<prompt> Human: Hey Reddit, I made a bad car purchase decision earlier this year and I am very unhappy with my vehicle. I am considering selling it and either paying off whats left of the car loan, or using the money towards my next vehicle more on this later.I am currently looking at a different vehicle from a different dealer. Ive looked online and gotten several tentative offers which seem very well priced 33,000 out the door being one of the best so far. The car a Honda Clarity Plug-in, also comes with a Federal 7,500 tax credit as well. But I also looked at the car leasing options online and it has a 36 month residual value of 44 and MF is 0.00071. Ive seen several seemingly good specials for leasing it as well. While the dealerships get to keep the tax credit, the dealerships I am working for will knock 7,500 off the value of the car for a lease. So, assuming the 33,000 out-the-door offer, if I chose to lease the vehicle, I would be looking at the car value starting around 26,000. I did the rough math, and it looks like Id have post-tax car payments of around 285month. 285 36 months 10260 2,000 fees down-paymentssecurity depositWith a 44 residual, at the end of the loan, the car would only be worth 11440. If my ultimate goal is purchase a car I plan on keeping for 8 years, wouldnt it make more sense to lease and then purchase the car vs purchasing it from the start? 23,700 lease purchase vs 33,000 purchaseI was always told that if you plan on purchasing a car for long term use, then you should avoid car leases as they were ultimately more expensive. But this seems like a really good deal, I assume I must be doing my math incorrectly, or I am overlooking something important. I would love some outside help to clarify my options and provide advice. Is leasing worth pursuing if I plan on buying out the car at the end of the lease? What are the risks or concerns I should be aware of?Thanks!  <response>: Youre unhappy with a car purchase, so you want to get rid of that car and buy or lease another. I think you need to address your issues with impulse control first. At one point or another were all a little guilty of being too.impulsive, but now youre looking to double down on this bad habit by jumping into a Lease or buyibg a new vehicle.If you cant manage you impulsiveness, go Lease. New car every 2 or 3 years. Even when its mlre expensive for you to Lease, this way, you have a constant structured payment for the rest of your life with only.mutliple short term comitments. And you can upgrade or downgrade as.needed. You have to get the impulsiveness under control, its bad for your finances. 