Big Bear

Hi,

I'm in the market for a car, and I've narrowed it down to two choices & trying to determine which of the following is the best value... (all prices are in Cdn$). In either case I'll be selling my existing car for roughly $5000.

Option 1: Lease a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. 0% for 4 years. Car goes for $29,500 + tax. $5000 from old car towards it. Leaves me with payments of about $310/month for 4 years. I get 24,000km/year (about 15,000 mi/year). 5 year / 100,000km (62,000 mi) warranty. At the end of the 4 years I'd have the option to buy it out for just over $10,000. If I go over the 96,000km / 60,000 miles I pay 10¢/km (16¢/mi).

Option 2: Buy a 2003 Honda Pilot with 100,000km (62,000 mi) on it for $14,000. Again, 0% interest, and $5000 from the old car goes towards the cost, reducing the price to $9,000. Which works out to monthly payments of $188. At the end of the 4 years the car is mine. No warranty obviously.

I very much appreciate your opinion. Thanks!

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