2012-13 Volvo Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/162012/05/16 by G

Residual have dropped for most cars (some actually got a residual increase for 36-month lease terms, see C70 T-5) and MFs have dropped to compensate. Here are the incentives available this month:

$1000 Loyalty on all Volvos
$1000 Conquest on S60 and XC-60
$500 Dealer Cash on C70 and S80
All compatible with leases

S60 lease is still very good. Assuming an invoice price minus incentives, the S60 T-5 gets a 89.9 RWG rating. You could technically go a bit lower on the sale price to crack the 90+ RWG rating because there is about $900 difference between the dealer cost and invoice price. That would be tapping into the holdback, which means it is done at dealer’s discretion. To keep things simple, I recommend asking for the target sale price you are comfortable with straight up. If the dealer can do it, they will. If not, you will need to do some negotiation.

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2012 S60 T-5 w/ moonroof
MSRP – $34,075
Sale Price – $31,583 (Invoice – $1000 loyalty or conquest applied)
Monthly – $377+ tax
RWG Rating – 89.9

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2012 Nissan Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/15 by G

Some residual changes are in effect this month. MF has also changed. One notable drop in MF is on the Leaf. It went from 0.00175 to 0.00071 which is huge in my opinion. There is also $7,500 in lease cash and there is also $500 for recent college grads. Not sure if the graduation cash can be used with the lease cash, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you could since there isn’t anything stating otherwise on Edmunds’ incentive page. See below for a sample calculation. If you are currently shopping for a Leaf, please share your experiences. Thanks!

Nissans are leasing well this month still. The Altima’s MF seems to have gone up a bit and I am not seeing the special 24-month lease anymore. I still think sale prices should remain aggressive for remaining inventory so stay aggressive with your negotiations. On another note, Jon just leased a Sentra SR, you can see his comments here. $199.81 monthly (with tax) + $391 at drive-off. 95 RWG rating. 39 months, 15k miles per year.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
MSRP – $36,050
Sale Price – $28,550 ($7500 lease cash applied to MSRP)
Monthly – $374 + tax
RWG Rating – 94.1

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2012 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00063 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S CVT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00059 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0SR CVT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00024 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2012 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00210 Base Rate

2012-13 Hyundai Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/13 by G

Most numbers have remained the same. Lease rates for the Azera are now available. They look average in my opinion, but a good deal will have to come down to how much off MSRP you are able to knock off. Since the car has just been introduced to the public, I suspect deep discounts will be tough. On another note, the 2013 Elantra has been released and the residual is fantastic. The MF, not so much. Deep discounts have always been tough to get on this popular car so I would recommend buying it in cash or at a lower than 4.9% loan.

Below, you will see the Sonata SE Turbo (which I am currently leasing) calculations. They are definitely improved compared to last month, but could use a little more work.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 Hyundai Sonata SE 2.0T
MSRP – $25,520
Sale Price – $23,278 ($500 loyalty cash applied)
Monthly – $292+ tax
RWG Rating – 87.9

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2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS AT
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00207 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT SEDAN GLS AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00127 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS 3.8L V6
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00154 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE 2.0T AT
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00203 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD GLS
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00177 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0T
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00186 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON AWD GLS
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00202 Base Rate

2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER COUPE AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00111 Base Rate

2012-13 Volkswagen Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/132012/05/21 by G

Residuals and MFs have dropped on most models. The 2013 CC’s residual stayed the same and also received a 0.00005 reduction in the money factor. Lease cash also got bumped from $500 to $750 for this month.

The estimate below is based on invoice + lease cash. However, I get the feeling that you can probably do dealer cost + lease cash. The CC has historically been leased at below dealer cost because of the lease cash VW has consistently thrown at it.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT PLUS AT
MSRP – $33,670
Sale Price – $31,573 (invoice + $750 lease bonus cash)
Monthly – $387+ tax
RWG Rating – 87.7

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2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00010 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.5L S W/ APPEARANCE AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00014 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS KOMFORT AT
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00002 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00021 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00015 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00054 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN SE AT (ALL TRIMS)
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00056 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN GLI SEDAN AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00056 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON S AT
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00015 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VR6 SPORT
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00066 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN S
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00007 Base Rate

2012-13 Lexus Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/112012/05/11 by G

LFS adjusted residuals and MF randomly this month. Residual either stayed the same or dropped by 1%. MFs, on the other hand, went up and down or stayed the same. Doesn’t make too much sense if you ask me.

Lexus is currently making the first payment for customers who lease a new 2012 RX 350, IS 250 Sedan, IS 350 Sedan, or ES 350 (capped at $700). You also get $1000 in loyalty/college/military cash that you can apply towards your lease or drive-off.

The lease on the IS250 this month seem slightly higher than last. Lexus also bumped the MSRP of the IS by $200. Overall, this is still an attractive lease so it isn’t a bad time to get into the IS.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 LEXUS IS250 AT SDN
MSRP – $34,670
Sale Price – $31,673 ($1000 loyalty or college cash)
Monthly – $368+ tax
RWG Rating – 92.6

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2012 LEXUS CT200H HYBRID PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS ES350
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00110 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS GX460
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS HS250H
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS IS250 AT SDN
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS IS250 AWD AT SDN
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS IS250 AT CONV
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS IS350 AWD AT SEDAN
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS IS350 CONV
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS IS-F
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS LS460 AWD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS RX350 AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00060 Base Rate

2012 LEXUS RX450H AWD
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2013 LEXUS GS350 AWD
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012-13 Acura Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/10 by G

Some changes on certain models. The usual RV and MF drop. Nothing to get too worked up about. 2013 RDX numbers posted and they look mediocre.

