Financing: after the term, you own the car. You pay full hst of purchase cost.
Lease: after the term, dealer owns the car. You pay hst only for the portion of what you use.
Financing: after the term, you own the car. You pay full hst of purchase cost.
Lease: after the term, dealer owns the car. You pay hst only for the portion of what you use.
You also have the option: Buy back, which is the estimated remaining value of the car after lease (according to market value).
Hence, two cars of different makes but SAME price may have different finance and lease rates. The one with higher resale value after lease term has higher Buy back and cheaper lease, providing they have the same finance and lease rates.
If LZ doesn't want buy back, better lease a car with HIGH resale value.
Example: MALIBU is a nice car, roomy and quite good on gas (as an American car) but used car value is not that great. Reason - car rental companies buy a lot of malibu (FLEET) and after certain period, they dump the whole fleet into used car market. (I read from newspaper last week).
I am not a car dealer, and there are members of CFC who can provide you with more professional advice. My 2 cents only.