Consumer Reports examines the basic differences between leasing and buying a new car. To start, buying involves higher monthly costs than leasing.

Leasing a car typically offers lower upfront costs and monthly payments, but you don’t build equity. Buying a car can be more expensive initially, but you own the vehicle at the end of your term.

Want to own your leased vehicle? Buy it. Figure out a lease buyout for your vehicle and calculate your payoff amount in four ...

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of driving a brand-new car. It’s more than the new-car smell. It’s knowing that no one has ever driven it — other than maybe a test cruise or two — before you.

Car prices remain high, inventory is tight and the buy-out price on your leased car was set years ago; buying out your car ...

THE JUPITER INLET. PLENTY OF CLOUD COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU’RE SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR, YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THAT PRICES ARE STILL HIGH AND INTEREST RATES HAVEN’T REALLY EASED UP. WITH MORE ...

To lease a car or not to lease a car? That is the question all frugal car consumers must ask themselves as they explore the car dealership lot. There are trade-offs, whether you lease or purchase ...

Buying or leasing a car right now can feel overwhelming. Prices remain high, interest rates haven’t come down much, and more families are struggling to keep up with car payments. That makes staying on ...

INTEREST RATES. THE EXPERTS AT CONSUMER REPORTS SHOW YOU HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BUDGET. NEW CAR PRICES ARE AVERAGING AROUND $50,000, AND INTEREST RATES ARE NEAR 7%. GUSTAVO FLORES MACIAS, DEAN OF THE ...

For the first time since the Toyota Prius first arrived as an unusually styled hatchback in the 2000s, you wouldn’t ...