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2015 Kia Forte Lease Questions

ClairesClaires Member Posts: 1,222
edited May 2015 in Kia
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  • carqguycarqguy Member Posts: 14
    Hello,

    I'm can someone post this months MF and residual for a 2015 Forte-5 EX?

    I had prenegotiated a price and run the calculations through the edmunds calculator based on the June numbers from above (2015 EX 5-door: .00022 MF and 58% residual).

    I thought I had a good deal worked out but it barely beats the lease special on the website and I'm not sure I understand why.

    You see.. the deal on the kia website has a lower AV than the AV listed on my lease sheet, and I am assuming KIA wants to make money on their cars. Here's why I'm confused.

    Kia.com Deal - http://www.kia.com/us/en/offers?series=forte5&year=2015
    MSRP: 20490 (inc $800 destination)
    RV: 11,679.30
    $2000 down ($1215 cap cost reduction)
    595 Acquisition fee
    Base payment: 189
    Total payments: 8614 / 36 = 239 total payment

    Now -- as you said above these deals are just OK. So I looked up the invoice price on the vehicle and asked for invoice including destination, which should make me well below invoice pricing and result in a good deal, yes? After the dealer accepted my offer of invoice + current kia incentives I headed in and here's the calcs they gave me..

    Kia Dealership
    MSRSP: 20490 (inc 800 destination)
    Dealer Cost: 18751, Options: 197, Destination: 800, Total: 19937
    Agreed Value: 19000
    +addtl gross cap (745) - this is the 595 acquisition fee + title, license, reg they said.
    Net cap: 18250.94
    Rebate: 500
    Residual Value: 12363
    $1500 down ($1494.06 cap cost reduction)
    Base Payment: 200.90
    total payment: 218.98

    I didn't catch the MF which is why i'm asking, I know he said he was calculating the RV at 60% instead of 58% and i believe the MF was .000325 instead of .0002 but the caulcator on edmunds still isn't adding up.

    Now.. Here's is my additional confusion..

    The kia.com has a lower RV than the deal I got at the dealership. The deal I am getting at the dealership was negotiated to $900 under invoice cost and has a higher RV than the kia.com lease deal.

    Shouldn't my payments be much-much lower than the kia.com deal with the higher RV and lower than MSRP invoice cost?

    I know that in my negotiated lease deal my down payment is $500 less, but we bumped it up to see how it compard and my base payment is 187, $3 under the kia.com deal.

    Additionall on the kia.com deal, the total payments /36 come out to a WAY higher total payment than my negotiated lease, yet the base payments are relatively the same.

    Why are the payments so close in base, so far in total, when the RV is almost $1000 apart and I'm already $1000 under invoice on the vehicle?

    Surely kia.com is not offering vehicle-s for $1000 under invoice cost? That would make no sense from a business perspective.





  • carqguycarqguy Member Posts: 14
    Just spoke with them, they are saying its a .001220 MF on the EX and he's having trouble figuring out how kia.com is getting their numbers how they are since the RV is at 60% and the MSRP is higher than what they have listed for calc.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    carqguy said:

    Hello,

    I'm can someone post this months MF and residual for a 2015 Forte-5 EX?

    I had prenegotiated a price and run the calculations through the edmunds calculator based on the June numbers from above (2015 EX 5-door: .00022 MF and 58% residual).

    I thought I had a good deal worked out but it barely beats the lease special on the website and I'm not sure I understand why.

    You see.. the deal on the kia website has a lower AV than the AV listed on my lease sheet, and I am assuming KIA wants to make money on their cars. Here's why I'm confused.

    Kia.com Deal - http://www.kia.com/us/en/offers?series=forte5&year=2015
    MSRP: 20490 (inc $800 destination)
    RV: 11,679.30
    $2000 down ($1215 cap cost reduction)
    595 Acquisition fee
    Base payment: 189
    Total payments: 8614 / 36 = 239 total payment

    Now -- as you said above these deals are just OK. So I looked up the invoice price on the vehicle and asked for invoice including destination, which should make me well below invoice pricing and result in a good deal, yes? After the dealer accepted my offer of invoice + current kia incentives I headed in and here's the calcs they gave me..

