<prompt> Human: My cars engine is completely fried up and totaled. Ive been expecting her to kick the bucket any time now and she decides to do it yesterday during rush hour on the interstate. Ill need another car fairly soon and my dad is a huge proponent of leasing a new car for 3 years and putting a 50,000 mile limit on it for those 3 years and having a monthly payment of 200. Do you think this is wiseeconomical. Im just out of college and am only making 38K located in St. Louis so I could afford the monthly payment at 200. Any advice would be much appreciated!  <response>: I think finding a lease that allows you to put 50,000 miles on the car for just 200month is extremely unrealistic. I think your best move would be to buy a used car for about 8k-10k, and drive that as long as possible, while saving money towards purchasing a newer car later down the road. If you plan to keep a new car for 10 years, buying new is not a bad choice either, as long as you buy a cheaper car under 18k, and your monthly budget can handle the car paymentinsurance. 