Hyundai interiors have ZERO business looking as good as they do. The current elantra and new sonata interiors are fantastic
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I have seen one broker offers on east coast Kia Forte LXS all in including sales NYC sales tax for $288/m 36/10.
Go with the elantra, pick a shorter lease. You don’t own the car and arn’t married to it, you want a deal thats on the bottom end of the market now (non EV) but don’t want to take a bottom end priced car (hyundai/nissan). You can’t really have it all as the civic/corolla do not need blow out deals to move
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Never understood everyone’s fixation on leasing a corolla, its the most outdated and least impressive compact sedan with very minimal features/equipment on a base model. On a purchase I get it because Toyotas are known for being good long term vehicles, not a lease
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You guys are right. Maybe I should start rethinking my preconceptions. Appreciated!
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Yeah, you need to sign up for Super Supporter here or google Edmunds lease forum for your make/model to get up to date MF/RVs.
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I think people just assume Lower priced option = low priced lease
The lowest allowable MF and the RV are strictly defined. There is no need to guess at such figures (as @gohawks23’s mentioned) or to get them from the dealership and doing so will leave you vulnerable to getting ripped off.
Finds the current numbers for the cars you’re interested in and take a look at the Marketplace to see what’s realistic.
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Thank you! As I said I’m still new to this. I will check the minimum values.
Edited out the offer.
Horrible, the Blazer EV is like $6000 total for 2 years ($250/m)
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Part of the reason why you shouldn’t guess at parts that make up a lease is b/c, ideally, you do your research to figure out what a good lease deal looks like for a particular model and then propose that to the dealership (rather than asking the dealership to make you an offer).
Oh, thanks! How embarrassing. I’ll take the weekend off and do some research. Thanks, everyone. Really appreciated all your help and advices.
Kia forte lxs from @aronchi
Thank you. I actually saw it this morning and went over to Kia dealerships. Apparently they are now running a new lease special that has started just yesterday. Although it’ll be hard to swallow the $3,500 DAS, I’ll take a look it.
You can structure the lease w/ as little or as much due at signing as you wish.
Focus on the effective monthly so you can compare apples to apples.
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Exactly as someone mentioned u can roll as little or much of that due at signing into the payment u can roll all the DAS into the payment if u like and its a true sign and drive.
I’m guessing from the chosen username that you are somebody normally comfortable with doing a lot of math. From your posts I also think you are expecting to grasp how this works easily. Don’t be this guy!
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There is a lot to learn here and there is a moderate amount of math. The Super Supporter calculator is really helpful not because it can do the math for you, but because it can look up the inputs for you - the discounts, MF, and RV that you qualify for.
The other part is getting a better understanding of how the dealer business works. You’re posting dealer-advertised deals. Normally those are both fake and worse than you can achieve.
Finally, the point made above about the relatively small amount of EV charging you would have to do to use an EV is worth considering.
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I guarantee you the lease special you posted is not $3499 due at signing. Scroll down and read the asterisk that comes with those… they always leave out thousands in taxes and fees.
You need to stop looking at dealer specials, etc. Theyre never good deals nor are they accurate representations of what pricing can actually be achieved.
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While not $250/mo, if you want to save money on both ends of the deal I’d recommend an Elantra Hybrid - if you drive enough to justify the HEV version.
It may be a different reality in the West coast, but here in the Northeast I grabbed one for almost 20% off MSRP after incentives.
It was a purchase and not for me but my dealer gave me zero drama, your mileage may vary on dealer experience but if they’re motivated to move metal you can get a cheap lease that way too.
Drive one, see how you like it and go from there. Being a lease whatever happens, happens - remember it’s not your car if things go wrong.
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Thank you! I’m definitely reading and learning. I appreciate the help. Fortunately, I don’t need a car immediately so I’m okay with waiting and getting to know all about this.
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