Submission Number: 00048 

Received: 11/14/2011 3:29:47 PM
Commenter:  Ullman
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Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Initiative: Public Roundtables: Protecting Consumers in the Sale and Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Project No. P104811
Attachments: No Attachments
Submission Text
It has been nearly 40 years since I leased a car. The experience decided me never to do it again. It had nothing to do with the sales staff, but we wound up paying a great deal more by leasing than we would have if we had placed a down payment and paid the remainder off on time. I was so discouraged by the high cost of leasing that on one later occasion I even paid cash for a new luxury car. This purchase was only possible because I had come into some extra money, but it certainly has been wonderful not to have the concern of payments.