This is a great comment and good advice, let's not all lose sight of this with our pursuit of obtaining this sweet ride we talk about and (some) own on this forum. Especially, "Life is too short...{snip})
Pushpak said:
Finally, an editorial note: A certain one-upmanship infects folks as they evaluate their upcoming expenditure. I strongly recommend that prospective Leaf lessors view these numbers as "possibles", not "probables". The minimum shouldn't become something against which to measure either your negotiating prowess or your manhood. Frankly, the only numbers I am truly confident about are mine
|), because those I
know include all taxes, rebates, etc. Also, deals often include special reductions such as state rebates, VPP, loyalty cash, etc., which may not apply to you. Plus, some, possibly most, costs leave out things like monthly local taxes, disposition fees, etc. As a personal matter, I believe life too short to squeeze the last possible cent out of every deal.
That said:
I snagged my second lease last night.
SV Brilliant (silver) No options except floor mats.
$996.97 down, includes first payment
$167.94 monthly payments
$167.94 disposition fee.
Total 2 year cost $5027.53
12K miles/year
I played 2 dealers against each other in Milwaukee, but ultimately my money went to the first one to respond and (basically) had the best deal from the get go. Funny thing about the disposition fee, I remember refusing to pay the disposition fee on my first lease back in December, but it was exactly the same amount of my monthly payment. In conversation with another dealer, the sales person told me that the amount is "equal to the monthly payment, but not more than $395.00".
With that information, perceived as true, the morning of the signing, I called to confirm my numbers, appointment date, had them max tire pressure, balance the battery cells, and sprung that information on my salesperson. They balked, but compromised, at $250. I knew that I absolutely had to drive to Milwaukee with another driver anyway, and I REALLY wanted the car, I said fine, that I would be good with that. But in the Finance Managers office, monthly payment was the number that was on the contract. Without forgetting Pushpak's advice, there is still some wiggle room on (almost) all of these numbers.
These numbers reflect a $1000 loyalty discount but not VPP pricing.
Off topic, and I'll start a new thread on this with pictures (if I can figure it out LOL), without charging, I did the 86 miles home, 5.4 miles/kWh, with 3 bars left and 28 miles on the GOM, and 22% charge left. But I cheated, I'll explain later, I don't want to clog up this thread with non-lease information.
Kent