2013 and earlier-Honda Odyssey Lease Questions

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  • esteezeesteeze Member Posts: 102
    What are the pros / cons to consider when looking at entering into a lease for an Odyssey EX today vs. December vs. January ?

    How about for an 07 vs. an 08 model year ?

    I know that residuals drive the lease payments to a large degree. Are they likely to decrease from month to month? Is there an advantage to leasing today vs later in December ?

    I have a lease ending at the end of January on an 04 EX, and I'm just trying to determine if it makes sense to close a new lease now vs. later.

    Thanks in advance for any insight anyone may have.
  • m6hatchm6hatch Member Posts: 3
    We are in a similar situation. I think Honda has not yet introduced any aggressive lease offers on the 2008 models because lingering 07 inventory. The 07 model is too old for a lease, so it's a catch 22 until all the 2007 vans are sold and Honda starts pushing the 08s more. I'm taking a gamble and wait until at least the end of December. I finally decided to lease because I don't believe that I would save any money by buying this van in the long run.
  • rykarrykar Member Posts: 5
    In NJ, how does an exl with RES 900 down and 485 a month sound or 1627 down and 365 a month. includes taxes etc. 36 mon and 12000 miles. Would i get a better deal closer to xmas or even after??
  • lonestar98lonestar98 Member Posts: 48
    2007 EX-L w/ RES

    selling price $27341

    $804.00 drive off, no security deposit.
    51% residual value
    .002800 (to waive security dep)
    36 months

    12k per year -

    $265.63 inc 8.25% tax

    how does that sound?
  • esteezeesteeze Member Posts: 102
    Pretty low monthly payment, given the numbers involved.

    I'm guessing that you had a trade-in which reduced your capitalized cost, and resulting monthly payment.
  • lonestar98lonestar98 Member Posts: 48
    yeah, my numbers are crossed up. looking at it now, it seems like i should have caught it sooner. :-) that's what happens when i do things over the phone.

    thank you for catching that.

    let's go through those numbers again

    2007 EX-L w/ RES

    selling price $27341

    $804.00 drive off, no security deposit.
    51% residual value
    .002800 (to waive security dep)
    36 months

    12k per year -

    $465.63 inc 8.25% tax

    Here are the numbers for a 2008

    2008 EX-L w/ RES

    selling price $31552

    $860.00 drive off, no security deposit.
    57% residual value
    unsure on the money factor
    36 months

    12k per year -

    $495.00 inc 8.25% tax
  • rykarrykar Member Posts: 5
    I am in NJ and I am getting 900 down total and 495 month for exl res? Where are you?
    Do you think it could get better closer to xmas?
  • lonestar98lonestar98 Member Posts: 48
    i am out here in california, near san francisco.

    as for getting better deals later on, i don't know. for now i'm going to hold on making a move as the deals don't seem to be that great.
  • htnamhtnam Member Posts: 1
    This post helped me a lot, thus I thought I ought to share my lease today. I just picked up a white Honda Od from Penske Honda. It was great experience. The whole ordeal took only 1 & 1/2 hrs, as compare to 4hrs last time at Nissan Dealer. I saved almost $400 from another nearby dealer nearby after the sale man change his number once I sit at his desk. He asked me extra $11 more on top of agree $400/month and $875 to drive off (that included 1st month & license fee). Here what I end up got for today,

    EXL no RES 2007
    36months/12K miles
    $393 plus tax (7.75% Corona CA)
    $715 to drive off (that included 1st month & license fee).
    price 26,600

    I like this van already, only thing I realize that there is not aux jack/mp3 support for 2007.
  • esteezeesteeze Member Posts: 102
    Those numbers sound about right to me. You'd probably just need to decide if you the extra $$$ are worth it to you to get the 08 model vs the 07.

    Keep in mind that insurance and taxes will be a little more on the 08 vs the 07... not just the lease payments.
  • garrickgarrick Member Posts: 30
    What is RES?
  • rykarrykar Member Posts: 5
    Rear entertainment system - one level up from EXL
  • siggie1siggie1 Member Posts: 56
    Honda is offering a lease deal on the 08 Odyssey. On the 08 Touring I got a money factor of 0.00228 compared to the normal 0.00280. The lease deal runs through January 2.
  • rykarrykar Member Posts: 5
    what was the deal? how much down and how much a month etc??
  • stikman163stikman163 Member Posts: 1
    Hey Car Man,

    Can you tell me the current residuals for an 07 EX and EX-L? I'm trying to work a 36 month lease deal on one of the few remaining 07's. Any other pertinent info would be excellent.

