My Take: It has become pretty clear that MB does not want their cars back within 24 months anymore, so their best leases are going for either 36 months or 48. For the E-Class this month, you’ll notice that the 24-month leases have gotten hit with a 2% residual value drop while the 36 and the 48 month rates have stayed pretty much the same as last month. You will also notice a slight increase in the money factor (.00014) for the 4matic sedans. My recommendation would be to do a “Lease-to-Buy” on the E350 Lux or Sport, no money down, just inception fees. Another thing is to keep in mind is that they have redesigned the E-Class for the 2010 model year, I don’t have to tell you what that means.
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| At Invoice | At MSRP | |||||
| Make/Model | Invoice | MSRP | 36-month | 48-month | 36-month | 48-month |
| 09 Mercedes E350 Luxury | $50,351 | $54,075 | $765* | $633** | $870* | $711** |
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 E-Class
2009 Mercedes E320 BlueTec
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00350 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00285 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00285 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E350 Luxury
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00075 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00018 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00018 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E350 Luxury 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00090 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00044 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00044 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E350 Sport
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00075 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00018 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 35% | .00018 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E350 Sport 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 47% | .00090 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00044 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00044 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E550
24-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00075 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00018 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00018 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E550 4matic
24-month | 15k miles | residual 41% | .00430 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00395 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 33% | .00395 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E63 AMG
24-month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00225 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 43% | .00225 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 36% | .00225 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 29% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E350 4matic Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00090 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00030 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00030 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00395 base money factor
2009 Mercedes E63 4matic Wagon
24-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00430 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00395 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 32% | .00395 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 28% | .00395 base money factor
My Take: For the most part, the 3-series base rate went up on the sedans and M3s while the residuals stayed unchanged for most of them. If I were in the market for a 3-series right now, I would just consider the coupes. However, if I really need a sedan, I would probably have to live with either the $1000 Loyalty Bonus Cash or the Conquest Cash (not sure what that is though). Another alternative is to go with the 0.9% financing for 60 months. Seriously, 0.9% APR beats any lease deal going on right now so you might always explore the “joys” of ownership. LOL. I don’t really feel like estimating payments on the 328i or the 335i this month, so just go to 
My Take: GTi rates looks pretty decent. The residual is fairly low, but so is the money factor. As a matter of fact, it is actually lower than their lowest APR for purchase financing. So leasing, is probably the cheaper option. I’ve always had a soft sport for the GTi, but the honeycomb grill needs to go. They should go with the chrome-nose that the Jettas and R32s have to keep things in the VW family more uniform. Anyway, not a bad lease-to-buy candidate, if that’s what you want. The lowest financing APR available is 3.9% for up to 36 months. There are two cash rebates for customers this month, a loyalty one worth $500 and a $1000 for any customer financing with VW. The Loyalty rebate expires tomorrow and the $1000 customer cash expires on 5/4/2009.
My Take: Yup, you guessed it! I’m just trying to amuse myself by doing some payment estimates on the Nissan GT-R. Don’t expect this car to go for invoice price since it’s a limited production vehicle. Another thing to note is that the 2010 GTR gets a $4000 bump in base price, so don’t expect things to get cheaper any time soon. Surprisingly enough, the residual is fairly strong. Unsurprisingly enough, the money factors stink. Gotta make money somehow, right?
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.