Last car I ever expected to post in the trophy garage but hear me out, it’s almost free after I get my state rebate check.
Caveat, this is not replicable. Don’t go trying to get into a Hornet to flip into a Bz4x, got lucky on a few counts here. Hornet values are close to payoffs and Bz4x XLEs are hard to find.
4/1 last day of month leased a Dodge hornet (43k sticker, $4200 discount, $4500 incentives, $1k TDM, $6250 CCAP incentive)
paid $626 (first pay $214 doc and reg fees). Small local dealer with too many of these on the lot, listed 43k sticker for 39999 and gave me 2% more for affiliate. Was happy to keep this at the payment, the Hornet is an underrated ride and hard to find something better at that price with a gas tank.
When Bz4x mania hit reached out to every local dealer with stock and before they all disappeared, got 4-5k off as an offer from a few. Have a deposit on a May inbound that could be $64 a month after state rebate if those rebates hold.
4/18- Made deal to trade hornet for $33575, $4865 trade equity for a Bz4x XLE AWD with $3781 discount off sticker and all Toyota rebates
4/23 sign for $89.70/m 36/10 lease on Bz4x
4/24 delivery trade keys
Rebate check for $3500 from the state will be more than my cumulative 36 lease payments.
Now there will be some excise tax and if I count the DAS on the Hornet this wasn’t exactly a free car, but not a bad hack into a hack.