One thing leasing does is push the depreciation risk onto the leasing company. If you know you intend to keep the car a limited amount of time, then by leasing

One thing leasing does is push the depreciation risk onto the leasing company. If you know you intend to keep the car a limited amount of time, then by leasing it, you don’t have to worry about the resale volatility. Mitigating that risk has value.