<prompt> Human: Hi Everyone,I know the conventional wisdom is that buyingleasing a new car isnt financially smart, and that one should buy a used car so as not to take a big a hit on depreciation. Im in a position where I can do something nice for my parents, and I was thinking of buying leasing them a new or an very lightly used car something German and mid size e.g. 5 Series, A6, E-class. How can I do this without getting too ripped off?UPDATE: More background - They currently drive a 12 year old S-Class, which was basically a hand me down from another relative but they didnt treat it all that well, and hence my desire to get them something nicer. The car I want to get would replace it. Insurance would be the same they pay now, and gas price would probably be lower as most cars now are more fuel efficient than ones over a decade old. Assistant: Why do you feel the need to buy your parents a luxury sedan of that caliber? Im going out on a limb, but Id venture a guess that they arent in a place financially to buy one for themselves, correct?If so, youre doing them a disservice by buying German. They will have increased insurance, increased gas cost premium vs regular, increased maintenance costs BMW service prices seem to be 2x-3x cost of HondaToyota.Just something to chew on. Its nice that youre wanting to do this for them, but be wise about it.Human: Theyve always bought used, and while they could conceivably buy one themselves, theyre just not the type of people to spend money on themselves or treat themselves to something like that. I get the point youre making about the purchase inadvertently costing them more than they could afford, but they could afford the insurance and gas costs. Id take care of any maintenance costs.  <response>: Honestly, this idea sounds convoluted. Even if you could afford to buy them a luxury car using cash, it sounds like they have greater needs. 