Why leasing a car is a good idea for new families?

We go through incredible changes in our lives. One of the biggest has to be becoming a new family unit. One thing you have to do is review your transport arrangements. Maybe your old car just doesn’t fit the bill and you need something new. Here are a few reasons why leasing is a great option for new families.  Leasing gives your new family a chance to settle down. So you are a new family, perhaps you and your partner have just had your first child, or maybe you as a single parent have formed a partnership with someone a similar situation. Either way, you possibly need new or additional transport. Sure, you can go out and buy new, but unless you are fairly wealthy that isn’t going to be easy. You can also consider looking for a used car, or buy a wacky vehicle on eBay, but do you really know what you are getting for your money? Leasing is a good option for new families.  Low monthly payments.  If you want to regulate your monthly outgoings, then the lower monthly payments a lease agreement on a new car offers as opposed to buying, is likely to attract you. With a lease, there is a good chance that, for the money you have available each month, you can afford a better can than you would be able to purchase. If you are one of those people who always likes to drive the latest model, a short-term lease will enable you to change the car when something new takes your eye.  Warranty coverage throughout the duration of your lease.  If your monthly income just about exceeds your outgoings, you won’t want to suddenly find your car needs several hundred dollars worth of work. With leasing it is possible to cover your leased vehicle for servicing and repair, either as part of the contract, or separately. Either way you pay for it, but it’s a fixed amount and you know what your are committed to each month. If the car needs work under the warranty, just take it to the main dealer in accordance with the terms and conditions of your lease.  Sort out your options for when the lease period is up. When you lease a car you agree terms and conditions, these will stipulate what your options are when you get to the end of the lease period. A straightforward contact lease means that you lease car for a certain number of months and overall the contract costs a set amount which is paid partly in a down payment equivalent to so many months instalments, with the rest divided into an amount you pay each month. When the lease expires, the car goes back to the dealer. With personal lease purchase you get the option to buy the car for a specified amount, determined at the start of the lease. The amount is payable as a lump sum and the vehicle becomes yours.  No need to tie your money up in vehicle purchase and miss doing the things you enjoy.  If you purchase a vehicle, you are going to have to reduce your savings significantly in order to buy it outright, or take out a potentially expensive finance deal plus interest. If you are a new family, it’s highly likely you will have other things to do with that money to put your family unit on a firm footing and make sure each family member has what they need. Not being able to do this because of your financial commitments in respect of your new car will the opportunity cost.  With leasing you will pay less each month than if you were buying the same car through a finance deal.  Repayments when you purchase a car through finance are usually much more expensive than lease repayments, even when it is the same car. This is because, at the end of the lease, seeing as you don’t own the car, it is returned to the rental agency. You do however, get the benefit of additional money in your pocket during the lease period due to the lower repayments. Also, if your circumstances change, let us suppose you can no longer afford the lease, you can pay the penalty for early cancellation and return the car, or if the car is on a short-term lease, simply maintain the contract until the lease expires. This is very different from having to pay a high monthly repayment each month for four or five years due to the finance deal you took out to purchase a new car. For more insights like these on a variety of subjects.

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