My Take: I personally think the CX-9 is a pretty good deal for a 7-passenger SUV. At the OC Auto Show, I spent some time looking over the entire vehicle and I liked it much better than it’s competitors (Traverse/Acadia/Explorer/Highlander). You should be able to get a low sale price on one of these, plus the money factor isn’t half bad. The residual could use some work, but then again, we are nearing the end of the year so you can’t expect too much. Per my calculations, you would be looking at a monthly payment of about $350-$400 with your inception fees due at signing for a AWD Touring model. I think the CX-7i is a complete wasted effort from Mazda. Why bother dropping such a weak engine on a crossover? Ridiculous.
2011 Mazda3 i Touring Sedan
36-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .00232 base money factor
2011 Mazda3 s Sport Sedan AT
36-month | 15k miles | residual 66% | .00232 base money factor
2010 CX-7 i Sport
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00091 base money factor
2010 CX-9 Grand Touring AWD
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00061 base money factor
2010 Mazda CX-9 Touring AWD
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00061 base money factor
Do you happen to know the current MF and RV for a 36 month lease of a 2011 Mazda3 iSport Automatic with 12,000 miles? THANKS!!!