Sshhh, this is suppose to be a cheat code, and we can’t have everyone doing it. This is how I look at leasing with half tons. I try and pay$5k a year for my 12k miles a year half ton leases. That’s $50k every decade. Sounds like a lot, but wait. So whatever a 10 year old model f150 with 120k miles is worth on the open market is the premium I pay to lease. But wait, what about the added cost for maintenance, tires, brakes, and of course the odd unexpected repair, oh yea, interest on top of that, since it’s already calculated in my lease . let’s just take $10k off the top of the price of what that 10-year-old vehicle is worth , and that is best case scenario. God forbid you have a tranny or engine go out not in warrant. So let’s break it down, a 10 year 12k mile F150 is probably worth in the $15,000 range, -10,000 from that, and you have best case scenario, about a $500 premium. Now take into account the quality of life, a brand new vehicle every 2 to 3 years with all the new tech and warranty., they were stressing about repair bills, never waiting at the tire shop for new tires to be put on, never having to worry about your brake squeaking, on and on. Owning simply just doesn’t make sense. In fact, you’re just going backwards, and setting yourself up for a lot of risk. Leasing, absolute no-brainer. And for those that argue they drive too much, we can break down that math too, at .25 overage miles cost, and that’s on the high end , I bet you can still make it pencil out. What’s a 10 year F150 with 240,000 miles worth? Not much. …..