How long to find/negotiate a lease?

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Hello LH. I just found this site through a friend who swore by it. I have a lease that after reviewing some of the basics on this site, was not a great deal. That said, it is up around May. I’m current in CT, will be moving to PA around when the lease is up. I have a Subaru and my wife was considering the Subaru Outback (partly for the AWD) or a Honda CRV (also AWD version).

So, my questions are:

  1. How long do you normally leave to negotiate a lease and start looking? In the past we have done it over a week or two weekends. Should I be looking sooner? How much time is put in for some of these deals? Is there a known “best time” for lease deals?

  2. Does anyone know if there is any advantage to leasing in CT or PA? I saw some discussions about MSD and taxes, but wasn’t sure how to know if one state was better than another and which was which.

Appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

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The last two times I leased a car, I negotiated over the internet over just a couple of hours. I emailed all of the dealerships in the area and had them go at it for a while until they started telling me to piss off.

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I’ve been on LH for about 1.5 yrs, been lease shopping almost continually. It is an addiction which gets in your bones. :wink:

Edit: reply meant for “twins” thread.

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Had a Pacifica as a loaner once. I have no kids and yet I’d definitely rock one. Very comfy ride…

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Thanks for the feedback. Did you find someone who honored whatever the deal was via email? How did you initiate the email (ie. was it a I’m interested in model/make/options, what’s your pricing? or did you tell them specific terms to start?)