My Take: With the exception of the ML550, the rest of the lineup’s lease rates are not bad if you are considering a lease-to-buy. As you all know, the best deals are those cars that have low money factors, high residual values and some rebates or hefty dealer discounts. For the MLs, I would probably opt for the ML320 Bluetech if I wanted to lease-and-return. If I wanted a lease-to-buy, I would opt for the ML350 4matic because of the slightly higher residual and low money factor. The ML63 isn’t bad either if you have the cash for it.
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| At Invoice | At MSRP | |||||
| Make/Model | Invoice | MSRP | 36-month | 48-month | 36-month | 48-month |
| 09 Mercedes ML350 4matic | $44,678 | $47,975 | $685* | $602** | $779* | $673** |
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 Mercedes ML-Class
2009 Mercedes ML320 BlueTec
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00185 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00147 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00147 base money factor
2009 Mercedes ML350
24-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00120 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00094 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00094 base money factor
2009 Mercedes ML350 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00120 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00067 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00067 base money factor
2009 Mercedes ML550
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00220 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00280 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00280 base money factor
2009 Mercedes ML63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00120 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00052 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00052 base money factor
My Take: The rates for the 09 Acura TSX should not have changed from May. If they do, I will update this post with the new rates. I’m not seeing any rebates of any kind, but invoice price shouldn’t be difficult to attain in area with strong competition. If you opt for the Tech model, you can probably access some (or all) of the $1250 dealer cash that’s available on that model. I expect TSX leases to improve slightly since the 2010 model should in showrooms by now.
My Take: Here are the RX350’s lease rates for you Lexus RX lovers. I think the MF is a bit high, so you may want to wait a little bit to see if it drops down the road. Eventhough this is a 2010 model, you may be able to get some discounts off MSRP. Below invoice, however, is probably unlikely.
My Take: If we are talking straight up lease rates, then the X6 5.0i has the best combination of money factor and residual for all Xs. To answer