    Kia Dealership
    MSRSP: 20490 (inc 800 destination)
    Dealer Cost: 18751, Options: 197, Destination: 800, Total: 19937
    Agreed Value: 19000
    +addtl gross cap (745) - this is the 595 acquisition fee + title, license, reg they said.
    Net cap: 18250.94
    Rebate: 500
    Residual Value: 12363
    $1500 down ($1494.06 cap cost reduction)
    Base Payment: 200.90
    total payment: 218.98

    I didn't catch the MF which is why i'm asking, I know he said he was calculating the RV at 60% instead of 58% and i believe the MF was .000325 instead of .0002 but the caulcator on edmunds still isn't adding up.

    Now.. Here's is my additional confusion..

    The kia.com has a lower RV than the deal I got at the dealership. The deal I am getting at the dealership was negotiated to $900 under invoice cost and has a higher RV than the kia.com lease deal.

    Shouldn't my payments be much-much lower than the kia.com deal with the higher RV and lower than MSRP invoice cost?

    I know that in my negotiated lease deal my down payment is $500 less, but we bumped it up to see how it compard and my base payment is 187, $3 under the kia.com deal.

    Additionall on the kia.com deal, the total payments /36 come out to a WAY higher total payment than my negotiated lease, yet the base payments are relatively the same.

    Why are the payments so close in base, so far in total, when the RV is almost $1000 apart and I'm already $1000 under invoice on the vehicle?

    Surely kia.com is not offering vehicle-s for $1000 under invoice cost? That would make no sense from a business perspective.

    What state is this? We only have partial numbers from Kia for this month.

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  • carqguycarqguy Member Posts: 14
    WA State. He is quoting .60RV and .001220 over the phone which puts me at $21863 after 3 years on an agreed value of 19000. Which seems absurdly high to me. Is the lease rates this month just atrocious? 3+% on a lease seems super high and its making me think i'd be better off purchasing instead ofleasing.
  • carqguycarqguy Member Posts: 14
    He also said the computer won't let him do $500 loyalty bonus but is giving me $500 kia cash instead.. not sure whats up with that.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    carqguy said:

    WA State. He is quoting .60RV and .001220 over the phone which puts me at $21863 after 3 years on an agreed value of 19000. Which seems absurdly high to me. Is the lease rates this month just atrocious? 3+% on a lease seems super high and its making me think i'd be better off purchasing instead ofleasing.

    The numbers I have don't include Washington state - sorry.

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  • spartan14spartan14 Member Posts: 7
    edited October 2014
    Hi. Can you please provide RV/ MF and lease incentives, for a 2015 Kia Forte5 SX manual trans/ with Premium Package 36mo 12k in NY state. Thank you.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182
    spartan14 said:

    Hi. Can you please provide RV/ MF and lease incentives, for a 2015 Kia Forte5 SX manual trans/ with Premium Package 36mo 12k in NY state. Thank you.

    .00102 MF and 58% residual. $1000 lease cash.

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  • crazedpress1crazedpress1 Member Posts: 2
    edited January 2015
    Hi, 2015 Kia Forte Koup RV/MF for the EX and SX automatic with premium package, NJ 36/12k
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056

    Hi, 2015 Kia Forte Koup RV/MF for the EX and SX automatic with premium package, NJ 36/12k

    NY/NJ/CT are a region of their own - and we don't have their numbers.

    I'll give you the closest numbers we do have - be advised that they might be slightly different when you get to the dealer.

    EX - .00082 and 60%

    SX - .00088 and 60%

    $1000 lease cash on both

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  • allfortheunionallfortheunion Member Posts: 20
    Do you have Jan 2015 MF and RV for Forte SX Koup and Forte SX 5dr, 42 mo. 12k mi.? Location Calif. Thanks!
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182

    Do you have Jan 2015 MF and RV for Forte SX Koup and Forte SX 5dr, 42 mo. 12k mi.? Location Calif. Thanks!

    Assuming automatic?

    SX 5dr: .00102 MF and 54% residual. $1400 lease cash

    SX Koup: .00100 MF and 57% residual. $1000 lease cash

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  • pizzapieguypizzapieguy Member Posts: 9
    Hi, Could you provide the MF and Residual value for a 2015 Forte sedan auto for North Carolina? 36 month and 12k lease. Thank you for the help!
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182

    Hi, Could you provide the MF and Residual value for a 2015 Forte sedan auto for North Carolina? 36 month and 12k lease. Thank you for the help!


