this one is $5,300 DOWN (das), then $99+tax monthly. As of today, not a bad deal, but I remember people getting this car for $2500 down (DAS), then 99/month.
I leased the 2017 500e from the same place last year for $59/month and only $2,500 DAS (got that back through CVRP so essentially $0 DAS). Pretty sure it was even lower at some point too.
The regular 500 is horrible, except Abarth. The instant torque makes this little one fly like nothing else in it’s class, fun to drive too, easy to park. Especially in Bay Area… parking lot and the roads are smaller around here compare to SoCal. I was skeptical when I first see it too… did a test drive and was hooked!.. Immediately lease one at the time. Also it’s my first EV lol The sound system is good too not important but a good bonus. Go to those drive in movie theater without firing up the engine to cool the cabinets. The only down side is that there’s no fast charging on this car (30 min to 80%+ ) like other EVs.
My 500e was my first EV and also loved it. I live in SF and charged in my driveway. But public EV parking/charging was more available because everyone didn’t have a EV. I agree it was a super fun convenient car to have. I replaced it with a BMW i3 and kinda hated it. I have a large dog and removed the rear seat in the fiat and replaced it with a dog bed and it worked great. The i3 sucked for parking and was just a squirlly on the highways. the doors also sucked in my driveway for getting in and out. hard to believe that i think the 500e worked WAY better for me than the Bmw.