In general, most Acuras are leasing well right now. There’s a lot of dealer cash floating around so deals can be had. I still think Infiniti holds a slight edge with lower overall lease payments, but if you like having superior lease program, I think nothing beats an Acura.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 ACURA TL BASE
MSRP – $33,780
Sale Price – $32,258 (using TrueCar dealer cost which includes $1750 dealer cash plus holdback)
Monthly – $387+ tax
RWG Rating – 92.8

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2012 Acura MDX
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 Acura MDX TECH
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2012 ACURA TSX 4DR SEDAN AT BASE
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00046 Base Rate

2012 ACURA TSX 4DR SEDAN AT SPECIAL EDITION
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00046 Base Rate

2012 ACURA ZDX BASE
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00016 Base Rate

2012 ACURA TL BASE
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00096 Base Rate

2012 ACURA TL SH-AWD BASE
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00096 Base Rate

2013 ACURA RDX AWD BASE
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2013 ACURA RDX AWD TECH
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00190 Base Rate

2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/09 by G

Like a lot of other captive banks, IFS has dropped the residual and money factor for many of their models. I would like to direct your attention to the G37 IPL. It has a 1% drop in residual, but the MF has dropped from .00053 to 0.00008. That’s right, that’s 0.192% interest! That’s a more than 1% drop compared to last month. This is car is a PRIME candidate for Lease-to-Buy. The concept is simple. If you plan to buy out a car at the end of your lease, you find the one with the lowest residual and lowest money factor. This will ensure that most of your payments are going towards the car’s value instead of taxes and interest. The downside to this technique is that it requires that you make a balloon payment at the end to avoid having to finance the remainder of the car’s value. However, if you can get an attractive rate at lease end, you might still be able to save some money. The lowest financing rate right now is 1.9% up to 66 months so it may be worth your while to crunch some numbers to see if leasing the car first will work for you.

Going back to the G37 Journey Sedan, the sample calculation looks good! Certainly an improvement from last month. TrueCar has changed the way they provide pricing information, so the calculating is based on their “average savings” estimate minus the MSRP. This may already include some customer or dealer incentives. With that in mind, I’m really liking what I’m seeing! The residual is lower but the MF is great! This makes buying out the car at the end an option. Infiniti offers great leases year round and I suspect that as we roll into the second half of the year, the numbers could get better.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN
MSRP – $37,295
Sale Price – $33,014
Monthly – $352+ tax
RWG Rating – 100.8

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2012 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00084 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00016 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00009 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00009 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00008 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00021 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00164 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2012 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00047 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00157 Base Rate

2012 Audi Lease Rates – May 2012

Published 2012/05/072012/05/08 by G

Booo! Confirmed the $1500 was not applicable to leases…However, you can still use it if you don’t use Audi Financial Services to finance the lease. You won’t have access to the $750 though since that’s only through AFS. Sorry about that folks! I got everyone excited over a great lease and it turned out the biggest incentive of all didn’t really apply to leases. There is a silver lining though! It looks like there is a $1000 in conquest cash available on the A4 CVT model. Again, my apologies for getting everyone all excited about leasing an Audi. I do think the numbers have improved though, so that’s a start. Still a lot of 2012 left for things to get better!

You will NOT see me say this often, so pay attention. Audi has revised their lease rates for May and as expected, the residual values and money factors have dropped. Here’s where things get interesting…Looking at the Audi A4 Quattro Premium, there is $1500 in loyalty cash PLUS $750 in lease cash that is available. If you are an existing Audi customer, there is a lot of potential here!

Using TrueCar data, I am getting a whopping 93.0 RWG rating on the A4 Premium Quattro. Of course, the catch is that you need to qualify for that fat $1500 loyalty cash. Amazingly enough, this is the first time in five months that I can actually recommend an Audi lease. Shocking, I know.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
MSRP – $35,475
Sale Price – $32,959 ($750 lease cash applied)
Monthly – $416+ tax
RWG Rating – 93.0

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2012 AUDI A3 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00071 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A4 2.0T QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00026 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A5 2.0T COUPE QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00085 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A5 2.0T CONVERTIBLE QUATTRO PREMIUM AT
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00038 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A6 3.0L QUATTRO PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00051 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A6 3.0L QUATTRO PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00051 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A7 PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00051 Base Rate

2012 AUDI A8 SEDAN
36 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2012 AUDI Q5 2.0L PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00134 Base Rate

2012 AUDI Q7 3.0L PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00144 Base Rate

2012 AUDI Q7 3.0L TDI PREMIUM
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00142 Base Rate

2012 AUDI S4 PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00044 Base Rate

2012 AUDI S5 COUPE PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00081 Base Rate

2012 AUDI S5 CONVERTIBLE PREMIUM PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00086 Base Rate

2012 AUDI TT 2.0T COUPE QUATTRO PREMIUM PLUS
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00014 Base Rate

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2012 Nissan Lease Rates – May 2012

2012-13 Hyundai Lease Rates – May 2012

2012-13 Volkswagen Lease Rates – May 2012

2012-13 Lexus Lease Rates – May 2012

2012-13 Acura Lease Rates – May 2012

2012-13 Infiniti Lease Rates – May 2012

2012 Audi Lease Rates – May 2012

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