We all know the pros of leasing a loaner. Cheaper monthly payments thus making it more affordable… What about the cons? Are you more likely going to have to replace the tires prior to returning the lease? Are you going to have to “service” the car more often? In other words, yes you’re monthly is cheaper than it would be if it was a new car… but do you end up shelling out cash towards the end/return of the lease?
Depends. When is the maintenance due? If you drive that much, then yes you’ll have to maintain it.
Also, farts.
Farts don’t bother me… I roll with the window down 
Plus I don’t drive more than 8-9k a year. I just don’t want to pay for new tires and have to replace anything at the end of the lease.
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Make sure your fart car has a sunroof, mine does. 
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A sunroof is a must, where else are my beefy farts supposed to escape through?
Con: So many farts.
Pros: Lower operating cost per fart, afford options like moonroof to vent said farts.
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Easy enough to see/measure what is left on the tires when you take possession of it. And, of course, you should consider the impact, if any, on scheduled maintenance.
But if we’re talking, let’s say, a 5% price reduction on a $50k BMW or Benz, that is going to lower your payment roughly $120 on a 2-yr term. $2880 is quite a bit more than an extra oil change and even a set of tires.
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Fine - a real answer.
Also be prepared to replace tires if it comes with RFTs - they do not last long at all.
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I abuse my tires so bad, I’m pretty sure it doesn’t matter who did what to them before me. I’ll find used ones if I need to.
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As a scientist, I am sick of people pointing to fart as cons! In fact, there are many many benefits in them and even in smelling them, especially if they are not yours:
https://pubs.rsc.org/En/content/articlelanding/2014/md/c3md00323j#!divAbstract
So you can add them to the list of pros for demo cars!
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It’s important to think of things as either net costs or savings
E.g., if you expected to replace tires (based on all factors such as style of drivings, # of miles driven, type of tire, etc.) on a brand new car, then it’s not a net expense to replace tires on a loaner
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the only issue is the payout/value of car at the end. if the car ends up with more miles at the end (loaner miles + lease miles) the car will be worth less on the market giving you less flexibility. Most likely you will have to stay with the brand via pull ahead or wait it out until the end and do a turn in.
That’s true for most brand new cars. There’s no pos eq either in the middle or at the end.
That makes sense …im totally fine with that.
An extra 4k loaner miles to start isn’t going to mean much at the end.