So i have been pricing up some new leases….if a lease is just too good to be true does that mean the “deal” is full of red flags?? I ask because I received really good numbers on a lease and when I shopped it around I was told that there is no way that deal can be done, that maybe they didnt inclu…

How did your target lease payment/DAS calculations compare?

Wouldn’t be the first time I have seen a dealer offer a financing option that looked like a lease but was actually a balloon loan. Just have to verify everything checks out.

How could I tell if its a balloon loan ?

His post indicates BMW and they have their balloon like products in different states…BMW Select and BMW Owner’s Choice.

So i shopped it at a handful of dealerships and knew I wanted to pay somewhere in mid 400s ..this is a 42 k ish car…..when I got a text from a local dealership they said 0 money and 450 a month so I thoight let me shop it. The next dealer came in better at about 15 less per month so I was feeling co…

Sorry sorry its not bmw. I clicked that by accident. Disregard that.

People genuinely are here to help and you’ve been on here going on 8 years now so I assume you have a good idea how this works…with that being said any reason to not give us a little more context or mystery car information in order to help you?

Sure…I can provide as much info as you need so I can get an understanding I’m no lease hacker professional by any means, I watch what prices are out tbere and take time and research but its that last and final worksheet that im given that gets me nervous, so I backed out last minute which I didnt d…

Learn how to use this to put your own offers together instead of just collecting quotes…will save you a lot of $. [image] LH Calculator and how to use it Wiki One of the more common posts we see here are from people trying to utilize the LH Calculator and stru…

It’s rare to see credit union deals here in general outside of one or two dealers / brokers that utilize them, even more rare in Florida. If it isn’t clear, this is just my observations & not based in hard data. Let’s start with what make & model your targeting? A sky high RV isn’t bad in of itsel…

A lease deal that is too good to be true

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Learn how to use this to put your own offers together instead of just collecting quotes…will save you a lot of $.