Hopefully this post is appropriate, if not I will stop. I’m really torn between a couple different cars and I’m trying to get the best deal I can. I’m inspired by the site and doing my best to research. I currently do not have a car, and started shopping around. I was at first interested in cars that did not lease well, so a couple of you scolded me.
Me: I drive 7k-8k miles per year. I can afford $330.00/mo. max . I could do a drive away for about 2k. I want to put zero down and have a 36 mo. lease or shorter.
Currently looking at Infiti Q50, Lexus IS 300, Alfa Giulia, Mercedes C class. I’m actually just looking for the best deal around in that price range. I know how to drive stick well, and would like a peppy car with good storage space.
Here is what I was offered so far in my search:
2018 Infinit Q50 3.0t: 39 mo. lease w/ 10 K miles - Drive off $1300 / monthly payment: $359.00
optioned: zero down / monthly payment: $395.00.
2017 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 36 mo. lease w/ 10 K miles - zero down / monthly payment: $422.93 + tax = $455.71
2018 Lexus IS 300 Fsport: 36 mo. lease w/ 10 K miles - zero down / monthly payment: $430.00 taxes incl.
You’re not getting a Giulia in your budget, especially if you don’t qualify for conquest. The Q50 or loaner C300 are probably the only ones that fit in your budget.
The Q50 is probably going to be the best deal, and Giulia the worst. People are getting below $300 payments on $40k Q50s. I haven’t driven all of them but the Giulia is definitely the most sports car like, but that also means it’s really low, and really stiff and unforgiving. The Q50 with the right package has adjustable dampers which really give the best of both worlds. The IS is also a lot of fun, but too small for me to fit comfortably. Same with the C300.
Thanks for being honest with me. Do you guys think that’s a good deal on the Q50? I don’t understand why they extended it to 39 months. Im going straight home getting money factor and crunching numbers. I really love the feedback. The Infinti is such a nice car and isn’t far off from the other cars I was looking at.
You can search the marketplace for the q50 number.
I had a gs350 fsport, simmilar engine to is300. The car is nice handling is spot on but the torque is missing which is not as fun as the q50.
Dont know much about the Giulia but that brand is not doing so great so I am a bit bias.
As far as enjoyable car, I think the q50 is the one. The twin turbo engine is really fun and lot of aftermarket support. (Talking about 600-800 hp upgradeabe if you have the dough for it, 450-500 hp is manageable with just catback, heat exchange and tune)
The price you are being offered is not a good deal for a Q50. They go for less than that. A Q50 Premium 3.0 w/ Nav will be in the low $300s before tax with $0 down. Of course your market varies, and it’s going to be cheaper in, say, Los Angeles than Minneapolis.
The Q50 would be the best bang for the buck overall. Get the MSRP and then get the sale price, shoot for a good discount on that, then incentives/rebates. RV/MF are posted around, you should be able to get a 3.0T for around 300 +/-.
O.k. I’m going to get the numbers. @xaximus, You think I could get the 3.0T for $300.00 even including tax figured in with a zero down?
Can you break this down for me and tell me that isn’t confusing? I thought drive off was zero down. Then he says in his email zero down for $395.00 /mo.
The drive off would be 1300 down, not sure if that’s reg/acq/dmv/title or whatever else. I would roll that into the payment - the zero down, $395 p/m looks like a true sign and drive.
Here’s what I would shoot for -
Get the MSRP of the vehicle, shoot for a good amount off, search for Q50 threads and see what average discounts are. Once you have that, then get your incentives. Search for RV (residual value) and MF (money factor). Once you have that, you can calculate using the calculator on this site. That should give you pretty close estimate on what your payments would be.
If you have/had an Infiniti before, or work for a company that has VPP, make sure you bring that to the table after you get a price. (should be $1500 off vehicle price after discount). I think low to mid 3’s is doable, but you’ll have to put in the work.
