spriteking2012
Member
Hey all. I am in preliminary talks via email with a local Nissan dealership about leasing a LEAF. I emailed for some ballpark numbers credit application not submitted (quote was insane... $550.00 for 39 months!) and hit a wall.
The dealer insists the $7,500 federal credit is for me to claim. I countered that only the purchaser can claim the credit. In the case of the lease that would be them as the lessor (or NMAC), not me the lessee, and that they are required to both disclose the credit and treat it as a cap cost reduction. I have had to go so far as email them a copy of the IRS form 8936 which clearly spells out the regulations. I am currently awaiting a response.
Should I even bother continuing with them or go to another dealer? They seem wholly in the dark about the entire process and frankly it's not engendering a great deal of faith in them. Am I wrong? Has anyone else hit this snag? How did you address it?
The dealer insists the $7,500 federal credit is for me to claim. I countered that only the purchaser can claim the credit. In the case of the lease that would be them as the lessor (or NMAC), not me the lessee, and that they are required to both disclose the credit and treat it as a cap cost reduction. I have had to go so far as email them a copy of the IRS form 8936 which clearly spells out the regulations. I am currently awaiting a response.
Should I even bother continuing with them or go to another dealer? They seem wholly in the dark about the entire process and frankly it's not engendering a great deal of faith in them. Am I wrong? Has anyone else hit this snag? How did you address it?