So these cars have fallen out of popularity and since car2go is now moving onto 4 DR MB And they no longer make gas powered smarts, I was wondering if there were any good stories of leases out there? Examples? And why the Community as a whole hasn’t had any threads on this car? I’m in the NYC Area so this car is still appealing to me.
This is off of the website, but I’m sure Hackers can do better than this.
MY2017 smart fortwo electric drive coupe
$129/mo. For 36 months lease
Available only to qualified customers through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services at participating dealers through April 2, 2018. Not everyone will qualify. Advertised 36 months lease payment based on MSRP of $24,550 less the suggested dealer contribution resulting in a total gross capitalized cost of $24,312. Dealer contribution may vary and could affect your actual lease payment. Includes Destination Charge. Excludes title, taxes, registration, license fees, insurance, dealer prep and additional options. Total monthly payments equal $4,644. Cash due at signing includes $999 capitalized cost reduction, $295 acquisition fee and first month’s lease payment of $129. No security deposit required. Total payments equal $5,938. At lease end, lessee pays for any amounts due under the lease, any official fees and taxes related to the scheduled termination, excess wear and use plus $0.25/mile over 22,500 miles, and $395 vehicle turn-in fee. Purchase option at lease end for $11,784 plus taxes (and any other fees and charges due under the applicable lease agreement) in example shown. Subject to credit approval. Specific vehicles are subject to availability and may have to be ordered. See participating dealer for details.
Special lease rates may not be reflected in lease calculator prices shown on smartUSA.com. Please see your dealer for final pricing.
I think this comes down to a topic I was thinking of posting. Is it really a good deal to get an awesome lease on a really bad car? For example, I put my wife in a S400hybrid at $535 a month with 24mos and $1500 drive off then an E400Hybrid at $267 same structure. Had nothing but continuous problems, was it worth it? We had really nice loaners.
LMAO, “we had really nice loaners” has to be factored in the deal as well no? Yea, the market for this car was supposed to really make this brand take off, price, MPG and practicality really took them out. But hey if they’re willing to give me a great lease I’ll take it.
They need these cars for CAFE offsets. As for the loaners, yes, I never went over mileage on my leases.
How can something that was never popular fall out of popularity …?
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Somehow Mercedes slashed 2/3 of the Smart dealerships. The closest one is 75 miles away from me. They wanted me to go in but I refused to as it is too far. They finally gave me a rough ballpark figure of $2000 down and $200 a month for a 26K MSRP car. I just laughed and said I will think about it.
I was only considering it because I only need a commuter car and I figure I can use the car to offset the $595 disposal fee from my current lease. I guess it is cheaper to eat that than to buy this Smart car 
Don’t you know sarcasm when you hear it?