I’ve never leased a vehicle before but have been on this forum on-and-off and reading through post. This is the first stab just getting something to leave with and to look at. I’m hoping some of you guys and take a look and let me know what you think.
Mercedes AMG C43 with 12k mileage
MSRP: $71,445
Selling Price: $69,445
Acq Fee: $995
Adj Cap Cost: $70,440
Total Annual Fees: $186.50
Total Initial Fees: $676
Total Sales Tax: $2,619
Lease end value: $40,723.65
MF: .00130
Residual: 57%
$1905.21 DAS
Monthly payment with tax: $1042.71
I live in Florida and our state tax is 6.5% and our county tax is 1% or a total of 7.5%. Let me know if there’s any more info needed from me. Thanks in advance!
That’s a lot of money for a $71k car. C43 leases aren’t great to begin with but I don’t feel like this is even competitive. You can’t expect to get it at 1% but I would push for <$1k payments with $0 DAS.
For a base model that sounds accurate but I really don’t think that’s attainable on $70-80k C43s if you sign and drive, unless you really grind it out and find the one
Thanks for this advice and it’s a really informative site to give anyone an idea for where you can land on lease payments. I’ve looked on swapalease before and knew that $1k payment was high. I’m wanting to know what numbers I’ve listed are negotiable so that I can be armed with the right information when I go back to the dealer. My goal is to be under $750 per month with $0 down.
I just leased one, sticker was 66k, sold for 58k they marked up the mf to 0.00135 vs the 0.0009 and marked up the acquisition fee a few hundred, was strange as they reduced the selling price when I complained on the mf and fees. I also had a 1k coupon to reduce the due at signing plus did msd.
End result was ~$620/month plus tax with 1.5k due at signing (fees etc) for 36/12. Rolling the 1.5k in its $660/month with nothing at signing.
I wasn’t specifically thinking another Mercedes model, although standard C300s seem to go for 300-400. I was more thinking 340i / M3. Those go for 400-500 / 750-850 (roughly). S4 goes for 600 or so.
They also have some crazy tech limitations even on the 2018 C and GLC where you can have the built in Comand Nav system OR Android Auto/Carplay, but not both so you better be sure what you want. And they’re both extra of course
Obviously the above is less of an issue with a lease car as it’s a short term thing but thought some of that might help you.
