Leasing is for the less credit-worthy these days.
I would never do one myself, but we have commissioned sales people in our organization who like the tax benefits of leasing because it allows them to trade in their cars more often.
I had a conversation with one once who told me it was very important to their image.
I rolled my eyes and told them I was in purchasing for a living and was most impressed with sales people who drove 10 year old cars with 150,000 miles or more on them, bought suits off the rack at J.C. Penney's or, better yet, casual clothes at Gabriel Brothers. and concentrated on giving me great service and quality at a very competitive price.