I haven’t read every comment in this thread, but @Bmworporsche, if your question is whether $2k is an attainable payment for either car, get the MF and RV (and incentives, if any) for the term/mileage you want by posting requests in the relevant Edmunds forums.
Then start with the one of the cars and simply choose an MSRP that’s in the ballpark as one that would make you happy, options-wise.
You should be able to estimate everything else except selling price/dealer discount with just a bit of research.
From there, you can run some what-if scenarios on the missing variable (selling price) to see if getting to a $2k payment is a reasonable expectation. If a $2k payment would require a 49% dealer discount, for example, that’s obviously off the table.
Repeat with the second vehicle.
If you need any help with the calculator, there’s a thread with detailed instructions that can help. This was also really helpful to me when I started to research my first lease last year.
After your analysis, if you aren’t sure if a target dealer discount is attainable, post the calculator link and ask the forum a question like this (random example on the discount):
“Do you think I can find a dealer who’s willing to discount an AMG GT by 7-8% from MSRP?”