No clear pattern here. Lexus seems to have kept a lot of the residuals the same and improved on many model’s MF as well. However, there are a few models that either got a drop in residual or a bump in MF. Seems rather random to me. Nevertheless, the popular models either stayed the same […]
Residual remain the same as January, but MFs have been reduced in models such as the CT and the IS (to name a few) which is great. This month, I will be looking at the CT200H. If you are in the Military or are a recent graduate, you may qualify for $750 or $1000 (respectively) […]
Lease rates during the Holidays were a lot better than this month. No surprise there. January has never been the best time to lease cars. Buying is not bad because special financing usually carries over from the Holiday Season. It’s even better when you can find an unsold 2011 models since discounts are even more […]
I got the lease rates for the CT200H and they look okay. Same residual as the IS250, but a slightly higher money factor. Unfortunately, the average sale price in Southern California is about 4% off MSRP, which doesn’t yield the best payments. Check out my calculations below for more info. Personally, I don’t think it’s […]
Residuals on the IS250 has carried over from last month. LFS has also been kind enough to drop the money factors to make the lease a bit more attractive. The best discount in the SoCal region is about 8% off MSRP, which is actually reasonable. Still not good enough to make the Round-Up though, but […]
2012s are out and they have the usual high res and mf combination. In retrospect, these lease rates are actually BETTER than last year, when the 2011s were introduced. If you look over to last November, you will notice that the starting MF was 0.00210 with very little in terms of price discounts. My recommendation […]
Lexus lease numbers still don’t look great, because esiduals have tanked and the MF has only dropped slightly. However, since we are nearing the end of the 2011 model year, you should expect sizable discounts. Take the IS250 for example, TrueCar indicates that So.Cal. prices are about 11% off MSRP. That’s VERY good because the […]
Money Factors have dropped across the board on all Lexus models. That’s good news because they haven’t been very good in the past few months. Residual values remain the same with the exception of the IS250 Convertible. That car gets a 1% residual boost this month. Overall? A better month, but still not a great […]