Well, people that lease fall into three basic categories.

1. Idiots.
2. People that don't care about "throwing away" money.
3. People that want a more expensive vehicle, but cannot afford a loan payment.

Justify it however you want. Leasing is just plain back-asswards. Half the people in this thread have tried to steer you away from the idea, but I can see you've already made up your mind.