Posts in Leasing 101

Bank Acquisition Fees. What to Expect.

Here is a partial list of bank acquisition fees. If you have leased with a brand or bank that’s not listed here, please share with[…]

Estimating Your Payments with the RWG Calculator

Any savvy lessee can tell you that the key to getting a good lease is “knowledge”. If you don’t know how to estimate payments, you[…]

Trading-In Your Lease

Despite being a base model coupe, my ’08 G37 has been by far, the finest vehicle I have ever leased. As I detailed and prepared[…]

How to Measure the Tread Depth on Your Tires

At the end of every lease, the inspection company that comes out to check your vehicle will no doubt check your tires tread depth. Here[…]

Turning In the 2007 Acura TSX

Last month, I had my scheduled turn-in inspection with a  company called SGS Automotive Services. They sent an inspector out to my office (I pre-scheduled this[…]

The Dealer Holdback Revisited

If you don’t know what Holdbacks are, you may want to revisit my previous post regarding this subject. You may not always tap into it,[…]

Selling Your Lease

Situation: Mrs. B decides she wants a new car.  But must do so without loosing money on current lease. Current Lease: 2007 VW Jetta GLI[…]

Lease-to-Buy

If you are a RIDE with G regular, you have probably heard me talk about “lease-to-buy” numerous times, specially when it comes to Mercedes-Benz models.[…]