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2013 Mercedes-Benz Lease Rates – March 2013

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Oddly enough, MB decided to raise the residual and drop the money factors this month, effectively making February worse than January and March. That’s a slightly odd strategic approach, but who I am to question their thought process. Anyway, I’m really eager to see what the numbers on the CLA will look like once it comes out. If they don’t look too bad, I just might switch out my Sonata by year-end. I have been increasingly disappointed with my Hyundai over the last couple of months. Last Friday, after I parked my car, the dashboard kept flashing and beeping saying that I did not have my keys with me (they were in my pocket). I had to restart the car and shut it off again in order to turn off the headlights and lock my doors. The car has 20,000 miles and is less than two years old…go figure.

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2013 Mercedes C300 4matic Sport 4dr Sedan
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00087 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes C250 Sport 4dr Sedan
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00120 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes C250 2dr Coupe
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes C350 2dr Coupe
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00150 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes C350 4matic 2dr Coupe
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes CL550 4matic 2dr Coupe
36 Month – Residual 50% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes CLS550 4matic 4dr Sedan
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes E350 Sport 4matic 4dr Sedan
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00121 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes E350 2dr Coupe
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes E350 4matic 2dr Coupe
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes E350 2dr Convertible
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes G550 4matic
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes GLK350 4matic
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00112 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes GL450 4matic
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes ML350 4matic
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes S550 4matic
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00139 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes SLK350 Convertible
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

2013 Mercedes SL550 Convertible
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00160 Base Rate

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2013 Infiniti Lease Rates – March 2013

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IFS updated their lease rates for March. Residuals have gone UP for several models. Unfortunately, the MFs have gone up as well. Nevertheless, I believe that the payments will not change too dramatically. Remember that the production of the G37 sedan it’s nearing it’s end and will be replaced by the Q50. If you don’t like how the Q50 looks, you probably have about 5 months to snag a G37.

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2013 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00148 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00042 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00033 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00042 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI FX37 AWD
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00089 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00145 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00024 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00024 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00034 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00024 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00032 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00033 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00064 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2013 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00090Base Rate

2013 INFINITI JX35 AWD
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00104 Base Rate

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2013 Volkswagen Lease Rates – March 2013

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UPDATE: VW has revised their lease rates. Please note the changes below.

VW rates updated for March. It’s dropped a little bit compared to last month. I anticipate numbers to remain the same through April, with updates rates rolling in May. As always, I will update numbers if things change.

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2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 48% of MSRP – .00012 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.5L S W/ APPEARANCE AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00020 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN EOS KOMFORT AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00018 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00036 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00027 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN SE AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00002 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GLI SEDAN AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON S AT
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00016 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VR6 SPORT
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00013 Base Rate

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2013 BMW Lease Rates – March 2013

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March numbers look exactly the same as February numbers. I suspect the loyalty cash should still be in effect. USAA folks also qualify for additional cash incentives.

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2013 BMW 128i Coupe
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 128i Convertible
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 135i Coupe
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 135i Convertible
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 328i Coupe
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 328xi Coupe
36 Month – Residual 63% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 328i Convertible
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335i Coupe
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335is Coupe
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335xi Coupe
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335i Convertible
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335is Convertible
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 328i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 328i Sedan xDrive
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 335i Sedan xDrive
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW M3 Coupe
36 Month – Residual 59% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW M3 Convertible
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 528i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 528i xDrive Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2012 BMW 535i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 535i xDrive Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 550i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 550i xDrive Sedan
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 550i GT xDrive Sedan
36 Month – Residual 62% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 650i Coupe
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2013 BMW 650i Convertible
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2013 BMW 740i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 740Li Sedan
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 750i Sedan
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 750i xDrive Sedan
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 750li Sedan
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW 750li xDrive Sedan
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW Z4 sDrive28i
36 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW Z4 sDrive35i
36 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW Z4 sDrive35is
36 Month – Residual 64% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X1 xDrive28i SUV
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i SUV
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X3 xDrive35i SUV
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium SUV
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d Diesel SUV
36 Month – Residual 51% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Sport Activity SUV
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X5 xDrive50i SUV
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X5 M SUV
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00130Base Rate

2013 BMW X6 xDrive35i Crossover
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X6 xDrive50i Crossover
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00130 Base Rate

2013 BMW X6 M Crossover
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

2013 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00090 Base Rate

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2013 Nissan Lease Rates – February 2013

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Nissan went through and made some changes to their lease rates again this. I am seeing some reductions in MF for a good number of models, while others get a bump in Residual. Not too bad if you ask me. In addition, there seems to be some customer and lease cash for cars like the 2013 Altima S. This is probably one of the better February months I’ve seen in quite some time.

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2013 NISSAN LEAF 5DR HATCHBACK SV
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00003 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0S CVT
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00043 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00157 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN JUKE 2WD S AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00074 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN MURANO AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00119 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN ROGUE AWD S
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00052 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4WD
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00134 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN CUBE 5DR WAGON S CVT
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00200 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN S
36 Month – Residual 60% of MSRP – .00072 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN MAXIMA S
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00063 Base Rate

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE S CVT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00020 Base Rate

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2013 Hyundai Lease Rates – February 2013

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Hyundai has not changed the rates from January. Many incentives are available, specially for the Sonata (we are talking Loyalty, Conquest, Military and College Grad).

