I’m new to leasing but have been lurking here for a while. Currently have a long paid off 2015 Leaf that I plan to private party sell and jump into an EV lease. I’d like to stay under $400, closer to 300 ideal. I’ve been eyeing the Ioniq 5/6 but not terribly picky. I’ve seen some great “Signed!” deals here on Blazer EV and Mach E.
Am I better off emailing the local dealers asking for their best lease deals and working down from those, or use RateFindr to pre-calculate a deal to propose to dealers first?
Use stats you’ve seen here to estimate a solid discount. Use rate finder and create a deal with the structure you want. Pick specific stock numbers and begin emailing. In my opinion, breaking down the numbers is pointless. A simple email saying
“Hi Mr Dealer,
My name is Adam Smith and I am a local resident of xyz town. I want to lease xyz stock # for 36 months with a a mile allowance of 10,000 a year. I qualify for xyz rebates. I am open to stock # and stock # as well if they can be done at that price. Once you say yes, I will be there to sign tomorrow at xyz time.”
This allows for them to decide if they want to do that deal and also gives them the freedom to see how to get there. Either using flex cash, discounting the car more and marking the rate up, etc. because at the end of the day, no matter how you got to a strong monthly effective payment, it does not matter! Also, ask for a contract copy before hand. Let’s you know you’re not driving in to waste time.
