<prompt> Human: Edit: Thanks for the answers! Such great responses in a short amount of time. Going to say Im satisfied with the responses. Thanks again! Assistant: People are so vehemently pro and con on this topic so Im sure Ill catch shit for this... Ive been burned by buying a couple lemons Mini Cooper, Nissan Pathfinder, so I tried the lease to see if I liked the car and it was reliable. I figured I could just walk away when the lease was done if the car sucked. Turns out I liked the car and I bought it at the end of the lease. AND I couldnt get a better used car for the buyout price. Human: Do you have to pay the buyout price in full at the end of the lease or was there payment options involved?  <response>: I leased my Subaru for 3 12 years and decided to buy at the end of the lease. My lease was financed through Chase. When the lease was up, they asked if I wanted to keep it or return it. Keeping it was simple. They essentially refinanced at the buyout price and adjusted my my monthly payment by a bit. Pretty simple on my part.Now I could have ultimately saved money by buying outright, but leasing worked for me at the time. It gave me a new car for 200 a month for 3 12 years near the beginning of my career. And the buyout payment later on wasnt that much more but 4 years into my career when I was making more money. Ill finally pay it off in a month or so a few years earlier than required. Not sure Ill ever lease again or not, but it wasnt a bad choice at the time. 