Ummm…a Kia Soul, Hyundai Venue…but neither of those will beat a Pathfinder or a Murano
Under $300 and not a Nissan is basically saying I don’t want a Nice Nissan, I was something else that is shitty. Nissan is the car to get this quarter to save money
The Pathfinder on one pay and 18 months with $3k equity could be around $300/mo. Right @aronchi?
Agreed. This should be updated this is not $300/month this is $300/month after the $6K rolled in which seems feasible 
Maybe a Rogue as well.
Edit: You could also look into a Jeep GCL Laredo. Depending on your taxes I bet the $6K would bring the payments below that threshold.
first world problems
Not quite that many, but I’ve definitely seen that!!
If you had that $6k in equity today, you could have snagged up this deal on a QX80.
For a mother of three, it might be best to focus on what she can get on a 36 month term with the $6K factored in for under $300/month vs. an 18 month term. Stretching the “equity” she has over a longer lease period has to be important.
If She utilize half of her equity she can get Tucson SEL for close to $300/m
Also with 6% sales tax this number will be slightly lower.
Totally agree. I was just pointing out to OP that there are non-Nissan deals out there. If it were me, I would just grab the cheapest Pathfinder or Murano lease deal.
I replied to you but wasn’t calling you out haha. I also mentioned Rogue would work. Same page stretch that equity.
A base model Hyundai Santa Fe might be a good option with some equity put towards it. On top of that, once the lease is up it would likely be worthwhile to buy out given the warranty.
Interesting, I didn’t know the Murano had followed suit with the other Nissan deals. I haven’t seen anyone hack one at all…
The Murano would definitely work if it’s around $300.
I appreciate the replies everyone but not looking for around $300 after the 6k equity, she’s paying $240 now and is barely scraping by. So burning up the equity and then still having a higher payment with a car that also has a higher insurance rate probably wouldn’t be the best option for her.
Murano works though, odd I haven’t seen it discussed much at all…
Stares at thread in Crown Vic
Last month Murano SL cost the same as Pathfinder SL on 18/10, so do the math. The sticker is ~$8k lower on Murano.
At least for a brief period of time, there was mention on the board of the really good lease deals.
The car itself is pretty unremarkable, so I don’t think people get particularly excited about the good deals… But I imagine it’ll work just fine for your friend as a car.
Agree w/ @carmac55 that a longer lease might be beneficial for your friend.
Really? Says who ?
Either of these will fit 3 little boys and herself comfortably.
And what happens when the next lease (with the $6k equity down) ends?
Are you assuming they’ll have equity again or their income will go up to afford the future payments?
$6k in equity on an EcoSport?!
Here is less than $300/m payment. I do not think she wants something like that.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/woman-goes-viral-for-buying-a-1998-ford-escort-for-dollar289-a-month-for-the-next-84-months-photo/ar-AA17W2dj?li=BBnb7Kz
Perpetual lease payments aren’t the solution to this.
Maybe go to $15k on a purchase of something that’ll run forever. She can put down the equity and finance the rest.
