This would be our first lease and I’m more excited at the prospect of dealer negotiations than the car (well, the car’s for my better half so…)
here’s one of the quotes we’re currently reviewing and would love specific suggestions or pointers.
plugging the numbers from dealer worksheet into LH calc provides wildly disparate results so I’ve asked for additional breakdown (should have it within the hour).
my guess is they are playing around with the MF.
Three areas of help I’m looking for from this great community
in the calc, where do I plug in the $1510 for 3yr maintenance
purely based on the worksheet, what info/breakdown should I ask of them?
I’m ok with putting down 10 MSD’s but is it best practice to do zero drive-off’s?
MF on the sheet shows 0.00049 lower than 0.00119? maybe a mistake
No down payment.
Look the calcs I did for you, you should aim for 12% off MSRP. Dont think maintenance is necessary.
no tax included you will have to add it yourself.
You are looking at $405 (pre tax) per month with 10 MSDs
Did Edmunds mention if there are any incentives? Do you qualify for fleet?
I guess $475/mo isn’t so bad for a car that was introduced so recently and is presumably highly optioned, but doesn’t your monthly wander close to GLC/X3 loaner territory?
Agree w/ trying to negotiate the “MSRP” of the pre-paid maintenance.
I pointed out their mistake about using the correct $$ for 3-yr maintenance. they were using the 4-yr maintenance figure.
new updated quote sheet attached.
I’m actually surprised that the numbers arent completely crazy for this given it’s brand new and the segment is super hot. I’ve got a soft spot for the chunky GLK style design so it’s good to know these are actually leaseable!
since this will be my first lease, do I need to take steps to protect against excessive wear and tear?
I have full confidence in my wife’s driving that the car will definitely have scratches all around (minor)…what is acceptable during lease return and what’s not?
what can and should I do to protect myself from an unusually large ‘fix-it’ bill?