New to the forums and to leasing in general. Have been trying to learn as much as I can. I am graduating medical school this week and will be starting residency next month; unfortunately, my 2006 car died several months ago. I need a car for residency, but I also will be in a pretty different financ…

If leasing sentra, Elantra, Tucson.

Congratulations! This is definitely an exicting time, knowing your previous hard work has paid off and you are beginning the next chapter of your medical journey! How you kept a remote job during medical school?-Shady, jk, but in all seriousness, that is very impressive! Since you tagged the state …

[image] TryingToLearn: As for my needs, since we have the CX-5, I don’t need another SUV necessarily, or have any specific space or passenger needs. I would prioritize comfortable/quiet highway driving as I am going to train about an hour away from where we live now so will be making that drive …

You got too much time writing all this man.

[image] EC99: Also, how many miles are you driving a year? Should not put more than 10000 miles on the car. I use my bike a ton for errands mostly just for my own enjoyment. But I will be making a ~120 mile roundtrip trip twice or so per month, which will be the bulk of my miles. Definitely …

lol, baby was asleep, so had the time :smiley:

Thanks so much for the response! I do tutoring for standardized tests, all the way from SATs to MCATs. I work independently, have been building up for several years, so have a pipeline of students from word of mouth, and have maximum flexibility! So not too shady lol. Have been weighing AWD vs…

What made sense to me at that stage was to own something reliable and ride it out until a few years into being an attending. My wife worked a few years before we were married and bought a new 2004 Camry that got us through 3 years of residency, 4 years of fellowship and 2 years of being an attending…

Lol, was aboslutely kidding about the shady remark but thats awesome! Kudos to you! Living next to the hospital definitely makes life easy, with commuting home 2-3x/month-completely your call–FWD is perfectly okay in my honest opinion, I have lived in the midwest for like 7 years and prior to in th…

Certainly agree with the sentiments that it would be preferable to avoid a car payment! Trouble is, with the used car market looking like it is, even an older car with a good number of miles hovers around 20k, so avoiding a payment seems unlikely for me. Especially if trying to target more reliable …

A week into May, what models are looking like the biggest deals for a cheap lease (my situation)?

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Zenek May 8, 2026, 11:07am 20

I know this is not your region but this is an option to look at even if you add shipping
Hyundai Elantra.