Elizabeth Ayoola

Thanks, Patty.

Shannon, something stood out to me that you said initially, and it's like...

Leasing a car is like a long rental, and that sounds like a nightmare.

I have gone back and forth between leasing and financing, but I hate renting cars.

But with that said, what are the primary differences between buying and leasing a car?

And when I say buying, I mean financing.

This might be premature, but Shannon, as you're talking, and Sean, as you're talking,

I'm not buying another car.

No, I'm not.

I'm gonna wait until my kid... You're not leasing, that's for sure, too.

No, I'm gonna wait until Aisle is 16.

I'm not even gonna do that to myself and destroy my brand new beautiful baby.

So we're gonna drive this until he's a teenager.

Speaking of buying a new car, my sister's currently in the market for a new car, and she is complaining about how expensive the cars are at the moment.

That's another reason I'm not buying a new car.

So buying a new car has become expensive over the past few years.

You all know that tariffs and also

The impact of COVID-19 on supply chains are two factors contributing to those higher prices.

Shannon, can you expand on why these cars have become so expensive?

Yeah, I have a friend in the same situation.