    LX, EX or SX?

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  • pizzapieguypizzapieguy Member Posts: 9
    kyfdx said:

    Hi, Could you provide the MF and Residual value for a 2015 Forte sedan auto for North Carolina? 36 month and 12k lease. Thank you for the help!


    LX, EX or SX?
    Sorry, LX
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056

    kyfdx said:

    Hi, Could you provide the MF and Residual value for a 2015 Forte sedan auto for North Carolina? 36 month and 12k lease. Thank you for the help!


    LX, EX or SX?
    Sorry, LX
    .00119 and 57%. $1400 lease cash.

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  • jnkohjnkoh Member Posts: 37
    edited February 2015
    Looking for lease numbers for both SX and LX Forte please in NJ 3 years/12K miles per year
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    jnkoh said:

    Looking for lease numbers for both SX and LX Forte please in NJ 3 years/12K miles per year

    4 door or 5 door? Manual or automatic?

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  • jnkohjnkoh Member Posts: 37
    sorry, 4 door automatic please.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    jnkoh said:

    Looking for lease numbers for both SX and LX Forte please in NJ 3 years/12K miles per year

    jnkoh said:

    sorry, 4 door automatic please.

    LX - .00042 and 57%. $1400 lease cash.

    SX only comes as a 5 door; did you mean EX sedan? If so, .00070 and 58%. $1400 lease cash.

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  • jnkohjnkoh Member Posts: 37
    Michaell said:

    jnkoh said:

    Looking for lease numbers for both SX and LX Forte please in NJ 3 years/12K miles per year

    jnkoh said:

    sorry, 4 door automatic please.

    LX - .00042 and 57%. $1400 lease cash.

    SX only comes as a 5 door; did you mean EX sedan? If so, .00070 and 58%. $1400 lease cash.
    The $1400 is the lease bonus cash, correct? Can that be combined with the $1000 customer cash and $500 loyalty cash?
  • jnkohjnkoh Member Posts: 37
    Michaell said:
    Looking for lease numbers for both SX and LX Forte please in NJ 3 years/12K miles per year
    sorry, 4 door automatic please.
    LX - .00042 and 57%. $1400 lease cash. SX only comes as a 5 door; did you mean EX sedan? If so, .00070 and 58%. $1400 lease cash.
    Thanks. 
    The $1400 is the bonus leave cash, correct? Can that be combined with the $1000 customer cash and $500 loyalty cash? 
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    jnkoh said:


    Michaell said:

    jnkoh said:

    Looking for lease numbers for both SX and LX Forte please in NJ 3 years/12K miles per year

    jnkoh said:

    sorry, 4 door automatic please.

    LX - .00042 and 57%. $1400 lease cash.

    SX only comes as a 5 door; did you mean EX sedan? If so, .00070 and 58%. $1400 lease cash.

    Thanks. 
    The $1400 is the bonus leave cash, correct? Can that be combined with the $1000 customer cash and $500 loyalty cash? 

    The $1400 is a factory to dealer incentive that the dealer can pass along to you. Should be able to stack with the customer and loyalty incentives, which are factory to consumer.

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  • jnkohjnkoh Member Posts: 37
    Thanks
    Just got a deal on the LX auto fot $2800 below invoice, used the $1400 dealer incentive and $1500 in customer and loyalty incentives.

    Worked out to $175 a month with all out of pocket and taxes rolled into payment. Thanks for the info!
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    jnkoh said:

    Thanks
    Just got a deal on the LX auto fot $2800 below invoice, used the $1400 dealer incentive and $1500 in customer and loyalty incentives.

    Worked out to $175 a month with all out of pocket and taxes rolled into payment. Thanks for the info!

    Excellent deal - enjoy your new Kia!

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  • rktnekrktnek Member Posts: 9
    Hello,

    Could I get MF / RV for Kia Forte LX(Auto) with 4 doors in NJ?
    Period options are as below :
    (1) 2 years/12K miles per year
    (2) 3 years/12K miles per year

    Thanks in advance.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182
    rktnek said:

    Hello,

    Could I get MF / RV for Kia Forte LX(Auto) with 4 doors in NJ?
    Period options are as below :
    (1) 2 years/12K miles per year
    (2) 3 years/12K miles per year

    Thanks in advance.

