For what I’m looking for, yes. Why drive what everyone else drives? I enjoy a rare-ish vehicle.
Here’s your next ride. You can thank me later. No heater or AC means it’s definitely unlike anything anybody else will ever want to drive.
Can’t drive stick…
That Corrado was super cool b/c it had a trunk spoiler that change its angle, after exceeding a certain speed threshold (not unlike a 911).
Money factor is .00086
As much as a slow seller it is, don’t think I can get them to chop another $4k off.
IMO, you shouldn’t sign unless you get at least another $4k off on the car (basically same payment but without any DAS in the above offer-sheet). And even then, most of LH would think you’re over-paying.
Here’s a very slightly used Kingfisher SEL R-Line. 1,500 miles. $37k list.
If your adjusted price on your lease were $37k, I think LH would start to think you’re getting an ok deal on your lease.
The Arteon is dead. There wasn’t a line out the door to get these when they were new. There is zero marketing support at the regional or national level.
You’re one of the only people on this planet interested in one of these now that we’re in the middle of 2024. These Arteons are massive lot anchors and you should treat them as such.
Soon dealers will get forced to run unsold units through auction since their flooring line won’t back the collateral. Maybe a SEL R-Line will fetch $35k. @z0lt3c or someone with MMR may be able to confirm.
So you’re getting the same car again?
I will never understand people who post here under the pretext of asking for “advice”, only to stubbornly/erroneously refuse to even consider entertaining any of the helpful advice they’re given.
I’ll echo what everyone else here is saying (although it honestly seems like we’re all just talking to a wall): if your heart is absolutely set on this vehicle, then the numbers you posted would make this a downright dreadful deal. Like, embarrassingly so. You need to be confidently trying to negotiate an extremely aggressive discount, and you should be prepared to walk away absent one.
But stubborn gonna do what stubborn gonna do ¯_(ツ)_/¯
So you know how to put together your own target lease payments with DAS you want in the LH calc?
Actually I don’t disagree at all - if I was that stubborn I would have just done a new lease and not bother posting. My current lease I did almost no negotiation because I got the deal I was looking for at the lease payment that was comfortable to me. Is my heart set on this vehicle, yes and no - the easiest thing to do is probably go and lease a civic or something generic to me, or buy out my current lease.
The consensus is that I should be MUCH more aggressive in finding an adjusted price - I appreciate that.
And appreciate the non-snark comments.
More horses, different transmission, different color, different enough for me.
Is that worth this much?
What other brand/model would you be interested in if the price was right? A loaded Audi A5/S5?
You, sir, win the for the most un-LH deal today.
I’m out. The thought of someone spending all that money over 6 years to drive essentially the same car and have no equity at the end.
To be honest if you don’t know how to come up with your own lease payment knowing the negotiables and using a spreadsheet/LH calc you have been filling dealer coffers for many years now by leasing…they love you!
Lol @Vannarith , here’s a SEL R-Line with 600 miles. List price is $32k. Too bad it’s in Brooklyn. Basically you putting an adjusted price of $37,000 is doing the dealership a massive favor. $43k adjusted price means you’re getting robbed.
Maybe you can pay @thevolvoguy $200 to personally hand-deliver the car to you. The uber back will cost a ton though.
I didn’t know about LH 3 years ago, but glad to have found it now.
#workexpense.
A loaded A5/S5 is probably too small.
Is it safe to assume that you’ve already made up your mind that you’re getting the Arteon no matter what? Because there’s absolutely no reason you should rationally be considering that car at those terms.
No, I think percentage-wise:
60% / keep current car
30% / lease new VW
10% / lease something else