Tuesday, February 5, 2008

How to Lease A Car

Do you fancy driving cars of your choice and changing them after every three to four years without actually buying the car? You can really do that now by simply leasing a car. You don’t need to be an automotive or legal expert to lease a car. It is as simple as you read my words. All you have to do is keep a few things in your mind and the leasing company will handle all the paperwork for you. The leasing company may be a bank or any other financing agency.

While leasing a car what actually happens is that you go to a dealer and choose a car. Then you have to inform the leasing company and all they do is purchase the car and set up installments for you to pay them. Leasing companies mostly are banks. The installments can be fixed according to your requirements and may vary from 36-48 months. That’s all..!! After that you may drive the car at your own will and keep paying the installments on time. After the installments are over there is still some amount left to be paid. That is the time when you finally decide whether you want to pay the amount and purchase the car or sell it and get a new one on lease again! Car leasing saves you from arranging a huge amount at one go. People otherwise had to wait a lifetime to purchase a car.

I won’t confuse you with heavy technical terminologies and make it as simple as I can.. At the end of the lease, the left over amount is usually a little higher than the actual market value of the car. That is the time when you can bring you negotiation skills to work. You can talk up to the leasing company and ask them if they would offer you a lesser price. If they do so then you can purchase, but most leasing companies act rigid and don’t lower the price. They insist that you do pay whatever the residue amount is. They may scare you with technical and legal terms, but there is nothing to be upset about. They can’t harm you. If they don’t lower the price, sell the car and get a new one. The only one in loss would be the leasing company and not you.

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