Hey folks,
Just thought I would post up what I was offered, but ultimately declined in favor of an attractive offer on a Spark EV.
I have a 2012 SL on a 24 month lease, with 2 extensions. I put $2000 down, and had payments of $127/m for what ended up being 48 months. The nut of all this was that I had a residual of around $19000, HA! After NMAC decided to stop talking in October, I spoke with a Leaf Specialist at a local Maryland dealer who ended up offering an all in buy out of $7100 which he claimed included all Maryland translation and registration fees. I ultimately did not press him for a detailed breakdown, because I went in another direction.
If I had not found the rebate rich deal on a Chevy Spark EV, I would have pulled the trigger on this proposed buy out. I have 10 bars left and 47,000 miles. I am sure feeling the cold weather range right now, and figure I must be due for the third bar dropping any day now.
I'll be driving the wheels off for the next 3 weeks. I have about 1,250 of miles left on the lease and a set of tires with about 7k miles on them.
The Spark EV is safely ensconced in the garage until Christmas. It is a fine car, still getting used to the matchbox size though. With 140hp, 320.ft/lbs of torque and a zero to sixty of around 7.5 seconds it is very very zippy compared to the Leaf.
On the Spark EV (LT2 with CCS fast charging), I was able to pull a 39 month lease with zero down, and 38 payments of $157/m. Buy out will be $10,300. With a temperature conditioned battery and fewer degradation concerns I have much or faith that this car will earn the buy out at the end of the process.