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Buying/Leasing/Renting? what is the best option

ehsmedic

I currently live in Kuwait. I am wondering what the best option is for getting a vehicle. I will be here for about 15 months maybe even longer. Is it worth it to buy a vehicle or lease one? or even Rent? Any thoughts or advise on the topic would be greatly appreciated. If you have any price ideas that would be very helpful too.
Thanks,

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Willgrow3

It all depends....

You can rent something like a new corolla for about 6 or 7kd a day.  I'm not sure about leasing.  You can buy a used car for about 800kd

https://www.q8car.com/index.php/public/kuwait/en/details/10079850/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-2007-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.q8car.com/index.php/public/ … 8%B2%D9%87

But whether or not that's a better deal will depend a lot on how much you pay for a car, what sort of condition the car is in, your mechanical ability, how often you need to use the car, etc. 

For 15 months, I'd probably just rent a car when I needed it UNLESS I needed one for the commute to work.  I lived here 6 months without a car and didn't have any problems (of course, life is easier when you have one)