Yeah, and honestly for their mission, once they start adding too many variables, it takes the simplicity out of it and loses a bunch of value to those who want the simplicity. You’ll get dealers advertising on it like the newspaper ads.
true that!
Like my equinox deal came at $175/0 with true 0 and they are showing $210 with $1500 down (and I don’t even know what all rebates I am missing).
I need a computer programmer, expert developer to better honcker and start a new start up 
For what it’s worth, I used the Honcker app for the Buick Encore lease ($172/mth). I knew it was a good price based on all the other quotes on this site. The app asks you what you currently own/lease so it accounts for that in the estimates. My rebates (which I assumed when I used the app) ended up being exactly as expected ($5750) when I signed the paperwork. Price before rebates was a very solid 11% off MSRP too (although doc fee ended up being a little high I think).
I don’t think it works well for all cars. Higher priced cars don’t seem to list for good prices and often have more variables. But on the very common ones like these Encores, there were a bunch listed. Some were clearly priced much higher. I assume it must be dealers that were not being aggressive with their pricing.
Could I have done a few bucks cheaper? Probably. But I really did like the ease and simplicity of the entire transaction and delivery to my door. I would definitely use it again in a similar circumstance. All in all, I think it is just another tool at our disposal.
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To the original question, I think you can be deal driven and still get a car you enjoy. Don’t settle for a car you don’t like solely on the basis of a cheap lease, you still have to use the thing for 2/3 years.
My strategy is to go with the cheap lease, but only if it’s going to be easy to get out of it, either through a positive equity sale or to dump on leasetrader, swapalease, etc. The key there would be to ensure you lease a model that absolves you of liability upon swap.
Two advantages that GM lease has…all GM leases when transferred moves the liability to other person taking over the lease. and other is that 2 year lease terms (where available) works good for GM leases so you are not stuck for too long if you don’t like it.
unlike nissan/Infiniti where you are still liable even after transferring the lease, and mostly 36 or 39 month lease works better on those