<prompt> Human: Hi everyone! First, thank you in advance for your help. Ill preface this with my husband and my plangoals: early 30s, making 50k and 55kyear; aggressively trying to be debt-free in 5 years, have a planbudget that seems to be slowly but surely working, but we have encountered a snag. We both bought new cars in 2014 him a Chevy Cruze, me a Toyota Corolla, with the plan to drive them until they dont run anymore, hopefully around a decade if we keep up with the maintenance.As of right now, his is paid-off completely, and I still owe 10k on the Corolla paying 400month.This year this week especially weve been running into some issues. His AC seems to be going and the car itself is overheating more and more, and Ive put about 1500 into my car to replace brakestiresother random things that have come up in the past year.From what I can tell there tend to be two camps of people: people who lease whatever is cheapest, and people who buy and put the money in. With our trying to eliminate debt and do the most fiscally responsible thing-- what is better? Should we try and find a lease deal where the cars are mostly under warranty the entire time? Or should we fix these and hope for the best? Some relevant information: we live in a slightly rural suburb, so my commute is around 40 miles total, 5-days a week. He is 20 miles total, 5-days a week. I pay 400 month for my car which is what we would use for anything in the future, where he has no payment, and both keep full coverage on both cars. What is the best strategy for our long-term goal?  <response>: Youre going to pay more by trading in his car for a lease than just fixing it. Its a fairly newer and safe car thats paid off. Why would you want another monthly payment where you wouldnt even own the vehicle? You will save much more money by fixing his car now and saving that extra payment for repairs for a new car in the future.x200B;Now there is always a chance for a lemon due to the overheating, but I would find a mechanic you trust and go from there. But Im still not an advocate for a lease... 