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You never mentioned the selling price or MSRP of the car that you are interested in leasing. These are important number for you as a consumer to know for two reasons. First, the selling prices of leased vehicles can be negotiated, just as if you were paying cash for them. Without knowing this car's selling price in relation to its MSRP you don't know how much of a discount you are getting on it. The second reason is that one needs the selling price and MSRP, including the destination charge, of a vehicle to calculate its lease payment. I would be more than happy to work up a sample lease payment on the car that you are interested in for you if you let me know what these numbers are.
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The main problem that I have with this deal, other than the aforementioned mark-ups and the large down payment, is this car's selling price. How many miles are on this car? I ask because you should be able to negotiate a much lower selling price on a demo 330Ci. I usually find that dealers are not willing to discount demos enough to justify purchasing what essentially is a low mileage used car over an equivalent brand new one.
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The dealer is Defouw BMW in Lafayette, IN. There are only 1000 miles on it. You are correct about BMW dealers, because I don't think they are too receptive to negotiating a better deal. I am going to move on.
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mabubba
I am looking for the March numbers (money factor and residual and acq. fee) for these cars:
both base models, 36 month, 12k miles/yr.
Also, what incentives apply to a lease?
As a current Volvo finance lease customer they just sent me a certificate for $1250 towards a new lease, and I am looking to see if there is any other money on the table for me to take advantage of. I also qualify for the X-plan, so I am able to get the car at invoice minus all rebates.
Located in Tampa, FL.
Thanks! Damon
Sorry to be a pest, but has Audi come out with their March numbers yet for the A4 2005.5 Quattro or the 3.2. I've negotiated a very good selling price on either and am trying to decide between the two. My dealer's current quotes on residual and MFs for the two are as follows for a 36 mos./10K miles per year lease:
2.0Quattro Automatic--59% residual--.00165 MF
3.2Quattro Automatic--56% residual--.00165 MF
He also told me I could lower the MF on either to .00135 by paying a refundable security deposit which I would probably do. Thanks very much.
Why is a 48 month lease no good? In general, are Acura dealers doing any discounting off of MSRP?
How can I find what the resdiual value and money factors are for a particular car?
How can I find what the resdiual value and money factors are for a particular car? I am interested in the following 2005 cars - Honda Accord LX, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata.
Looking to lease a 2005 Saab 9-3 Arc or Aero sedan before the end of March. Can you provide MF and residual values for these cars as offered by Saab Financial Services...
I'm aware that Saab is offering $3000 lease incentives right now on the Arc, does that cover the Aero also? Thanks again!
What are the current res/mf for 12K/yr, either 36/39 months. Any rebates/ccr money?
Thanks,
Financeman
What is the current MF and Residual for Mercedes-Benz Credit's Lease for a 2006 E350. I am told the best deal is for 39 months, and I will either do a 10k mile/yr or 12k mile/yr lease.
Thank you very much!
Can you help me out with the MF and Residual for a 2005 Lexus RX330 w/Nav lease, 12k mile/yr, 36 mos. Also, I am told that there is a 10 bps reduction for a returning TMMC/LFS customer.
Thank you very much!
Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately, the deal didn't work out last weekend because of trade-in $. I want to try another dealer this weekend but would like to know if the lease terms you quoted me still holds since we are in March now. Do you have the latest AHFC March money factors and residuals for s2000 (including and excluding security deposits, 36, 39, 40, 12k/15k)? Thanks again for your help!!!!
For your reference: "At the most, it does so monthly. Its new standard money factors are .00225 for 36 to 39 month leases and .00195 for 48 month leases. Its residual values for this car are 58% for 36 months, 54% for 39 months, and 51% for 48 months, all with 15,000 miles per year. Its residual values for leases with only 12,000 miles per year would be 2% higher. "
Do you know the current MF's and residuals on Toyota Camry LE and Highlander? Detroit area. 24 and 36 month lease. 15,000 miles. Many thanks in advance for the information.
I am trying to lease a 2005 TL with Navi for something UNDER $500/mo (15K miles, 48 months). Does anyone think think this is possible? I have been quoted from $500-%560 including tax, which isn't cutting it.
Should I just go with the Lexus ES 330 which I got quoted $438 (15K, 48 months, Navi)?
Thanks!
Any advice on question # 17484.
Thanks again
Cosmos 2
I am the cliche'd "girl who doesn't know much about cars and math", and would really appreciate some help/advice in figuring out a good deal!
36 months / 12kmiles
Sell Price: 32500
Down payment: 500
Acquisition fee: 400
Security deposit: waived if I qualify for Tier1
MF: 0.00116 (2.78%)
Lease End Value (LEV): 20353
Monthly payment: 412 + TAX.
So, I tried to get from him the exact MSRP, and he told me it was 359xxx. The closest I got through edmunds pricing with all the packages is 35895 and TMV of 32259 which is close enough to 32500.
However, there are a couple of things that don't add up.
