After selling my Ed30 stage 2, I went for something sensible (330d Touring) which served me well for 12 months, but I got the hankering for something more powerful and fun, so ended up getting a MK7R in June 2014 instead (3dr DSG White).
I had 2 choices use £32K of my property fund and buy the car or lease it.
I decided to Lease it and glad I did as 8 months after I got the car a house came up locally for sale for a steal which I bought. (average street price of house is £365K, I paid £240K, add to that £12-15K renovation, this is something I would not have been able to do had I lumped £32K into a new car.
It is also a double whammy as VW released the R estate which is perfect for me (More room for my sports equipment) and much easier to fit kitchens and bathrooms in the back of an estate
Come January I will no doubt be ordering the R wagon on lease as it suits my requirements for capital retention and general crap moving duties