I am a recent flood victim in the Nor Cal Bay Area and lost all 3 of my vehicles due to flooding. Housing aside and a entirely different subject, my family of 4 and 3 dogs need a vehicle. Money is really tight as we have many repairs to the house that are needed and looking to lease a SUV. My energy and focus has been on the house and keeping the family together. Researching and understanding leasing has been challenging.
Anyhow, after reading many posts I can tell that this community is strong and users here help each other which I really appreciate. I came across lease offers from Mazda on their SUV lineup. It seems pretty good, but wanted to get a second opinion. I have not gone to a dealership just yet, but would do so of I know what to ask for. Can I get some advice on which SUV lease is good based on information from their site and what additional information I should ask for at the dealership.
Post the offer for feedback, but I’m betting it’s an “appealing” lease payment that comes with thousands and thousands of dollars upfront, which you’ll find explained in the mouse print at the bottom of the offer.
As they have said, pathfinder deals found on this site you can get from a broker or replicate yourself with enough self education. Also look at potential Jeep Grand Cherokee L deals since you have a large family. Good luck.
You are going to be fighting with a lot of people needing to replace cars. A broker that operates in mutiple states might be a good option. Popular cars are trickeling in now and stock of vehicles is not what it was pre pandemic. Dealers know they have the upperhand in areas that are hit hard with water and will want to maximize profits on the cars they have.
Pathfinders are both a lower payment and better value than Muranos trim for trim this month. Can’t speak for every region but at least from what I’ve seen in marketplace.
Frankly even if Pathfinder wasn’t the lower payment (and either way they’re pretty close), it’s the newer, more spacious model anyway, so I’d be willing to pay more for that.
Equipment at a given trim level does vary considerably from model to model though. I think even Rogue sometimes had equipment that neither Murano nor Pathfinder does at a given trim level. So definitely need to check that if a certain feature is a must have.
