Lease vs. Buying Used

[SoccerMan94043]

And a broken clock is right twice a day.

The problem with what you said is that you need to know when the result is wrong. And what good is it if you already know the answer you are searching for?

I wish they would give a confidence % or something to let us know that even though it’s well worded and “sounds like it could be true,” you would know if the result came from a single source web page or a blog or if it’s an actual broadly sourced and verified info from a trusted set of sources.

My favorite recent example was on another car forum where someone asked a question no one knew the answer to. Then 3 posts in someone used AI to confidently confirm an answer.

When you clicked on the source data for AI?
It was the EXACT forum thread we were discussing. https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/whisper-drive-mode-uses-less-energy.47647/

Like all research, use more than one source (preferably non AI to go with it).

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[chalkrwd]

I never thought I’d lease but I picked up a lease on a CPO 2021 Turbo a few months back. Original sticker $191k and it was listed for $95k, plus tax would’ve been just over $100k otd. I did a one pay 2 year lease for around $22k, which I figured would be way cheaper than owning it since I’d probably get a new car in a couple years anyways. If I sold it in 2 years, out of warranty, I’d have to get $80k for it to be cheaper than the lease and given that there are already CPO 2020s in the 70s, that didn’t seem feasible. Lost $30k in depreciation on my e-tron in 2 years, so this’ll end up costing me less to own