2011-2012 Infiniti Lease Rates – July 2011

Published 2011/07/072011/07/11 by G

IFS drop the residual values for many of their 2011 models this month. To compensate, money factors were also decreased. On average, the residual drop has been about 2%, which isn’t too bad. The bad news is that the EX got smacked with a whopping 4% drop in residual value. What IFS didn’t do was drop the MF enough to offset that loss due to depreciation. What IFS did do was throw two cash rebates at the car ($500 and $2000) to sweeten the lease. One is loyalty lease cash ($500) and the other is dealer cash ($2000) which can be used on a lease. For most non-IFS customers only the dealer cash will apply.

$3500 cash incentive is for any remaining 2010 model. $1000 is available for 2011 models. Calculations below should still apply.

1.9% financing is available for all 2011 Infiniti models for those of you looking to buy instead. G sedans and coupe only get about $1000 in incentives.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
MSRP – $46,645
Sale Price – $41,285
Monthly – $495+ tax
RWG Rating – 92.6

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2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE IPL AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00067 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G25 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00091 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00058 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00083 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 SEDAN SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00058 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00086 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 COUPE SPORT MANUAL
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00072 base money factor

2011 INFINITI EX35 AWD JOURNEY
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00072 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX35 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00076 base money factor

2011 INFINITI FX50 AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 49% | .00086 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00146 base money factor

2011 INFINITI G37 CONVERTIBLE SPORT 6MT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00146 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M37 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00138 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M56 SEDAN X AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00174 base money factor

2012 INFINITI M35H SEDAN HYBRID
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00146 base money factor

2011 INFINITI QX56 4WD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 54% | .00220 base money factor

2011-12 Hyundai Lease Rates – July 2011

Published 2011/07/072011/07/07 by G

Looks like the 2012 Elantra is selling for “over sticker” price right now. No surprise there, the car has been selling quite well since it’s introduction, with very little discount (if any) from most dealers. The 2012 Sonata numbers don’t look too bad either. I doubt you will get much of a discount since the car is so new. Nevertheless, great things happening at Hyundai. The car is well engineered and a pleasure to drive (after all, I have one). The company looks to be poised for increased sales in the coming years, which should translate to better lease/purchase incentives for us in the near future.

You can check out Hyundai Sales Performance, HERE.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 Elantra GLS AT
MSRP – $15,955
Sale Price – $16,195
Monthly – $197+ tax
RWG Rating – 83.2

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2012 Accent GLS AT
36-month | 12k miles | residual 62% | .00107 base money factor

2012 Elantra GLS AT
36-month | 12k miles | residual 66% | .00150 base money factor

2012 Sonata GLS AT
36-month | 12k miles | residual 59% | .00083 base money factor

2012 Sonata SE 2.0
36-month | 12k miles | residual 60% | .00120 base money factor

2012 Genesis 4dr 3.8
36-month | 12k miles | residual 61% | .00199 base money factor

2011 Genesis 2dr 2.0
36-month | 12k miles | residual 60% | .00184 base money factor

2011 Veracruz FWD GLS
36-month | 12k miles | residual 48% | .00077 base money factor

2011 Tucson FWD GLS
36-month | 12k miles | residual 57% | .00168 base money factor

2011 Equus Signature
36-month | 12k miles | residual 49% | .00085 base money factor

2011 Elantra Touring GLS
36-month | 12k miles | residual 57% | .00155 base money factor

2011-12 Acura Lease Rates – July 2011

Published 2011/07/07 by G

Nothing too exciting here. The RDX got a nice MF reduction (without a residual penalty), making it more “lease-able”. The rest of the models had to drop the MF due to a 1% drop in residual, making it about the same as last month.

