My Take: The 36-month lease seems to be the better deal on the M35 this month compared to 48-month lease. I’m no seeing any dealer or customer cash on the M35 this month, however, I’m get the feeling invoice or less is fairly reasonable since M35 don’t sell as well as the Gs, FX or even the EX. Last March’s M sales figures were just shy of 900 units, whereas nearly 2900 Gs were sold on the same month. See what I mean? Anyway, a little FYI for Infinitis…you have to add 1% for 12k mile leases and 2% for 10k mile leases instead of 2% and 3% respectively.
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| At Invoice | At MSRP | |||||
| Make/Model | Invoice | MSRP | 36-month | 48-month | 36-month | 48-month |
| 2009 Infiniti M35 | $43,151 | $46,665 | $636* | $653** | $735* | $733** |
NOTE: Estimates assuming the following conditions:
- Inception fees (1st month payment, DMV, doc fee, bank fee, tire tax and possible security deposit) due at signing.
- Local Taxes not included.
- 24-month/15k and 36-month/15k terms.
- All cars are stock, without any options.
- No rebates/incentives applied
2009 Infiniti M
2009 Infiniti M35
24-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00325 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00033 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00189 base money factor
2009 Infiniti M35 AWD
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00325 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00041 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00189 base money factor
My Take: GL money factors looks pretty good this month with the GL550 getting some major love from MB. They dropped the money factor from .00395 to .00074, which translates to thousands in savings! If you where eye-balling the GL550 these last few months, this month looks like a great time to inquire about it’s lease. If the price tag is a bit too high, check out the GL320 and GL450, they still have very good residuals and money factors, for a Mercedes.
My Take: It’s rather funny how most people associate “high resale value” with all of Honda’s cars when in reality, only a select few retain their value well. Take the Odyssey for example, this is probably the best minivan on the road, yet its residual value is a paltry 46% after 36 months. Lease residual values may poor guestimates of real resale value, but there is still some truth to them (In most cases, resale are that much better while trade-in values are much worse). The only two rides that hold value exceptionally well are the Civic and the Accord, since they are fairly inexpensive and highly sought after. Normally, I would take the time to calculate the payment estimates for these two rides, but with the money factors this high, I would recommend that you look into a purchase instead of a lease.
My Take: Like always, the Q7 has a really low residual value and a low money factor. Ideally, the money factor should be lower to compensate for the low residuals, but I think the Q7 is selling at or below invoice nowadays, which isn’t too bad.
My Take: Residual values are bit low for my taste, but the money factor is pretty decent, sitting at just around 2% APR. I didn’t bother posting the 48-month terms because the money factor jumps to .00265, so that’s a big no-no in my book.
My Take: Nothing new is going on with the TSX and the TL this month. The rates are exactly the same as March. VERY DISAPPOINTING!!! Oh well, at lease invoice price should be attainable in most markets with decent competition. I’m not seeing any cash rebates or special financing of any kind for either ride, so you better put that negotiating hat on because it’s going to take some extra effort on your part to get a good deal.