Subaru Crosstrek Premium Lease quote - Help please!

I told them that I wanted $299/mo and $299 DAS and they came back with this:

They switched the term to 42 month. Using the leasehackr calculator, it looks like with that purchase price, I should be at $304/month for 36 months if I pay first month and doc fees. Plus they told me the car isn’t arriving until 1/31 (or after) - this MSRP is a few dollars more than the first quote because it’s a different color. Is it usually better to stay firm with the $304/36 months with $304 DAS or go back again and stay firm with a $23500 price point?

Don’t do 42 months! They kept the same $23,9XX sale price but stretched the term. The program will change after Jan 31, so I’d wait or look at other out of state dealers.

Yes I definitely don’t want to do 42 months. What do you mean by the program changing after 1/31?

RV/MF will probably change, maybe for the better. If the car is not there, there is no need to do anything now.

How much variation can there be month to month? Thanks for all of your help, I really appreciate it!

Sometimes very little or not at all. But it can improve after a slow month like January. RV should remain high and MF may improve since it is high now. No one knows for sure, but like I said, there is no point to tie yourself up to this dealer if they don’t even have the car in stock.

I contacted a dealership in LA and they told me they won’t lease out of state, which is strange because my husband leased from that exact dealership 6 or 7 years ago. Anyway, I ran the numbers on the calculator with an extra $200 off the purchase price for $23,731.50 and paying the doc prep fee/license ($428.25) up front, I get a monthly payment of $298. So it would be $428.25 plus $298 DAS. Is that right?

On 36 months? You also need to pay first month at signing.

Yes, on 36 months. Paying $726.25 at signing - the doc fees plus the first month’s payment.

Yeah, looks right.

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Don’t give any credibility to dealer invoice pricing… it’s bullshit! There is a HUGE difference between dealer invoice and cost.

Hey, that was considered phenomenal for a 4 banger…back in 1992.

My 1986 Bronco II had a 140hp from a V6, that was my first car in 1992, and it was grossly under powered yet bullet proof. Perfect for a teenager. I think the Subaru 2 point slow might be from 1992.

Before you lease make sure you drive it. They are SLOW with no pickup!

So, is it lightning or predators?

Bolts fan, Preds address