    Thanks,
    Stikman
  • fenicep3fenicep3 Member Posts: 14
    The lowest quote I received for a 36 month lease, 12 thousand miles for a honda Odyssey Touring w/out pax was 626 a month with 626 + dmv out of pocket at signing. The Odyssey touring has wood trim, 3rd row sunshade, splash guards, door edge guards, fenderwell garnish and moonroof visor. Should I pull the trigger or wait.....I appreciate all answers and especially all help
  • ballhoggballhogg Member Posts: 38
    Why would you want to lease an '07? I would suspect that the residual values for the 07s wouldn't be very good. I would say go with an 08.
  • ballhoggballhogg Member Posts: 38
    No idea if it's good since I don't know what the current money factor and residuals are. I saw on an earlier post that it's currently .00228, can anyone confirm (carman)? Which dealer have you been using?
  • fenicep3fenicep3 Member Posts: 14
    I do not know....I also thought it was .00228....But it seems that all of the dealers on long island (new york) are in the same ballpark (625-645 a month, with out of pocket 1st month +dmv) for that touring with those features. I am going to call a few dealers upstate new york to check their prices.
    Thank you for your response...If anyone else can help I would appreciate it...
  • ballhoggballhogg Member Posts: 38
    We need the residual values, it would be extremely helpful. Carman, please help!!
  • fenicep3fenicep3 Member Posts: 14
    Carman, someone, help.... :confuse:
  • berkut027berkut027 Member Posts: 22
    It would be very valuable to know residuals. 1 dealer (Seattle area) quoted me .00228 MF and 55% residual on a 3-year/12,000-mile lease for a 2008 Touring w/o PAX. The 55% residual seems low--I was expecting something like 60%.
  • vizviz Member Posts: 75
    I need help in deciding :

    - I am getting Ody EX 08 for 399(tax incl) for 36m/15k miles/ zero down (no even 1st month payment)...Is it good?

    I am debating whether I should spend that kind of money or go for TC /Dodge caravan 08 models for a 27 month lease. What is the competitive rate for leasing those minivans?
    I have not driven them but their reliability seems to be an issue; we drive 70 miles a day and we live in NE ohio where winters are sometimes little bit harsh. We dont have much leeway at work and hence reliability and maint...

    Thanks!
  • ballhoggballhogg Member Posts: 38
    On the financials on your deal, please post your cap cost, RV, OOP, and MF. Without those I can't tell if it's good or not. The one concern I have is doing a 15K/year lease on the Ody - you're going over the warranty limit so you might want to spring for an extended warranty just in case.

    Ody vs. T&C - no comparison. T&C might be cheaper but you will spend more on maintenannce and gas, and more time at the service dept. You can't get more reliable than a Honda.

    70 miles/day for work would translate roughly to 17K per year and 51K after 3 years. You may want to buy one instead.
  • CarMan@EdmundsCarMan@Edmunds Member Posts: 38,514
    Hi stikman163. Honda is no longer providing lease support on the 2007 Odyssey. You can still lease a leftover model through Honda Finance if you want, but you will have to use its standard lease program. Through January 2nd, Honda Finance's buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a base 2007 Honda Odyssey EX with 15,000 miles per year are .00260 and 52%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its "Super Preferred" credit tier and pay a security deposit at lease signing. The money factor for an otherwise identical lease of an '07 Odyssey EX-L without navigation or RES would be the same, but the residual value would be 51%. When negotiating your lease on this van, make sure to take advantage of the $2,500 dealer cash that Honda is currently providing on it. This cash will help you to negotiate an attractive capitalized cost for your lease.

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  • CarMan@EdmundsCarMan@Edmunds Member Posts: 38,514
    I'd be happy to help you out, fenicep3. Through January 2nd, Honda Finance's special buy rate lease money factor for 36 month leases of any 2008 Odyssey is .00228 for consumers who qualify for its "Super Preferred" credit tier and pay a security deposit at lease signing. The Odyssey's residual values vary by trim level, term, and mileage allowance. For example, Honda Finance's current 36 month, 15,000 mile per year residual value for the '08 Odyssey EX and LX is 58%. The resid for an otherwise identical lease of an '08 Odyssey EX-L is 57%. It drops to 55% for the EX-L Touring. If you were to lease with only 12,000 miles per year, this van's residual values would be 2% higher.

