I have always thought renting anything was money down the drain. I would never lease a car and house payments are cheaper than rent. My car is 10 years old and it has been paid for, for the last 5 of those years. Due to how I work, there are only about 55,000 miles on it so I figure it should last me awhile. Since I have had it, I have had to buy 2 batteries and had to replace the tires about 3 times due to them dry rotting from sitting every other month.