My Take: Congrats to those who were able to get super cheap 24mo leases on the Gs. Why? because you can’t now! In response to the horrendous financial meltdown we are having here country-wide, it seems that captive banks are shying away from those short-term leasing and sticking with the 36mo and 48mo terms. I’ve picked out the G35 Journey, G35x and the G37 Journey for payment calculations. This doesn’t mean that they lease best, on the contrary, they have the worst residual/mf combo (with the G35x being the exception). The reason I’ve selected them is because they are the more “popular” models. Most people don’t opt for the base model, so no point calculating those. Besides, base models are harder to come by. You may also want to consider the 48 month lease because the residual doesn’t drop too much. The money factor does drop further and your payments are spread out by another 12 months, making your payments cheaper.

			At Invoice			At MSRP
Make/Model	Invoice	MSRP	24-month	36-month	24-month	36-month
08 Infiniti G35 Journey	$30,891	$33,515	$670	$403	$479	$490
08 Infiniti G35 X	$32,769	$35,565	$683	$426	$807	$568
08 Infiniti G37 Journey	$33,595	$36,465	$615	$445	$743	$530

2008 Infiniti G35 Journey Sedan
24 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00098 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00147 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 39% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate

2008 Infiniti G35 X Sedan
24 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00114 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 47% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 41% of MSRP – .00224 Base Rate

2008 Infiniti G37 Journey Coupe
24 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00215 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00194 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00215 Base Rate

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2008 Infiniti G35 Base Sedan
24 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00098 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00147 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate

2008 Infiniti G35 Sport Sedan
24 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00098 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00147 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 40% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate

2008 Infiniti G37 Coupe
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00215 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00194 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00215 Base Rate

2008 Infiniti G37 Sport Coupe
24 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00280 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00215 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00194 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00215 Base Rate

Rates provided by Tarry Shebesta from Leasecompare.com