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Could you post the residual and MF numbers for the Chevy Equinox LT, Saturn VUE AWD V6, and the Ford Escape Limited (12000/36 months). Could you also provide your opinion on which vehicle would be the better choice looking at the lease program.
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Remember.. HIGH residuals make for good lease deals, but do nothing to help you if you are going to eventually buy the car. If you are looking to ultimately purchase, then look for LOW money factors.
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You are excellent!! Just got to know from you that the incentive of 330xi is $2400, so how much incentive they are giving for 325i?
Also, what is the MF for 325i for 36mth lease and what is the residue for 12k/yr.
I have negotiated with the dealer in CA in April to lease a BMW 325i for 12k/yr for 3 yr with $800 over invoice (selling $35790). Assuming the dealer is willing to settle on 35790 - incentive. What will be the monthly payment assuming I pay just the 1st mth plus $500 security deposit plus the bank fee for drive off and apply the new MF and residue in May.
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If you were to lease a 2004 VW Passat GLS 1.8T Sedan through VW Credit this month for 3 years with 15,000 miles per year, its base lease money factor and residual value should be .00040 and 45%, respectively. This car's 12,000 miles per year residual value would increase to 47%. In addition to this special lease money factor, Volkswagen is providing $1,000 dealer lease cash on this model that will help you negotiate an attractive capitalized cost.
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As far as your trade goes, you are definitely better off having them cut you a check for your vehicle rather than using your trade-in allowance as a down payment on your lease. I say this for two main reasons. The first is if your leased vehicle is totaled in an accident or stolen and never recovered during your lease term, your insurance company pays off the bank that you were leasing it through and your down payment essentially disappears. The second main reason is that down payments on leased vehicles do nothing to reduce their lease-end purchase prices. So this truck's lease-end purchase price would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put $15,000 down on it or had made absolutely no down payment at all.
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If you were to lease a 2004 Audi allroad 2.7T through Audi Financial Services in New York this month for 36 months with 12,000 miles per year, its base lease money factor and residual value should be .00035 and 56%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical 39 month lease should be .00035 and 54%.
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I do not believe that Mercedes-Benz is providing any sort of lease support on the 2004 SLK230 this month. So if you were to lease one through Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. this month, you would have to use its standard lease money factors. MBCC's standard money factor varies quite a bit depending upon which one of its credit tiers you qualify for, but if your credit is in good shape you should be able to get a base money factor of right around .00280 on this car. Its 3 and 4 year, 15,000 miles per residual values are currently 55% and 49%, respectively. I do not believe that Mercedes-Benz is leasing 2003 models any longer. Most banks have stopped leasing '03 models by now because their residual values have fallen so far that they would be extremely expensive to lease. If you really want this 2003 SLK, make sure to negotiate a low selling price for it and finance it or pay cash. Given the fact that Mercedes dealers were probably paid out around $2,000 dealer cash for their remaining 2003 SLKs I would say that you should be able to get one for around that much under invoice.
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Since Subaru is not leasing, how about the Ford Escape or the Toyota Highlander? What is the residual value and the money factor for 12k or 10k for 36 months. We live in Westchester NY.
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I just leased 04 infiniti G35 coupe w/leather * performance pkg.
I am kicking myself now as I did not stick with my original plan
How bad did I do?
39 months 11,076 miles per year $700 down (includes 1st mo. payment
title tax & tag) my deal $450 per mo. plus tax.
Are end of lease termination fee's manitory. Having big argument with my husband as I never paid one in my life.
Thanks
It sounds like you were able to do much better than what I was quoted.
Is the residual negotiable?
Please respond if you can help. thanks
I would like to enlist your help in analyzing the numbers I was given for a 2004 Odyssey EX-RES. I have always done good! deals purchasing my vehicles, always paying a fair price around invoice. This is my first possible lease deal and some of the numbers do not make much sense. I have done my research in trying to learn as much as I can about leasing. The numbers are as follows:
msrp - 28,980
Residual 73% - 21,155
Lease term - 24 months / 12K miles per year
selling price - 25,451
Monthly payment 249 per month
down payment 999 that includes 249 1st month payment, 282 cap cost reduction, 398 doc fee and 61 registration.
I was told to negotiate the on msrp and it looks like the selling price is down to 25451. How does that help me in the when If I want to purchase the vehicle at lease end I would pay 73% of msrp to buy the vehicle. In essence, I am paying close to 29,000 at that time (to include my deposit and lease payments). Also, where is the 500 Honda dealer cash.
I am told there is no deposit and no disposition fee at the end.
I feel that these numbers are not geared to be a good for me.... Good deal for the dealer and honda.
Can you please help me with these numbers and provide any insight to take back to the dealer for a better? deal.
I have recently found the discussion tread. What a great site. Keep up the good work.
Thanks again in advance.
I'm reposting this, just in case you missed it on your radar :-)
Car_Man - the lease is for 39 months and 15K miles/yr. Thanks again!!
Thanks for the info on A6 leases, I'd also like to find out what is BMW's May program (MF & residual) for the 545 is. I'd be looking to lease 545i (auto) with Sport package. I'm in NJ. I'd be leasing for 36 months, 12K/yr.
