Deleted member 1622
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I agree that this is baloney... all of this confusing information was one of the reasons I just took the plunge and bought the Leaf outright last year (I am in California, and the dealership was Hilltop Ford in Richmond). I plan to call this dealer back and press him on his claim, and I will report back to this thread. I know none of the current Leaf lease holders have been offered this, so it would represent a huge sales advantage for Ford. The only way it could be true is if Ford holds off on claiming any credit from the government for three years while the lease runs. Then if the lease holder wants to buy, the credit is still "active," but it amounts to Ford taking a loss once the owner makes that decision. Given that they might be desperate to make inroads in the market, it's possible Ford is willing to go this far. Those of you interested in a Ford Focus EV, please see if you can get other dealers to make this offer.adric22 said:I don't buy the claim of the $7,500 being taken twice. These dealers don't know what they are talking about. When I leased our Chevy Volt the dealer tried to tell me that we would get the tax credit ourselves at the end of the lease. I knew that was baloney and called them out on it. Eventually after checking with the leasing company they agreed with me. The thing is, they probably weren't "lying" as much as they just didn't know and didn't care. After all, it would be 3 years before I would find out that they were wrong and I'm sure the salesmen knew he wouldn't be around 3 years from now so why not just say what sounds good?
JG