My Take: Some old thing, different month. The only noticeable change is the 60-month term, where the money factor drops from 0.00395 to 0.00385. My recommendation is to pass on this, but if you are really in need of the E-Class and simply can’t live without one right now, wait until the very end of the month and try to get as close to invoice as possible. Avoid sale events (such as Labor Day) since the busier a dealership is, the less likely they are to cut you a nice deal.
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2010 Mercedes E-Class
2010 Mercedes E350 Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 62% | .00382 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 57% | .00347 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 48% | .00347 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 40% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E350 Luxury Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E350 Luxury 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E350 Sport Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E350 Sport 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 61% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 56% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 45% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 37% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E550 Coupe
24-month | 15k miles | residual 60% | .00390 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 55% | .00347 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 46% | .00347 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 38% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E550 Luxury Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E550 Luxury 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E550 Sport Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00315 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00270 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00270 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor
2010 Mercedes E550 Sport 4MATIC Sedan
24-month | 15k miles | residual 58% | .00304 base money factor
36-month | 15k miles | residual 53% | .00259 base money factor
48-month | 15k miles | residual 42% | .00259 base money factor
60-month | 15k miles | residual 34% | .00385 base money factor
UPDATE: G37 lease rates updated. IFS modified the money factor and residual on some of their trims (such as the G37 convertible) to make it more attractive.
My Take: If this month’s RDX lease were a vaccum, it would out perform my Dyson DC17. That’s how much it sucks. I am not even sure MSDs can safe this deal from looking as horrendous as it does. Here’s a quick rating for you based on a 36-month/15k mile lease, using invoice as the sale price…1.46 or a BAD Rating. Remember that I am assuming that the dealer would actually sell it at invoice. That’s $2587 off MSRP. Feel free to take a pass on the RDX this month.
My Take: I am very surprised to see how crummy the residual values are for the VW CC. I know production has probably ended on the 2009 models, but still, we’re talking 40s on a 36-month lease! Sure, the money factor does help, but I’m not sure if it really helps much. A quick crunching of numbers gives the CC Luxury (using TMV price as the sale price) a 1.34 rating on my lease calculator. That puts it in the “AVERAGE” range. Basically, you gotta knock off about $5000 of the MSRP this month in order to get this into the GOOD DEAL range. I don’t think that’s likely to happen. The Sport is even worse, getting a 1.41 using TMV as sale price (TMV is actually lower than invoice). Anyway, I’m not going to recommend the CC this month as a lease. Way too much for way too little.
My Take: ES350 lease rates look pretty decent. Money factor is pretty low so you know you won’t be getting nailed with a lot of financing charges. Residual is a bit low too, but certainly not a surprise since we’ve already begun the 2nd half of the year. Invoice price should be attainable in most areas with decent competition since this car is probably nearing end of production (or possibly already ended production). I’m not going to say much about the IS C because it is clearly too soon to be talking about this car.
UPDATE: Found the Grand Touring lease rates and the rest of the 48-month numbers. My Take: There is $2000 in lease cash available on the CX-9 right now, which makes this lease pretty decent since the money factor is rather low. Mazda seems to be clearancing the 2009 CX-9s in order to make room for the 2010s, so you can probably get invoice+lease cash fairly easily. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were to milk some more off the price tag.
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