My Take: 2009 Altima and Maxima sedan numbers look pretty good. The residual could be higher, but we’re so late in the 2009 year that it’s somewhat expected. Nissan is throwing a $1,750 rebate at any remaining 2009 Altima 2.5 S and Maxima SV sedan right so that should offset the low residual. You can alternatively look into the 2010 which has a significantly higher residual. but the money is also high as well. I’d shoot for a 2009 unless you can’t find the exact options you are looking for.
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2009 Nissan Altima
2009 Altima Sedan 2.5 S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00089 base money factor
39-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00089 base money factor
2009 Altima Coupe 2.5 S
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00162 base money factor
39-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00162 base money factor
2009 Nissan Maxima
2009 Maxima SV
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00081 base money factor
39-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00081 base money factor
2010 Nissan Maxima
2010 Maxima SV
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00177 base money factor
39-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00177 base money factor
My Take: Very attractive money factors here. Not so much the residual values. You would have to lower your mileage allowance to get a more respectable 50%+ residual value. There isn’t any dealer/customer cash in sight on the 2010s yet, so that doesn’t really help matters one bit. I would sit on this truck for a couple month and see how things play out in the first half of next year, around spring time.
My Take: The money factor on the 2010 RX isn’t very attractive right now, but the residual value is. You will need to do your best to knock off a decent amount off the MSRP in order to compensate for the high money factor. 10% off MSRP is generally what I recommend shooting for in these economic times. More, if the dealer has a lot of marketing/dealer/customer cash available for you. As you know, marketing, dealer and customer rebates are all provided by the manufacturer, NOT the dealer; therefore you need to get the dealer to discount you PLUS whatever the rebates the manufacturer has for you.
My Take: As expected, the lease rates for the EX and FX are pretty solid. Compared to the competition (ML, Q5, Q7, X3 or X5), Infinitis are equipped and priced very reasonably. If you are shopping for a SUV this month, make sure to add the Infiniti’s into your list.
My Take: I’m only posting this as a courtesy and to remind you to avoid the S-Class like the plague.