Years ago, I bought a Chevy Impala for $9000. Over the years it needed repairs, sometimes big ones. I put in a new this and that adding up to $5000 or so. So my actual cost was $14000 or more. It plotzed after 5 + years – 70 months. That’s a cost of $200/ month to use up a car I owned. And it spent time in the shop. And gave me heartburn. A lease on a new Honda civic is now less than $200/ month. without the agita.
OTOH: I replaced it with a Toyota Sienna. I bought it. not a lease. I use fewer miles than they expect, so I assume that after a few years the resale value will have me come out ahead of a lease. My monthly payments (on a 1.9% loan),though, are significantly higher than a lease.