<prompt> Human: My brother is interested in leasing a car. Our parents helped him in high school, and he put some money in it when things broke of course, but just recently, the engine failed, and the car is worth less than the 1500-3500 to replace it.He is now interested in leasing a car for 36mo. He is seeing the 0 down offers in the papers, X amount per month. Is it really only what it says? Im curious about hidden fees, or surprises at turn in. For Those who have used these leasing offers, are they too good to be true?Can the dealers accept the broken car to turn in? He will have to tow it in  <response>: Leasing is a rip off and is the most expensive way to obtain a car. Your brother would be better off buying a nice used beater car with cash. Ironically, by the time you figure up what hed end up paying out of pocket for the lease fees PLUS the depreciation, he would likely pay less in repairs and maintenance on a used car during the same time frame of the lease. Have him buy a used car for 2k cash and then pay himself a 300 mo car payment into a savings account for 20 months which gets him 6k and then he could sell the 2k beater and take the 1k to 1.5k proceeds and add it to the 6k he saved up and buy a 7k-7.5k nicer car. Then have himself pay himself 300 mo into a savings account for another 20 moths another 6k and sell off used car 2 for 5k-6k and take the 6k he saved and buy himself a nice used 10-12k car! Smack some common sense into him!!! 