Oils4AsphaultOnly
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DustanT said:LeftieBiker said:If you can get a 2018 SL, good - that's what I drive. Nice car - if you like the mandatory leather - with a pack that may not last as long as it should. However, if you are ok with 80-90 miles of range in a few years (and then a free new pack if you own it) and the price is right, I think you'd like one. If you can get a good lease deal, with a residual in the $16k vicinity, I'd lease it and then, if you like it, buy it off lease. If you qualify for the full $7500 tax credit, then buying would be the less expensive route.
Unfortunately they don't have leases for how much I drive a year. Last I checked I was just over 20k miles down from 30k a few years ago. 80 to 90 miles is over what I need it to be on a daily basis so that's good. I have no idea what the tax credit is for sure but I know from what I read you don't get money back or off the price of the car so not sure what all the hype is about. The cars I've seen are around 25 grand with 10k Miles or less, something about CPO.
If you lease, the tax credit is effectively off the price of the car! It's used to reduce the 'capital cost' of the lease. Secondly, although they don't have a 20k mile/year lease, they do have a 15k mile/year lease, of which every mile over that incurs a 15 cents fee. That's almost the same price of gas for your truck! Also, if you decide that you like the leaf enough to buy it, then just end the lease early and buy it out. There won't be any mileage-overage fees, since you're not returning the car.
You should definitely get a lease (on a new Leaf) if you don't think you'll qualify for the full tax credit.