Now some good news on the TL. Acura is providing some REALLY great financing options PLUS $1000 dealer cash and two Dealer Bonus Cash ($750 and $500). There are some restrictions on this, so be sure to read the fine print. Here is a link to Edmunds’ Acura Incentives Page. Remember, this is DEALER CASH not CUSTOMER CASH, so in most cases it’s used at DEALER’s discretion.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2012 ACURA TL BASE
MSRP – $36,490
Sale Price – $32,567 ($1000 dealer cash applied)
Monthly – $380+ tax
RWG Rating – 94.0

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2011 ACURA MDX BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00103 base money factor

2011 ACURA RDX AWD BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00097 base money factor

2011 ACURA RL BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00190 base money factor

2012 ACURA TL BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00170 base money factor

2012 ACURA TL SH-AWD BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00170 base money factor

2011 ACURA TSX 4DR SEDAN AT BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 59% | .00092 base money factor

2011 ACURA ZDX BASE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00085 base money factor

2011-12 Nissan Lease Rates – July 2011

Published 2011/07/07 by G

2012 model seem to have some lease support this month. That means high residuals and reasonably low money factors. Special thanks to Kevin L for providing a list of rates for Nissan cars. The good news is that the list has numbers for all six lease terms, rates for their SignatureOne lease program PLUS minimum credit requirements for each credit tier. The bad news is that the list missing numbers for the 370Z and the GT-R and it has no information on any available rebates. You can see this list on my Facebook page.

Below, you will find few of the numbers from Kevin’s list. Please note that 39-month terms suffer a 1% drop in residual, but the money factor remains the same. I am really like the numbers for the Maxima, Altima and SPECIALLY the Sentra SE-R Spec V right now.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

June Calculation
2011 NISSAN MAXIMA SV Premium
MSRP – $38,510
Sale Price – $33,622
Monthly – $358+ tax
RWG Rating – 102.0

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2011 NISSAN MAXIMA SV Premium
36 month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00022 base money factor

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN 3.5SR
36 month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00081 base money factor

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 3.5SR
36 month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00194 base money factor

2011 NISSAN MURANO LE
36 month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00041 base money factor

2011 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 4×4
36 month | 15k miles | residual 44% | .00003 base money factor

2011 NISSAN ROGUE Krom AWD
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00154 base money factor

2011 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R Spec V
36 month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00003 base money factor

2011 NISSAN TITAN SV KC 4×4
36 month | 15k miles | residual 39% | .00049 base money factor

2011 NISSAN VERSA 1.8 SL HB
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00003 base money factor

2011 NISSAN XTERRA S 4×4 AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 51% | .00078 base money factor

2011-12 Volkswagen Lease Rates – July 2011

Published 2011/07/072011/07/07 by G

The numbers are in! I know I got a bunch of comments to answer. I haven’t had much time since work has been hectic and I have been trying to recover from a cold.

In any case, here are the numbers! In my opinion, the numbers look kind of mediocre. Take the CC for example, I like the MF drop but the sale price in my area got jacked up by about $1000 according to TrueCar. That pretty much blows up the deal for me. Unless a few thousands can be shaved on the sale price, last month’s 39-month was better (see calculations below). 2011 models suffered some residual value drops, but some of these models also got a big MF reduction. This should help keep payment low. There are a few exceptions, the Tiguan, Routan and Touareg MFs jumped a bit.

More lease rates for other brands to come! If you are waiting for a comment, please hang in there. I will reply to you as soon as all the numbers I have get posted.

Thanks!

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

June Calculation
2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT (39-month)
MSRP – $30,435
Sale Price – $28,221
Monthly – $332+ tax
RWG Rating – 90.2

July Calculation
2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT (36-month)
MSRP – $30,435
Sale Price – $27,221 ($1250 + $750 rebates)
Monthly – $333+ tax
RWG Rating – 90.7

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2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00057 base money factor

2012 VOLKSWAGEN EOS KOMFORT AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00027 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00022 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2DR HATCHBACK AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00122 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEDAN S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 52% | .00062 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON S AT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00138 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN S
36 month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00052 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN S 4MOTION
36 month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00079 base money factor

2011 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VR6 SPORT
36 month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00091 base money factor

2011-12 Mercedes Benz Lease Rates – July 2011

Published 2011/07/05 by G

MB residual remain steady for the most part. One notable change is the Ml350 gets a slight reduction in money factor. 2012 SLK seems to have pretty good lease rates for a 2012 model. Sale price may be a problem since the car is so new. Edmunds has not released any incentive information for MBs this month so you will have to check with your dealer to see if there is any cash or special financing available. Overall, not a lot of changes this month.