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  • CarMan@EdmundsCarMan@Edmunds Member Posts: 38,514
    Hi berkut027. Please see my previous post for the information that you're looking for. Let me know if you have any other questions and good luck on your quest for a new Odyssey.

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  • berkut027berkut027 Member Posts: 22
    Thanks Car_man. I'm looking at a 2008 Touring without PAX. 36-month, 12,000-mile lease. Is the residual 55% or 57%?

    My opinion: These residuals strike me as being low, especially compared to the 61% residual I got about 15 months ago on a new GMC Yukon XL Denali. Surely the Odyssey is going to have comparably better resale value than the Yukon. Clearly, GMC was giving a lot of lease support on the Yukon, but I'd still expect the Odyssey residual to be more attractive.

    Appreciate your help. -- Berkut
  • berkut027berkut027 Member Posts: 22
    Looking at the "2008 Odyssey Featured Special Lease" on www.honda.com, if my calculations are correct (backing into the MF from the MSRP, cap cost, residual value and monthly payment quoted), the MF is back down to about .00121 (equivalent to 2.9% APR), as it was back in October. That's on an LX and it looks like the residual is 59%. Still curious about the residual on a 2008 Touring at 12,000-miles/36 months.

    A post on another Ody forum is suggesting a $1000 factory-to-dealer rebate is now in effect in California, down from $2500, but the poster mentioned that a dealer quoted him $1000 under invoice on a 2008 Touring without PAX, which is about $1000 under the best deals reported from the past few days, which were generally right around invoice. Something doesn't add up there. There was some question about whether the old $2500 incentive applied to the 2008s (it certainly did on the 2007s). So perhaps the post is incorrect about the previous $2500 incentive applying to 2008s?

    Anyway, good to see that the lower money factors are back. Any clarity on the latest lease offers, factory-to-dealer incentives, and how this compares to what was available prior to yesterday would be appreciated. I'm still shopping for a 2008 Touring without PAX--am finding it hard to find the Mocha Metallic color that my wife favors. We're in Seattle.
  • ballhoggballhogg Member Posts: 38
    I too am looking for an 08 Touring w/o PAX (I'm in NYC), could someone please post the current MF/RV for a 36/15K lease. Thanks!
  • rtadamsrtadams Member Posts: 28
    Hey Carman,
    My wife is interested in the 08 Odyssey EX-L. We went to a dealership this weekend and the money factor given to me was .00113 and the residual is around 57% for a 3 yr/12k lease. Can you confirm these numbers? If so, could you tell me if my calculations below are correct?

    MSRP: $32,210
    Sales price: $28,810 (including Destination charges)
    Down payment $2,500 (not my idea but my wife wants certain payments)
    Payments: $329.07 month
    Residual: $18,359

    The dealership I visited gave me higher numbers than posted. However, I was able to find a better selling pricing at another dealership near by. Just need to confirm my numbers.

    Thanks a lot for your help.
  • rtadamsrtadams Member Posts: 28
    Anyone?
  • jrmcltjrmclt Member Posts: 4
    Seems off to me. But let me ask this question, what is your Net Cap Cost? Is it the 28K minus the 2500 or is that already taking that into consideration?
  • rtadamsrtadams Member Posts: 28
    Sales price of 28,810 minus $2,500 down payment.
  • nick_metronick_metro Member Posts: 22
    Would love some opinions on the following - thanks in advance!

