Kudos to James and Dave. They have inspired me to create a side-by-side list comparison of the leases I analyze each month. Instead of putting my “stamp” of approval or “recommended leases of the month”, I decide to compile this list and sort them from lowest monthly payment down to the highest. Fact is, everyone’s definition of a “DEAL” is different. Since I don’t have the same “priorities” as other people may have, I decided to just list the prices and models and let you, the readers, figure out what you think it’s worth leasing.
HERE IS “THE LIST” FOR SEPTEMBER 2008
Obviously, the cars in the lower part of the list are the most expensive to lease, so try to stay away from those if you can. However, do consider the MSRP during your decision making process. If you find a car that retails for $40k and is leasing for less than $400 a month, you obviously have a winner.
I decided to keep the cars “stock” since it gets rather complicated when you start adding the options. Not all cars provide the same options, so it would have made for a rather unfair comparison.
The list gets updated regularly so check it often!
Question, comments, suggestions? I’m all ears…errr EYES!
The list is a great idea. Including the MF and residual would help with the “stock” versus option-ed car since it would be easy to see how much manufacturer support is available an each car.
Erik: The residual and MF are listed in separate posts, so I didn’t see a point of being repetitive. Plus I’m working with limited real estate so I opted not to list them. You can find it by using the search feature. I kept everything stock to keep it a fair comparison. Obviously the prices go up from there depending on what options you add.
The list is a great idea. It would be hepful to see a ranking based on the monthly payment to invoice/MSRP price ratio so we can easily see the best deals.
thanks for the feedback Barrack, I’ll try to add that in for next month’s list.