Buy or Lease Calculator
Should you lease or buy a car? Use this calculator to calculate your monthly payments and total net cost. By comparing these amounts, you can determine which is the better for you.
Making the decision between leasing or buying a vehicle can be a difficult decision. Buying sometimes comes with a higher monthly price tag but with the promise of owning a vehicle after it’s paid off. There are some conveniences when it comes to leasing including having a late-model car and having it during the trouble-free years. However, monthly payments go on as long as you’re leasing and come with more the same liabilities as owning a car. We hope this calculator can help show the financial differences between purchasing and leasing.
Buy or Lease Calculator Key Terms
Cash Down/Capital Reduction
Some leases require a cash down amount similar to a down payment that can reduce monthly lease payments.Monthly Lease Payments
Monthly payment required in order to keep vehicle.Rebate
Some manufacturers offer a cash rebate. The cash rebate paid by the car manufacturer would reduce the overall price of the car.Title & Registration Costs
This is the estimated cost of the prices involved with getting the title and registering your vehicle.Vehicle Depreciation
New and used vehicles lose their value. Adjusting this option assists in calculating the vehicle value once the vehicle is paid off.Vehicle Down Payment
The total amount of cash paid at time of purchase. The larger the initial cash down payment, the smaller the monthly payments and overall loan amount is.
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