    08 Odyssey EX Cloth
    MSRP: 29,595
    Cap Cost: 26,965
    Cap Cost Reduction: 0
    Residual: 17,757 (60%)
    MF: .00228
    36 Months/ 12k
    Payments: 387.13 (tax included)

    Registration, Doc Fee, Acquisition Fee total $1050.
  • jrmcltjrmclt Member Posts: 4
    Sticker Price = $32,210.00
    Residual Value % = 58.00%
    Residual Value = $18,681.80

    Net Cap Cost = $27,373.00
    Deprication = $8,691.20

    Monthly Depriciation = $241.42

    Money Factor = 0.11%
    Money Factor Payment = $52.04

    Pretax Lease Payment = $293.46
    Tax Rate = 3.00%
    Total Lease Payment = $302.27

    I used a OTD price of $29,873 (which is your $28K number with things like acquisition fee added in, tag and doc fee). I also used 3% tax rate, not sure what yours is.
  • colo232colo232 Member Posts: 3
    Hello everyone…

    I’m looking forward to lease a 2008 EX-L with RES. Can anyone help me (yes Car man, you may be the one!!!) to calculate how much more will be my monthly payment if I include the NAV?

    Let’s assume I paid invoice and my total out of pocket at sign is $2.000 for a 36 month 12K miles in Florida (6% tax)

    Thanks a lot for this invaluable information and help!!!
  • colo232colo232 Member Posts: 3
    I’m trying to use the lease calculators widely available on the internet but I have some questions and I’m hoping that someone with knowledge can help me…

    Let’s assume this scenario

    $33,810 MSRP
    $29,690 Sales Price (Includes destination charge)
    $ 1,930 Tax (Florida)
    $ 200 Tag / Title
    $ 55 Doc. Fee

    1) What should I use as my Base Capitalized Cost?
    2) What should I use as my Adjusted Capitalized Cost?
    3) Any down payment should be subtracted from the Adjusted Capitalized Cost?

    Thanks a lot!!!
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,284
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Florida just taxes the monthly lease payment, so leave the tax out of the calculation for now...

    1) What should I use as my Base Capitalized Cost?

    The selling price

    2) What should I use as my Adjusted Capitalized Cost?

    Selling price + $595 acquisition fee

    3) Any down payment should be subtracted from the Adjusted Capitalized Cost?

    Yes, if it is actually a capitalized cost reduction... Don't subtract money due upfront for 1st payment, security deposit, title fees, etc..

    Once you have a payment, apply the Florida tax rate to the payment amount.

    Hope that helps,
    kyfdx

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  • dwynnedwynne Member Posts: 4,018
    The cap cost is the negotiated price of the car, the net cap cost is the cap cost plus any fees or taxes and less any money you put toward the lease.

    You use net cap cost to figure the cost of the lease payments along with the lease term, residual and money factor.

    Where P = monthly payment, C = net cap cost, R = residual, T = term in months, and M = money factor.

    P = ((C-R) / T) + ((C+R) * M)

    The current lease promo on the Ody LX is 0.00113 and 59% residual. So if you look at the LX the MSRP is $23,370, the net cap (for this deal) is $23,370, and the residual is $15,632 . The term is 36 months.

    So using the formula:

    P = (($23,370 - $15,632) / 36) + ($23,370 + $15,632) * 0.00113)

    which should result in a payment of $259 per month.

    In your case, I don't know what the residual and MF numbers are for the Ody you are looking at. Once you get them, you take your purchase price and add the $595 lease acquisition fee (bank fee), the tags, dealers, fees, etc then take off any money you are putting down at signing - this can include cash or trade equity. This is your net cap cost. You run the numbers and get the payment. A security deposit is also required unless you are a current AHFC lease holder or pay a higher MF to have it waived. This the payment rounded up to the nearest $25 increment. So if your payment comes out $301 then your deposit is $325. If you choose to roll that into the lease, you adjust the cap cost and refigure the payment.

    One thing to note, as far as I know Florida taxes a lease on the monthly payment and no tax is paid up front. So you would calculate your payment w/o tax then add the correct amount to the payment to get your actual net payment. The rate varies by city/county so you have to account for that.

    Dennis
  • colo232colo232 Member Posts: 3
    Residual values are calculated from the …

    a) MSRP $32,210 57% = $19,272
    b) Base capitalized Cost Selling price $29,690 57% = $16,923

    EX-L / RES Money factor is 0.00228 with 57% residual.

    I’m planning in $2,000 total out of pocket at sign in.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,284
    a) MSRP $32,210 57% = $19,272


    Always from MSRP

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  • dwynnedwynne Member Posts: 4,018
    Are you looking at an 07 or 08? If an 07 you can probably get a better rate on an 08 if you are leasing, but may have to pay more. We will assume you are looking at on 08.

