Okay, war story time.
For the veterans and/or the brokers, what was your best lease hack ever? Could be a flip for equity or crazy low payment, amazing car or cheap set of wheels?
Has been fun to read old posts about some of the deals gone by and wondering for those who do this a lot the one you’re most proud of.
The days of $800-$900 i8’s were pretty sweet
First car I ever leased changed my life and motivated me to become a broker here.
I would do this hack if I could do more than one employee lease at a time, but a $90k Cayenne Hybrid for around $500/mo is an amazing deal. I suppose a barebones one could be had for closer to $400/mo.
I should have done this one too but an R8 RWD was around $900/mo for a $160k MSRP. That would have been my first “big” car payment at the time and I was too scared to do it back then since I had an engagement ring and wedding to pay for.
I spent maybe $5000 including insurance to drive a $175k i8 roadster for a year. In retrospect I shouldn’t have sold it after the year, but had no clue that covid would affect the market the way it has.
My lease hacks are like children: it’s impossible to pick a favorite. At least thats what I tell myself!
2017 340i m sport 58k msrp ~$350 per month pretax 1st month das. Those were the days.
$158/month with $700 down for a $51k 2018 BMW 328d
Shamelessly tooting my own horn here…
Feels like years ago…
In all seriousness… In order of importance to me, not necessarily how good they were:
2016 Chevy Malibu LT, 30k MSRP 39/12K $176/mo w/ $1900 DAS (My first real “hack”)
2020 Jeep Gladiator, 44k MSRP 42/10K $297/mo, $297 DAS $396/$396 DAS with negative equity rolled in)
2020 Chevy Bolt LT 40k MSRP 36/10K $624 One Pay Lease (After state rebate)
2020 Chevy Bolt Premier 44k MSRP 36/10K Free $0 One Pay Lease (After State Rebate)
2018 Chevy Volt LT 38k MSRP 36/15K $8,300 One Pay
2018 GMC Acadia $38k MSRP 36/15K $296/mo $0 DAS ($379/mo $0 DAS including negative equity rolled in)
Obviously biased but the 2017 F-Type deals that many of us cashed in on were my favorite hack in forum history. The F-Type is both an enthusiast’s car and a total looker.
We’ve scored plenty of dirt cheap deals here — even some that have turned out profitable — but from the perspective of best driving experience for bottom dollar, the F-Type takes the cake for me.
The $54 a month BMW i3 by @HN308 is, in my opinion, the true epic hack of this community. If I recall, it even got press coverage.
$1650 one pay 2017 Chevrolet Equinox 24/10k
2017 f-type convertible $516 month tax in $1300 due at signing 33/10k by the way both were done in South Florida dealers one of the SHADIEST dealer state in USA 
If you count the $ I got from GM for the bolt recall, I’d have to say my Bolt LT (40k MSRP):
Total cost is -$183/m for 36m
I forgot all about that… I had my Bolt LT for about 20 months and GM effectively paid me $202/mo to drive it after I got the repurchase settlement!
And what’s crazy about this is it was before the NJ EV rebate.
these posts make me cry
Ohh and one more… 2018 bmw x2 $253 a month tax in $1k due at signing 24/10k for my sister
This is going to be a fun thread.
Best lease price hacks:
Best lease flip:
2021 Camaro LT1 manual - $39k MSRP
$269/mo incl. 6% tax, $369 DAS
Sold it after 3 months for $3000 over payoff (should have waited until summer, didn’t know COVID market in 2021 was going to be that nutz)