For those shopping for the entry model C300s, the lease rates are exactly the same as last month. My best local price is only about 5% off MSRP (accourding to TrueCar), but it looks like NE customers can get up to 10%. That’s a pretty high big range if you ask me. With that in mind, I would probably find out what your best local price is via TrueCar, but start your negotiation from about 10%-11% and cap it at your best local TrueCar sale price.

FYI – I do have residuals for 30, 42 and 54 lease. MB is pitching 33 month lease rates, which I do not have. If you need these unusual terms, leave me a message and I will share them with it. I would post them, but that just takes way too long.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 Mercedes C300 Sport (48-month)
MSRP – $34,865
Sale Price – $33,146
Monthly – $376+ Tax
RWG Rating – 90.0

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2011 Models

2011-12 Volvo Lease Rates – June 2011

Published 2011/06/22 by G

Special thanks to Matt for providing me with such a complete list of Volvo lease rates! I am very thankful for those of you who help me out by sending me lease rates. It really makes my life easier, so I greatly appreciate all the help!

Looking over the numbers, some models look quite promising. The C30 seems okay, the C70 looks pretty good and the S80 shows some promise. SoCal discounts are around 8-9% off MSRP for the C30, 10% for the C70 and about 11% for the S80. Keep in mind that these are for the 2011 models. Since 2012 are out for some of these cars, your choices for a 2011 may be more limited. I am personally digging the C70 because the residual is relatively high (for a Volvo) and the money factor breaks down to only 1.15% in interest. Tack on a big 10% discount and you get a 90+ RWG rating, which is pretty rare for Volvos.

On a different note, the S40 will be pulled from the US market next year. The same goes for the V50. Volvo cites that “Americans haven’t learned to love small cars” as the reason for pulling out. I’m thinking it’s more like “We simply cannot complete with an inferior product”. The entry-level luxury segment is ultra competitive and there are better and cheaper options out there. A loaded S40 with moonroof will run you about $36k MSRP and I’m not even talking R-Design. Can anyone think of better options at this price range? I know I can.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 C70 T-5
MSRP – $40,825
Sale Price – $36,878
Monthly – $440+ tax
RWG Rating – 91.6

For Dealer Quotes, CLICK HERE.

2011 Mercedes-Benz Lease Rates – June 2011

Published 2011/06/20 by G

There has been a drop in residual, but nothing too significant (about 1% on 36-month leases). Another bit of bad news is that it seems MB has jacked up the sale prices recently. I’m seeing only a 5% discount off MSRP on the C300 Sport here in SoCal (based on TrueCar numbers). Last month was more like 14%. Not sure what changed, but I can’t see how this can hold up in the long run. 2012 models should be arriving later this year, so I’m hopeful that sale prices will improve.

Remember that when it comes to Mercedes-Benz, the 48-month lease usually yields lower monthly payments. However, sometimes, MBFS will introduce a 27-month lease that is a pretty good deal too. Be sure to check with your dealer to see if that’s available.

Here is a sample calculation based on TrueCar’s Southern California sale price and do not include local taxes. Please note that your dealer calculations may vary due to local fees/taxes.

2011 Mercedes C300 Sport (48-month)
MSRP – $34,865
Sale Price – $33,146
Monthly – $376+ Tax
RWG Rating – 90.0

For Dealer Quotes, CLICK HERE.

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2011-2012 Infiniti Lease Rates – July 2011

2011-12 Hyundai Lease Rates – July 2011

2011-12 Acura Lease Rates – July 2011

2011-12 Nissan Lease Rates – July 2011

2011-12 Volkswagen Lease Rates – July 2011

2011-12 Mercedes Benz Lease Rates – July 2011

2011-12 Volvo Lease Rates – June 2011

2011 Mercedes-Benz Lease Rates – June 2011