# Lease to buy?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lease-to-buy/3484>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 22, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lease-to-buy/3484 "2007-08-22T15:08:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Emily\_Hoffman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@Emily\_Hoffman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Emily_Hoffman)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lease-to-buy/3484/1 "2007-08-22T15:08:47Z")

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The 3 year lease on my Honda Accord is up and I’m considering buying it. It has only 3,500 miles and is otherwise in fine condition. The buyout is 12,500.  
  
  
  
 Obviously, I don’t drive that much but I like owning a car. Should I return this one and try renting or zipcar for a while and then get another car later if that doesn’t work out or buy this one?

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**Author:** ![genex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@genex](https://community.cartalk.com/u/genex)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lease-to-buy/3484/2 "2007-08-22T15:15:31Z")

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Might be a good way to get a nice car for a good price . Check the [edmunds.com](http://edmunds.com) site for prices on your car . Often the leasing outfit will make a good offer a month or so before the lease is up . After all they aren’t in the used car business .

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lease-to-buy/3484/3 "2007-08-22T17:37:35Z")

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Your car if a 2005 is likely worth well over the $12500. If you need another car buy it. If you were to buy this car as anyone else you would pay far more than the $12.5k due to the low mileage.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lease-to-buy/3484/4 "2007-08-22T19:00:19Z")

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You can’t get a much better car than an Accord, and since you’ve had this one since new you know EXACTLY what shape it’s in. If you want to own a car rather than lease one I’d say this would be the car to own.