{"id":9089,"date":"2020-02-28T13:52:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T19:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cainwatters.com\/digitalblogs\/?p=9089"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:03:30","slug":"buy-or-lease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cainwatters.com\/digitalblogs\/buy-or-lease\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule of Thumb For Deciding Between Buying and Leasing a Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9089\" class=\"elementor elementor-9089\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e25234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4e25234\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c2ef21 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"68c2ef21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff97c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ff97c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answer these questions before heading to the dealership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aaeea39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aaeea39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a business owner, a vehicle is one of those purchases that can fit in both the personal and business categories. Depending on the type of person you are and your situation, a trip to the dealership could be exciting or stressful.<\/p><p>Before setting off on a test drive, it\u2019s important to have intentions set so you get exactly what you want and need. This is a simpler task when you already have a budget laid out and know how a new car fits into your overall plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35852c0d blue-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"35852c0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5319ca0e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5319ca0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce001c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce001c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Still need to develop a budget? 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