1) For an LEV of 20353, based on an MSRP of 35895 I get that LEV% = 56.7% which seems a bit low for this vehicle. I thought LEVs were on the order of 58%.
2) My calculations using above sell price, downpayment and residuals indicate that:
2.1 -- Adjusted Cap Cost = 32400
2.1 -- Depreciation = 12047
2.2 -- rent charge at MF = 2202.97
2.3 -- Monthly payment = 395.83
So basically there are $16.17 per month or $565 additional cap cost, which is exactly the destinatio fee, so I think the sell price is really 33065.
I won't ask you to go over my numbers, but if you can give the exact residuals for the HL LTD @ 36month/12Kmiles it will help.
I also read that the residual for the non-limited is higher -- Is that still valid?
Thanks much
My wife and I are also looking at the '05 TL, and were recently quoted a lease price of $441 (taxes inc, 12K miles, $0 down, no security b/c of Owner Loyalty, 42 months, no navi).
A few questions:
1) What state are you in? (We are in NJ)
2) Did your Lexus quote include any money down/security?
We are also hoping Acura will come out with a better lease program this month or maybe even in April, since our lease is up 3/31, but we can extend it if necessary. Our previous TL lease from '02 was a great deal: $379/month (inc taxes, 12K miles, 42 months), $0 down, and we were in sticker shock when we realized we weren't going to come close to that amount this time around.
Have you heard anything?
Good luck on your search as well!
~Jimmy & Thy
Have you been able to get an idea of what the Acura lease programs were going to be for March or even April? We're hoping they come out with something better than they have right now.
Thanks!
Now, I think my car just might be under mileage I supposed to drive. Would it be a problem though because I alway go to my schedule maintenance at the dealer I bought the car from, would they know about my mileage?. So, I could say I've been driving the car alot and end up loving it ( the mileage limit you mention ). Would they ask about my mileage when I am buying it? would I need to bring the car in?
Can I just say "hey my car is about 36,100$ at the end. That should do won't it?
Thank you
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Terry.
If you were to lease a 2005 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD through Ford Credit this month for 36 months with 15,000 miles per year, its base lease rate and residual value should be 1.75% and 45%, respectively. As you can see, Ford Credit publishes lease rates instead of money factors for the vehicles that it leases. You can convert its lease rates into approximate money factor equivalents by dividing them by 2400. When negotiating your lease on this truck, keep in mind that Ford is providing $2,000 lease cash on it, which will help you to negotiate an attractive capitalized cost.
Last but not least, If you were to lease a 2005 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD through Chrysler Financial right now for 36 months with 15,000 miles per year, its base lease money factor and residual value should be .00173 and 51%, respectively. When negotiating your lease on this truck, keep in mind that DaimlerChrysler is providing $4,000 lease cash on it, which will help you to negotiate an attractive capitalized cost.
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As far as the Jetta goes, if you were to lease an all new 2005.5 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5L through VW Credit right now for 3 years with 15,000 miles per, its base lease money factor and residual value should be .00110 and 54%, respectively.
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Toyota's lease program varies by region, so in order for me to give you friend an idea of what the lease program should be alike on the 2005 Toyota RAV4, I need to know what state they live in.
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If you were to lease a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sport Sedan through Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. right now for 36 months with 12,000 miles per year, its base lease money factor and residual value should be .00220 and 58%. The numbers for an otherwise identical 42 month lease of this car should be .00220 and 54%. The numbers for an otherwise identical 48 month lease of this car should be .00220 and 51%.
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For more information on how to calculate vehicles' lease payments, check out the following article that is available here at Edmunds.com: Calculate Your Own Lease Payment.
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Also, you never mentioned the selling price of the car that you are interested in leasing. This is an important number for you as a consumer to know for two reasons. First, the selling prices of leased vehicles can be negotiated, just as if you were paying cash for them. Without knowing the price of the car that you want to lease you don't know how good a price you are getting it for. The second reason is that one needs the selling price of a vehicle that they want to lease is that it is necessary to calculate its lease payment. I would be more than happy to work up a sample lease payment on the car that you are interested in that you can compare to the one that you were quoted if you let me know what its selling price is.
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You never mentioned the selling price of the truck that you are interested in leasing. This is an important number for you as a consumer to know for two reasons. First, the selling prices of leased vehicles can be negotiated, just as if you were paying cash for them. Without knowing the price of the truck that you want to lease you don't know how good a price you are getting it for. The second reason is that one needs the selling price of a vehicle that they want to lease is that it is necessary to calculate its lease payment. I would be more than happy to work up a sample lease payment on the Xterra that you are interested in for you if you let me know what its selling price is.
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Mercedes-Benz does allow consumers to pre-pay leases. While doing so does not completely eliminate the interest charge on your lease, it does result in a discount in the money factor that is used to calculate the cost of your lease. I am not sure exactly how much of a reduction in its money factors that Mercedes-Benz provides for one pay leases though.
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