I have a tough time understanding how this option is any better than going
out and buying the same vehicle used.

Leases pay for deprectiation.  There is more depreciation at the beginning of
a lease than there is at the end.  IE your vehicle loses more value in the
first 2 years than it does in the last 2 on the 4 year lease.  However, the
payment you make to the finance company is the same.  Therefore, if one wants
to get out of a lease early, within the first 2 years, the seller is
benefiting a lot more than these websites let on.  Hence the 'cash incentive'
though I see that most sellers skip that option, or don't offer enough.

In the end, I can go and buy the same vehicle used for less overall
expenditure than taking over a silly lease.

These companies also fail to mention 2 key pieces of information in order to
make an informed financial decision.  

1.  INTEREST RATE - They need to tell you the interest rate that the loan
with the lease company is being financed at, and

2. NEW PRICE OF VEHICLE - Tell me the negotiated cost of the vehicle.  

Both of these factors will affect the overall value of this transaction.  And
prevent me from having to haul out the financial calculator and guess at one
of the above factors.

Anyone else agree?

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