Car leasing is a good option for those people who love to drive a new motor, but just couldn’t afford to purchase something new every few years. Car leasing allows you to have the use of a car without actually owning it by paying a certain amount to the car lease company each month. Car leases are for a certain amount of time and the payments you make each month will be fixed for the full term of the lease. The amount you pay each month will depend upon the amount of mileage you expect to clock up.
However car leasing is not considered to be very economical. But on the flip side, you can at least take advantage of the fact that leasing will enable you to drive a brand new car which you may not be able to do if not for leasing. Once the lease term is over, you will not have anything to show for it but for some people this is preferable to driving around in an old car. A lot of people just take out a new lease once their old one has come to an end which is usually after a period of three years. However it you are prepared to pay the extra cost, you can get a car lease that lasts for just one year at a time.
New car sales took a massive hit last year as the entire global economy suffered a serious downturn. Things look better for 2010, but a lot of people are still going to be cautious about making big investments. In order to leave their bank accounts in a good financial situation many people are taking advantage of car leasing instead of buying. Committing to car loans can be quite a big deal especially when the car will be worth a lot less once the loan has been paid off and many people just don’t want to be saddled with one.
Our Car Hire Nightmare
A recent holiday break to Miami soon turned into a nightmare when police found what turned out to be traces of cocaine in the trunk of our hire car.
My girlfriend and I had decided to take a last minute package holiday to Florida. We’d been lucky enough to get a really cheap last minute fly-drive deal that gave us 7 nights to explore Orlando and enjoy the Gulf coast. (more…)