Car Lease - Does it make sense?

In the past three or four years, near-luxury, luxury, and luxury SUV models have been the prime lease choices, Spinella said. Lately, though, leasing is "starting to drift back into the mainstream."


Deciding whether to lease a vehicle is a matter of mathematics, mildly tempered by emotion. Simply put, over a period of several years you're paying for the use of the vehicle, not for the vehicle itself.