On the VW post, I alluded to the fact that my Sonata has not held up too well in terms of interior wear and tear. The car is about 22 months old and it has had it’s shares of squeaks and scratches. The interior materials are not horrible, but I have a huge issue with the steering wheel. The Sonata’s steering wheel composed of leather, soft-touch plastic and a “grippy” rubberized surface near the steering controls (hands-free and the trip computer buttons). This rubberized surface is very prone to scratching, which makes it a very bad material to use on a place where nearly 100% of the time, you hands, nails & rings must make contact with it. As you can imagine, mine has its fair share of scuffs and it is really unsightly. Apparently, I am not the only person experiencing this. Mine looks pretty close to the one posted on those forums. It is likely that this will be my last Hyundai for a while.

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2013 HYUNDAI AZERA SEDAN
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00136 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS 3.8L V6
36 Month – Residual 54% of MSRP – .00132 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT AWD
36 Month – Residual 58% of MSRP – .00119 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS AT
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00081 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT SEDAN GLS AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00081 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE 2.0T AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00110Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS AT
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00067 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 2.0T
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00109 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED 2.0T
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00146 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON AWD GLS
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00053 Base Rate

2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER COUPE AT
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00033 Base Rate

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2013 Volkswagen Lease Rates – February 2013

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February lease rates have changed from January. Unusual, but not completely unexpected. VW usually has decent late Winter/early Spring deals, which is reflected in the low money factors of many of their models.

On an unrelated note. I am driving the last 100 miles on the wife’s Jetta and I have to say, I’m going to miss it. It’s been fairly reliable and the interior has withstood the test of time, unlike my Sonata (will talk more about that in the future). VW builds pretty solid cars and I am definitely not opposed to leasing or buying another one down the road.

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2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT PLUS AT
36 Month – Residual 49% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.5L S W/ APPEARANCE AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00019 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN EOS KOMFORT AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .0009 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 Month – Residual 52% of MSRP – .00036 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00054 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN S AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN SE AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00006Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN GLI SEDAN AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00010 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON S AT
36 Month – Residual 53% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VR6 SPORT
36 Month – Residual 45% of MSRP – .00001 Base Rate

2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
36 Month – Residual 56% of MSRP – .00006 Base Rate

2012 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN S
36 Month – Residual 41% of MSRP – .00151 Base Rate

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2013 Volvo Lease Rates – February 2013

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Here are the February numbers for Volvos. The incentives and lease rates look unchanged from January.

$400 Dealer cash on C-30
$500 Dealer cash on C-70
$750 Volvo Allowance on S-60 plus $400 Dealer Cash
$1,000 Volvo Allowance on S-80 plus $500 Dealer Cash
$500 Volvo Allowance on XC-60 plus $500 Dealer Cash
$500 Volvo Allowance on XC-70 plus $500 Dealer Cash
$1,000 Volvo Allowance on XC-90 plus $550 Dealer Cash

$1,000 Owner Loyalty on S-60, S-80, XC-60, XC-90
$500 Owner Loyalty on C-30, C70, XC-70

For those of you who are unaware, the C30 is being terminated so snag them up while you can.

Lease rates was made available by the good folks at North Point Volvo & Rman. If you are in or near the Alpharetta, GA area and looking for a Volvo, please give them a call.

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2013 C30 T-5 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65% | .000115 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .000115 base money factor

2013 C30 T-5 R-Design Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63% | .000115 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .000115 base money factor

2013 C70 T-5 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00038 base money factor

2013 S60 T-5 Premier
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55%| .00001 base money factor

2013 S60 T-5 AWD Premier
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55%| .00033 base money factor

2013 S60 T-5 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00001 base money factor

2013 S60 T-5 AWD Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00033 base money factor

2013 S60 T-6 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 63%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00033 base money factor

2013 S60 T-6 R-design Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00033 base money factor

2013 S80 3.2 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 51%| .00004 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual .41% | .000018 base money factor

2013 S80 T-6 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 50%| .00094 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .000102 base money factor

2013 XC-60 T-6 R-design Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 64%| .00005 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 51%| .00040 base money factor

2013 XC-60 T-6 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 66%| .00005 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00040 base money factor

2013 XC-60 3.2 AWD Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00025 base money factor

2013 XC-60 3.2 FWD Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00001 base money factor

2013 XC-70 3.2 AWD Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 68%| .00115 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00115 base money factor

2013 XC-70 T-6 Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 65%| .00115 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00115 base money factor

2013 XC-90 3.2 AWD Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00027 base money factor

2013 XC-90 3.2 FWD Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 56%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00027 base money factor

2013 XC-90 3.2 AWD R-Design Premier Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 59%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 50% | .00027 base money factor

2013 XC-90 3.2 FWD R-Design Premium Plus
24-month | 15k miles | residual 57%| .00001 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00027 base money factor