Hello, apologies for the long post.
I’ve done a lot of research via Edmunds to get some semblance of a starting point but would appreciate this community’s feedback in an attempt to narrow down my focus. I don’t have 1 specific vehicle that I am interested in, but rather looking for a vehicle at a relatively low cost that has features that I like (leather seats, blind spot monitoring, etc.)
I’d love to know which manufacturers or models have better lease support right now or which manufacturers and models will dealers be more likely to discount. I’m in the midwest (Illinois) and have found it difficult on this site to find deals in the marketplace to help benchmark.
Is the Edmunds estimated lease payments a good source of information? The information does not seem to line up with posts on the forum. Anecdotally, as an example, I found a ‘23 Volvo XC60 B5 Ultimate ~$58k MSRP that Edmunds says the lease payment with $0 down should be $753. In looking at Bendetto’s Volvo sheet a similar XC is $609 w/o MSD. A broker on this forum has a Genesis G70 Base MSRP: $41,350 for $399 + tax and $2000 DAS. Edmunds isn’t close to that.
I’ve collected the RV and MF for all of the vehicles above but other than Edmunds I haven’t found any information on suggested selling price / discounts off MSRP - that’s one of the missing pieces of information I need to continue my research. Any suggestions on where to find that?
Below is a breakdown of what I’ve found in my search. All pricing below assumes 36 months, 10k miles and $0 down payment with all taxes and fees.
I haven’t had a car since April 2020 and do not drive much so the list is a mix of cars I really like Volvo XC60, BMW 330xi, Subaru Forester and then some that I thought would be affordable sedans. I am 100% open to looking at other vehicles but would like to learn how to find the pertinent information to continue my research.
Vehicles:
- BMW 3 Series 330xi
- Base MSRP: $51,135
- Edmunds SSP $47,979
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $748
- Genesis G70 3.3T AWD
- Base MSRP: $57,515
- Edmunds SSP $56,884
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $786
- Genesis G70 2.0T AWD
- Base MSRP: $47,350
- Edmunds SSP $46,518
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $641
- Subaru Forester Touring
- Base MSRP: $39,226
- Edmunds SSP $38,306
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $518
- Volvo XC60 B5 Ultimate Bright
- Base MSRP: $58,185
- Edmunds SSP $53,695
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $753
- Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x4
- Base MSRP: $62,505
- Edmunds SSP $62,019
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $889
- Subaru Legacy Touring-XT
- Base MSRP: $39,812
- Edmunds SSP $38,144
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $491
- Nissan Altima 2.5 SL-FWD CVT
- Base MSRP: $34,645
- Edmunds SSP $32,111
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $493
- Honda Accord Touring FWD-CVT
- Base MSRP: $38,985
- Edmunds SSP $38,576
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $563
- Honda Civic Touring FWD-CVT
- Base MSRP: $31,900
- Edmunds SSP $30,820
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $497
- Acura Integra ASpec (2024)
- Base MSRP: $33,295
- Edmunds SSP $32,854
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $478
- Kia K5 GT-Line AWD
- Base MSRP: $32,350
- Edmunds SSP $31,055
- Edmunds Estimated Monthly Lease: $453