Generally speaking (and besides possible tax advantages that depend on your local tax code and financial situation) a lease is not cheaper, it is usually much m

Generally speaking (and besides possible tax advantages that depend on your local tax code and financial situation) a lease is not cheaper, it is usually much more expensive, though not all leases have the same terms and offer the same levels of servicing. The only advantages (talking of an integral lease, i.e. one where everything maintenance related is included) are those of knowing in advance what you will pay, no matter what happens and - again generally speaking - you will have a "better" insurance and replacement car in case of prolonged workshop stops. It may make some sense if you have a constant, fixed, income or you are making a budget for a firm, and if you are terrible at driving (as you will have a known in advance fixed monthly payment, with no peaks in case of large repairs), but it will cost more in the end, besides, hard to say where you live, in some cases it will be complicated to bring in the car for maintenance and there may be "caps" or "ranges" on yearly mileage (if you choose more miles than you actually drive, you are wasting money, but if you exceed the chosen mileage, you will pay the excess mileage a lot).