    You state in one place "$33,810 MSRP $29,690 Sales price" and now you say $32,210 MSRP - the MSRP on an 08 EX-L DVD RES is $34,445 including destination.

    I will assume you are talking about an 08 EX-L DVD RES, so 57% of MSRP is $19,633.65. If I plug this into a lease calc along with $29,690 (what you said your selling price was including destination) and 36 months and the 0.00228 MF you state then I get $391.80 per month plus tax with the $595 bank fee, security deposit, first month's payment, and TTL due at signing.

    Note that your sale price is well under the $31,246 invoice price. There is $1,000 in dealer money on the 08 Ody but Edmunds notes "Dealer Cash cannot be combined with the 2008 Odyssey special AHFC lease/purchase plan". So if you get the cheap lease deal the dealer does not get the $1,000 cash. Now your 0.00228 MF is not what I would call "real cheap" but it is below the standard lease rate of 0.00270 or 0.00275 that Honda gets for standard rates. So I would assume your dealer would not get the $1,000 cash if you lease so your selling price could be higher.

    Dennis
  • klong1klong1 Member Posts: 2
    I am in the process for the same Ex deal.
    Here is what I got.

    MSRP: 29555
    Cap Cost: 28127 (includes everything-all fees,1st pyment, etc, nothing due at signing..sign and drive)
    Residual: 17437
    MF: 00113
    36 months/12k
    Payments: $378.38 (tax included)

    I am also looking to see if this is a good deal. To me it looks like they are not
    giving you the correct MF. I think .00113 is the advertised special.
  • dwynnedwynne Member Posts: 4,018
    The special shown on the Honda web page is for the LX Ody, not the EX. For the LX the MF is 0.00113 and the residual is 59%.

    They don't show a special for the EX, so I don't know if the rates are the same or not. In the past, they have been - but that is no guarantee.

    If this is the correct rate, then it is a pretty good one (2.71% effective). The only other variable is the price. You show your cap cost with everything rolled in, what are you paying for the van including destination and any dealer fees? $26,864 is invoice and that would be a nice number to pay, if you can. Less is super, more not so good.

    Dennis
  • klong1klong1 Member Posts: 2
    Hi,

    That is what I am trying to understand. He gave me a leasing cost of 27,187
    which included 1st pymt,doc fee, and lic fee. He told me the sale price on the
    van was $26,000 plus the fees gave us the $27,187. We also opted for the Tint and splash option (We live in Arizona and you have to have dark tinted windows to survive). I had quotes from at least 6 different dealers and they all came in about $20-60 more per month.........Just trying to figure out if I should go with it.

    Thanks for responding.
  • drpepper1drpepper1 Member Posts: 2
    i am looking to lease a ex-l odyssey with RES 2008 with 36month/15k a year. crown honda in redding ca 777 down 451 a month. san leandro honda in bay area was 449 a month....now i am embarrased. i didnt ask how much san leandro wanted down(in my mind when i was talking to the salesman i assumed it was the same) and it is too late right now.
    but for you californians is 777 down and 451 a month competitive for an ex-l, color of my choice, with RES? thanks..i could go into the price and money factor but for a lease it is basically how much are you putting down and what is the monthly payment in terms of comparison of offers, no?
    thanks in advance
  • dwynnedwynne Member Posts: 4,018
    Just get a break down of the money between the selling price and the "leasing cost" to see what that includes. I don't have any idea what your title and tag and taxes are on a lease, but you should. If the fees are legit and the dealer doc fee is not too high, then I guess that is a good deal. The lease MF is low and the price is under invoice (if the fees are legit). If you want an Ody, I don't know that you could do a lot better right now.

    Dennis
  • jumpmastermscjumpmastermsc Member Posts: 4
    From my initial search, i found similar in Chico on an EX-L RES. Still pursuing.
  • drpepper1drpepper1 Member Posts: 2
    hey you are nearby..
    yeah..i dont need it this month per say as my lease on 2005 toyota sienna still has a little time and i was curious if next month would have more support but i walked into the dealership just to "do some research" and the ball got rolling..so if i get a good price this month i dont mind jumping on it since i am sure i can use the miles eventually.
    well it seems this is the best that is happening right now...keep us posted on what your northern cali deal looks like. thanks
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