Will never forget and still cannot understand how, 2001 Passat GLX manual transmission, $130/mo zero down three year lease, sales manager was fired a month later I learned from service.
I used to lease a lot, the biggest rule is to negotiate sale price first always for car on lot, and also zero down if possible (imagine if you wreck the car later, that is money lost). Mobile app lease calculators help a lot, money factor and tax included. Then you can dealer hop and cross shop without comparing apples to oranges.
Agreed, leases only make sense if you get a great deal, which is rare these days.
In EU most leases are only commercial, I remember relatives visiting and telling me how stupid it was of me to get rid of a three year old car, a "new car", but over there they repair all cars and appliances until the plastics crumble