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The Many Benefits of Leasing a New Car

April 22, 2013

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The Many Benefits of Leasing a New Car

For many people leasing a car can be the right decision. While for some people owning a car has many benefits, others find the task of owning a car to be cumbersome. For those people who do an extensive amount of travel with a vehicle and do not wish to worry about any major problems with a vehicle mechanically, then leasing a car can be a great alternative.

There are a few other important advantages to leasing a car. New car leases allow people the ability to keep a newer make and model car on a regular basis. This can be quite advantageous for people who are looking to keep up with cars that get higher fuel efficiency as the newer cars tend to have better gas mileage. This can certainly be true with some of the newer Ford Leasing options and their hybrid and high fuel efficiency alternatives.

Additionally, leases allow car drivers to get much more of a car for less of a monthly payment. This in part is because a lessee only pays for the depreciation of the car, not for actual ownership.

Lessee's also have a great benefit in their ability to get into a new car with less money invested as a down payment than they would typically need if the purchased a vehicle. This factor also has a great deal to do with the fact that they are not owning the car, so they do not need to place a substantive amount down for the purchase. Instead they are simply renting the car for a specified period of a time and paying for the value depreciation.

Another great advantage to leasing a vehicle can occur if the leased car ends up with a host of mechanical problems. In this case the lessee can get a new car lease with a newer make and model without being stuck with a lemon once the lease term expires. Instead the lessee can opt to go to a Ford leasing agent and find a more reliable make and model vehicle to start a new lease without the burdens of trying to sell the car they have been driving that is a lemon.

Other financial benefits include the ability to have the payments be used as a tax write-off if the car is used for business. In regards to credit reporting, lease payments do not show up as a credit obligation on a credit report. For a family who wishes to purchase other vehicles, or for the owners of a business this can be a great advantage to allow greater cash flow for business capital.

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The author of this article has over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry.