I’m new to lease world. And this is the lease term the first dealer offered. I wasn’t sure what should I look for then, only paid attention to monthly payment number…Now I learned something reading these forums and articles. Any negotiation advice thank you! 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 MSRP: $78,32…

Welcome to the forum. You’ll quickly learn that the goal of a great deal is the magical 1%–meaning the monthly payment pre-tax is </= 1% of MSRP. So for this unit, you’d like to shoot for a monthly pre-tax payment of $783 or lower. As you can see, that’s a long way from this quote. You need to know…

I was always wondering what the 1% rule really meant. Is it 1% of MSRP when you do 36/10k miles? or is there any other reference point?

Read up… [image] Truth about infamous "1% rule" Off-Ramp There is no consensus on what it should be, so let’s see what majority of experts think about it. Besides, we never had any polls before slight_smile Some notes: everyone knows that tax is calculated differently, a…

In my mind, which could be wrong, it’s 36 months/12k miles, as that’s what most people tend to need. But I could be wrong. Also worth noting to OP that 4 year leases open you up for a lot more incidentals like tires needing replaced (easily over a grand on the big Benz) and brake pads needing repla…

It might be helpful to do a quick search on the forum for others who have posted about the GLS450. Some of the posts are older but it could provide a good benchmark for what you should be aiming for. It looks like $750-$800 MAX but you’d need more details first.

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