    I don't show any 24 month leases available for the Forte

    2) .00077 MF and 58% residual. $1200 lease cash.

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  • straman17straman17 Member Posts: 63
    What are EX numbers in Ohio for 36/15K
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    straman17 said:

    What are EX numbers in Ohio for 36/15K

    4 door or 5 door?

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  • straman17straman17 Member Posts: 63
    Michaell said:

    straman17 said:

    What are EX numbers in Ohio for 36/15K

    4 door or 5 door?
    4 door Sedan. TIA.

  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    straman17 said:

    Michaell said:

    straman17 said:

    What are EX numbers in Ohio for 36/15K

    4 door or 5 door?
    4 door Sedan. TIA.

    .00091 and 58%. $1200 lease cash.

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  • sebastian10sebastian10 Member Posts: 72
    Hi, any May numbers on 2015 Forte SX man/at 24/12k?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182

    Hi, any May numbers on 2015 Forte SX man/at 24/12k?

    Current Kia numbers are good through May 4th.. and are state specific

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  • sebastian10sebastian10 Member Posts: 72
    kyfdx said:
    Hi, any May numbers on 2015 Forte SX man/at 24/12k?
    Current Kia numbers are good through May 4th.. and are state specific
    Could you share Chicago numbers please?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182


    kyfdx said:

    Hi, any May numbers on 2015 Forte SX man/at 24/12k?

    Current Kia numbers are good through May 4th.. and are state specific

    Could you share Chicago numbers please?

    I don't see a 24 month lease available on the Forte

    36mo, 12K: .00050 MF and 56% residual. $1200 lease cash

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,433
    what are the current numbers (3/36) for NJ on an EX?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    stickguy said:

    what are the current numbers (3/36) for NJ on an EX?

    I'll assume sedan since that's what you've been looking at ....

    .00049 and 58% ... $1500 lease cash.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,433
    58%. ambitious.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    stickguy said:

    58%. ambitious.

    What, like you were planning on buying it at lease end? :smile:

    Of course it will be worth less ... let Kia eat the difference 3 years from now.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,433
    oh, of course I wasn't. and they will. Just noting that is was guaranteed to be happening!

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  • savino13savino13 Member Posts: 11
    Looking for current numbers : the residual percent, money factor and whether there are any current incentives on 2016 Kia Forte LX (automatic), MSRP $19,900.

    Thanks!
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182
    savino13 said:

    Looking for current numbers : the residual percent, money factor and whether there are any current incentives on 2016 Kia Forte LX (automatic), MSRP $19,900.

    Thanks!

    Kia numbers are regional. Which state?

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  • mccheesymccheesy Member Posts: 49
    How about 2016 Kia Forte Koup numbers for 36/15k on the SX with Tech package in Texas?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,182
    mccheesy said:

    How about 2016 Kia Forte Koup numbers for 36/15k on the SX with Tech package in Texas?

    2016: .00074 MF and 50% residual. $2000 lease cash
    Assuming automatic

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  • falcor67falcor67 Member Posts: 23
    Can I get the numbers for a 2017 Forte5 SX with the 6 speed manual? 36/15k in Kansas City. Thank you.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    falcor67 said:

    Can I get the numbers for a 2017 Forte5 SX with the 6 speed manual? 36/15k in Kansas City. Thank you.

    .00080 and 44%

    $4750 lease cash

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  • no1b4me1no1b4me1 Member Posts: 41
    Numbers please for 2017 Forte S 6 spd automatic in NW Illinois (Rockford)...36/12K
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    no1b4me1 said:

    Numbers please for 2017 Forte S 6 spd automatic in NW Illinois (Rockford)...36/12K

    .00094 and 48%

    $4000 lease cash

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  • falcor67falcor67 Member Posts: 23
    Can I get the September numbers for a 2017 Forte5 SX with the 6 speed manual? 36/12k in Kansas City.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    falcor67 said:

    Can I get the September numbers for a 2017 Forte5 SX with the 6 speed manual? 36/12k in Kansas City.

    This is the 2015 thread; the 2017 Forte lease thread can be found here:

    https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/43440/kia/forte/2017-kia-forte-lease-questions#latest

    And, the current Kia programs are valid through 5 September.

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