My mother-in-law has been buying a new car every 3-4 years. I suggested leasing to her instead and holding on to some of the money she usually puts upfront. She is selling her 2016 CR-V to Carvana with about $12k in equity that she will deposit. I explained to her that she could pay less per month with zero down and she said if I could make that happen, then to go for it. I reached out to a few dealers in NJ and most were pretty terrible to deal with to be honest. I eventually found a dealer that would do the deal we wanted. They had a high doc fee, but did negotiate 11.1% off the vehicle before incentives. Not the best deal, but MIL was not willing to travel far and this dealer was only 30 minutes away. I couldn’t get the calc to line up perfectly, but she is paying $345 a month with just first payment at signing. I had to work, so she picked up the car and told me everything went smooth and sent me a picture.
Year, Make, Model, and Trim: 2020 Honda CR-V EX-L AWD
MSRP: $32,770
Monthly Payment: $345
Drive-Off Amount: $345 (just first month’s payment)
Months:36
Annual Mileage:12,000
MF:.00137
Residual:63%
Incentives:$500 lease cash, $500 loyalty cash
Region:NJ
Leasehackr Score:8.7
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