From your posts above, I know that BMW introduced dealer cash on some 3 and 7 series models, is there any dealer cash on the 545 as well?
Thanks,
Dave
got the point on down-payment, I'll keep it to minimum
Trim Details: X3, 3.0, Xenon Lights, Panaroma Roof, Automatic, Metallic Paint, Privacy Glass
MSRP (per edmunds): 41,245$
Offered Sale Price by dealer: 38150$ (7.5% below MSRP, which he says is eqv to invoice)
He said he was adjusting some rebate of auto transmission on 3.0 to give this price
Offered Lease:
39 Months, 15K mile/yr, 1550$ drive-off
Money factor 230 and residual 59%
net monthly instalment with tax: 560$
Is it a good deal ???
thanks again for your help !!!
Have you been able to look at Acura's May lease program ? The MSRP is 26,990. Last month they quoted me selling price of 26,549 with 2k down for 15km a year for a 3 year lease.
Any info you can give me is much appreciated as I am clueless in all about leasing.
Thanks much.
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BMW X3 3.0i (manual, leather)
Mazda 3 Hatchback (Nav, Xenons, leather, manual)
Audi Allroad (manual 2.7T, premium, no nav)
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Do you reply to all posts or just a selected few?
I am being given conflicting numbers by a number of Audi dealers. I'm being told that Audi Financial's money factor for a 36/10K lease on the S4 in New Jersey is .00185.
Are they boosting the money factor or has it actually increased?
Thanks.
-Mark
I would like to enlist your help in analyzing the numbers I was given for a 2004 Odyssey EX-RES. This is my first possible lease deal and need help. The numbers are as follows:
msrp - 28,980
Residual 73% - 21,155
Lease term - 24 months / 12K miles per year
selling price - 25,451
Monthly payment 249 per month
down payment 999 that includes 249 1st month payment, 282 cap cost reduction, 398 doc fee and 61 registration.
Honda provides gap ins
No disposition fee
I do not know int. rate being charged.
73% of msrp after 2 years seems high. Also, can I nego the $500 cash dealer gets for this car.
Based on above numbers does it sound like a good deal.??
Thanks again in advance.
Sal
Could you please let me know MF/RV for May on 2004 Saab 9-3 (Linear and Arc) as well as any incentives? I'm considering a 36 month lease with either 12 or 15K miles.
Thanks for your time!
This is for a friend. Could you please give me the res and $ factor on a GS300 for 36/39 months 15k per year(does the 39 month lease give extra miles for the 3 months or is it written as a 45k per year lease?) with and with out nav. This is in Arizona, also is there any dealer cash to play with?
Thanks in advance!!
I am looking at a 36mo/15kmile base model TL, .00215 MF is what they quoted me as "special", non-nav,52% residual, Michigan 6% sales tax, 0 cap cost reduction on my part.
They are offering $488/month(tax is included) with $595 acquisition fee due in cash at signing + first months payment + $75 doc fee + title-plate. Cap cost looks to be right around $31K.
Should'nt I be able to avoid the acquisition fee?
This is my second lease with AHFC and third Honda auto. I will be making a deal on something the last day of this month. This dealer is close on the TL, but not quite there as far as I'm concerned. Thoughts? Please.
Many thanks for all of your answers to all of the posts! I'm sure it is not easy to keep up on, but you seem to manage just fine!!!
Anyway, following up to an earlier post for ACura's May money factor and residual for a 2004 MDX with Touring and NAV. MSRP is 41,200 and I am looking to lease for 36 months.
-Scott
Just want to remind you about my previous question.
Got to know from you that the incentive of 330xi is $2400, so how much incentive they are giving for 325i?
Also, what is the MF for 325i for 36mth lease and what is the residue for 12k/yr.
I have negotiated with the dealer in CA in April to lease a BMW 325i for 12k/yr for 3 yr with $800 over invoice (selling $35790). Assuming the dealer is willing to settle on 35790 - incentive. What will be the monthly payment assuming I pay just the 1st mth plus $500 security deposit plus the license for drive off and apply the new MF and residue in May.
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Thanks for your review of the numbers and opinion on the deal. I felt it was good the only thing that bothers me is the 73% residual after two years. It should be worth less than that I would have thought. What do you think.?
Thanks again for a great service and forum.
Sal
If you were to lease a 2004 Saturn VUE AWD V6 through GMAC this month for 3 years with 12,000 miles per, its base lease rate and residual value should be 1.33% and 46%, respectively. This lease rate is equivalent to a money factor of around .00055. Again the Truckfest cash may be used to reduce this model's selling price.
Last but not least we have the 2004 Ford Escape Limited. If you were to lease this truck through Ford Motor Credit this month for 3 years with 12,000 miles per, its base lease rate and residual value should be an unattractive 7.5% and 51%, respectively. This lease rate is equivalent to a money factor of around .00313. Ford is providing $2,500 lease cash on this truck that you can use to negotiate a lower capitalized cost.
I haven't worked up any sample payments yet, but strictly looking at the lease programs I would say that the VUE has the most attractive deal right now. This may or may not yield the best lease payment because you this will depend upon what sort of selling prices you are able to negotiate.
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Thank you.
Howard
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