna be under my dads name so its perfect.) cheack
oh yeah i dont like modding the car much i like it stock
i would only do thing that i can revert tints, wheels, intake headlights under glow **** like that
alright so i was reading and i found out for a lease is for you if
you like to change cars in 3 - 4 years check
dont drive the car a lot = low miles (i have other bought cars i can drive if my miles go up) cheack
have good credit (its gonna be under my dads name so its perfect.) cheack
oh yeah i dont like modding the car much i like it stock
i would only do thing that i can revert tints, wheels, intake headlights under glow **** like that
you like to change cars in 3 - 4 years check
dont drive the car a lot = low miles (i have other bought cars i can drive if my miles go up) cheack
have good credit (its gonna be under my dads name so its perfect.) cheack
oh yeah i dont like modding the car much i like it stock
i would only do thing that i can revert tints, wheels, intake headlights under glow **** like that
You mean neon Please don't do that to an Evo 
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From my understanding he was making peanuts at his current job and being 18 there was no way he could afford monthly payments and insurance. Never really asked about the details, but I remember him saying that.
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I change cars like underwear. Ive leased every car Ive ever owned, and I have never cried because Im 10k upside down. My current lease is a 2008 volvo c30, loaded to the gills at 35k. it costs me 600 a month with nothing down. Thats perfect for me, might be expensive for some.
at the end of my lease im going to have a buying option of about 16k.
I vote for leasing any day of the week, but thats just me. If I ever get bored, its just a matter of waiting out the short lease, and throwing that ****er back, no worries. Nothing about a lease compares to being upside down on a finance for me. If I like any one of my leases that much, I'll buy it out, but I would rather have a 2008 model in 2008, than own a 2003 in 2008, which is technically when you would own it, for the typical financier.
at the end of my lease im going to have a buying option of about 16k.
I vote for leasing any day of the week, but thats just me. If I ever get bored, its just a matter of waiting out the short lease, and throwing that ****er back, no worries. Nothing about a lease compares to being upside down on a finance for me. If I like any one of my leases that much, I'll buy it out, but I would rather have a 2008 model in 2008, than own a 2003 in 2008, which is technically when you would own it, for the typical financier.
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I change cars like underwear. Ive leased every car Ive ever owned, and I have never cried because Im 10k upside down. My current lease is a 2008 volvo c30, loaded to the gills at 35k. it costs me 600 a month with nothing down. Thats perfect for me, might be expensive for some.
at the end of my lease im going to have a buying option of about 16k.
I vote for leasing any day of the week, but thats just me. If I ever get bored, its just a matter of waiting out the short lease, and throwing that ****er back, no worries. Nothing about a lease compares to being upside down on a finance for me. If I like any one of my leases that much, I'll buy it out, but I would rather have a 2008 model in 2008, than own a 2003 in 2008, which is technically when you would own it, for the typical financier.
at the end of my lease im going to have a buying option of about 16k.
I vote for leasing any day of the week, but thats just me. If I ever get bored, its just a matter of waiting out the short lease, and throwing that ****er back, no worries. Nothing about a lease compares to being upside down on a finance for me. If I like any one of my leases that much, I'll buy it out, but I would rather have a 2008 model in 2008, than own a 2003 in 2008, which is technically when you would own it, for the typical financier.
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umm nooo my dad got a camry fannaced it he pays 500 dollaz
and if he leased it would be arround 250 - 300
also we have had the car for 2 year and the cars sucks now the acceration is crap, it got scraches and **** all over it i hate it
and if he leased it would be arround 250 - 300
also we have had the car for 2 year and the cars sucks now the acceration is crap, it got scraches and **** all over it i hate it
Last edited by raghavghei; Jan 14, 2008 at 08:54 PM.