Not just the wives. Their girlfriends too.
You’ve gotten good advice here but I’d echo the above post. You have 10 months left on a lease with negative equity. Don’t shop or make offers if it’s going to come down to the negative equity. You’ll burn any credibility you have with these stores if they yes and you walk away.
PM me, I can put you in touch with a dealer I worked with who can provide discounts and such
Thanks, all! Apologies for the delayed response. Went out of town for Thanksgiving and will check again with my Dad on Monday.
Thank you, delta! I have too many circular references in my spreadsheet which makes this difficult. It came out to $0 now.
Now, let me see if this offer I’m proposing is actually a decent deal. But, as others have noted, if my parents won’t make a move until the Lexus negative equity is retired, this may not be the best timing.
I’m not sure if you mean to say that your parents won’t consider another car until there is no negative equity?
I don’t wish to sound overly harsh, but you’ve started 6 topics on what is essentially the same topic since March 2024 (and I’m pretty sure that it was mentioned in one of your other threads that leaving out pertinent information – such as negative equity – will decrease the usefulness of the information provided, so it would be beneficial for you to post in the same thread, rather than start a new thread each time).
Given that your parents have an EV, I assume they will have negative equity until the day the lease is due.
If you’re getting quotes for your own enjoyment, then it is what it is, but if you actually are serious about getting a car (and your parents are serious about not wanting to have to deal w/ negative equity), perhaps it would be more useful to start getting quotes in June of 2026?
When I’m old I hope my kids are this helpful.
Thank you. Yes, I recommended that they hold off for now. June sounds like a better time for this. Best,