Most experts in the financial community agree on two major benefits of leasing.  First is improved cash flow.  Don’t throw your hard earned cash away, because leasing can be structured with little or no down payment. When you purchase a vehicle, you pay for it in its entirety. When you lease a vehicle, you pay only for that portion of the vehicles original value that is used.

Experts agree that it is best to “buy what appreciates and lease what depreciates."  Reinvesting surplus cash flow into corporate growth or personal items - that have the ability to appreciate with time and age - will give you a greater return on your cash other than tying up cash with depreciating asset like a motor vehicle or out-dated piece of equipment which loses value as each day goes by.

Paying Cash
Only about 10% of all automobile purchases are cash transactions. If you pay the full value of the car with cash up front, it's all yours. However, you also don't have that money available for other uses…investing, emergencies, etc…

Initial Costs
Leasing almost always has one very powerful advantage over a loan: lower initial cash outlay. With leasing, there is normally little initial cash required. Generally, the better your credit rating, the less cash required at the start of your lease.

Monthly Payments
Leases are structured to keep the payments lower than loan payments. Therefore, you can generally add more options or upgrade to a more expensive model than you could afford with a conventional loan.

Other Differences
Consider how often you want to drive a new car. Leases can have shorter terms than loans. So, you can drive a new car every 2 or 3 years and still have a reasonable payment.