I can relate to @ckmk47.
Around 4 years ago I found my parents a 5-yr old car for $12k (CAD), which was a fine deal for that car/age/mileage. For the last 4 years they spent an average of $500/yr on repairs, and then recently the underframe cracked due to corrosion and the control arms were rusted out too, with a repair cost north of $2k. They had enough of it and got rid of it. Got $2k for it. Total for exactly 4 years of car: $12k+$500/yr-$2k that they sold it for = $250/month to drive an old car.
You just had a very bad experience lol my parents have been buying used cars since as long as i can remember dont think the car was in the shop ever, something to remember when buying a used car is find out its history. Nowadays many used cars are lease returns and isnt treated like you care about the longevity
So only later does that car show signs of late oil changes and tranny damage or corrosive parts.
I recently looked into a car that was babied by the dealer/owner every year it was brought in and was looked over by toyota. The lady was obsessed. One downside was she was in two accidents lol everything else was pristine. Carfax gave me the report of the accidents so I wasn’t too worried
In the end of the day you there are benefits to both lease and owning the car. Everyone should calculate for themselves.