Hello dear readers!
I want to thank all of you who visit the site. I hope you find the site informative and useful in your negotiations. Three months after starting this website, I find that there are a lot more folks leasing (or looking to lease for the first time) than I initially expected. Very cool! In any case, I have had a great time answering leasing questions, posting rates and throwing in my two cents into each post. Which leads me to the following announcement:
I am currently experimenting with a new style of “My Take” which I normally post under each lease rate. Basically, I will be taking a particular trim of each car and posting a range of payments. This “estimate” is meant to be a range and is not “set-in-stone”. I wanted to put a lot more focus and emphasis on how much a monthly payment changes when the sale price fluctuates. At times, the range between invoice and MSRP is over $100 per month!!! So look for my comments at the top of each lease rate post from now, as I give you a little preview of what kind of payments you can expect for certain models/trims. Please note that all “estimates” require you to pay the traditional inception fees of your 1st month payment, bank fee, doc fee, license/registration, tire fees and in some cases, local taxes.
I love feedback from readers and this site can only get better if you pitch in, so I encounrage you to let your comments be seen!
cool idea, i like it.
I second
awesome! Glad you guys like it. i already did that with the rogue and rav4…takes a little more time to post them, but i think it helps get a rough idea as to how much they should pay.
I got this idea while helping some readers estimate payments.
I like it as well. It is interesting to see the range. Sometimes it is a lot. Sometimes the amount is less meaningful. It reminds me that I am out to get a car I like at the lowest possible price. But it isn’t a good deal unless I like the car.
Thank you, Thank you! I have been an avid lurker since I stumbled across this site about a week ago. I still had trouble determining the RV (just took time to grasp), so I really appreciate you helping some of us “slower” folk 🙂 out.
dclawyer: glad you like it, sometimes when i’m crunching the numbers, i’m shocked to see how huge the range is. Take the Lexus ES350 i just posted, the range is around $200 for the 24 month leases. I feel bad for those who don’t negotiate the sale price. But you are right, you gotta love the car first then worry about the payments later.
nik: thanks for dropping a line! Glad the site helps. Remember, you can always shoot me an email if you need more explanations about any other questions you may have.
hey G,
Thanks all your doing on posting these lease #’s. It seems ive always in the market buying a car, and i admit..i check ur website on a daily basis! thanks for all your help. wish u well.