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Acura TSX Lease Questions

1553 messages,  Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 3:15 AM

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Re: 2009 vs 2010 Lease [fastfeet] by tbenson81
Jun 29, 2009 (12:26 pm)
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Replying to: fastfeet (Jun 28, 2009 7:03 pm)

FastFeet
 
I live in Florida. Dealer is giving me a 09 TSX Tech for 29k
 
What kind of deal are you getting?
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Re: 2009 vs 2010 Lease [tbenson81] by marc52
Jun 29, 2009 (12:31 pm)
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Replying to: tbenson81 (Jun 29, 2009 12:26 pm)

I also live in florida, what dealer are you going to?
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New to Leasing. by marc52
Jun 29, 2009 (12:41 pm)
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I am looking to lease a 09 or 10 TSX 4 cylinder base car. I have a trade worth $7200 on a trade or $ 8500 selling it privately. Trading is easier. I plan to keep it at least 7 years. I also do not want to put anything down. I would rather use my trade as a down stroke and buy it at the end of the lease rather than buy it with the trade to keep my payment lower for now. Paying it off is not going to be a problem. How does a trade-in affect a lease deal? With the curent deal of $299 a month for 36 and 2405 down, they advertise 3299 due at signing. How do they get to 3299 from 2409 down. What do I look for in negotiating a price with my trade? I am confused.
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Re: 2009 vs 2010 Lease [tbenson81] by fastfeet
Jun 29, 2009 (12:42 pm)
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Replying to: tbenson81 (Jun 29, 2009 12:26 pm)

wow i am getting screwed 30,275. price of car 09 tsx tech
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Re: New to Leasing. [marc52] by kingpcgeek
Jun 29, 2009 (12:50 pm)
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Replying to: marc52 (Jun 29, 2009 12:41 pm)

You do not, and I repeat you do not want to trade a car worth $7200 on a lease. Buy the car instead.
 
From leasecompare.com:
 
Because you pay for the use of a vehicle during a lease, you should put as little money down as possible, up front. Although putting money down can lower your lease payments (by reducing your capitalized cost) in most cases it cannot be regained in the event of early termination due to a loss.
 
For example, a customer once leased a Toyota 4Runner and put $3,000
down as a cap reduction. Five months later the vehicle was totaled in an
accident. The client's insurance paid its portion of the lease payoff and
Gap Insurance paid the balance. Our client walked away with only paying
his insurance deductible but he did not get reimbursed for his initial down
payment of $3,000. It was lost.
 
The moral of this true story is to put as little money down as possible,
ideally no money down.
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Re: New to Leasing. [kingpcgeek] by marc52
Jun 30, 2009 (7:14 am)
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Replying to: kingpcgeek (Jun 29, 2009 12:50 pm)

So as I understand it the risk is if the car is totalled. My payments would have been much smaller but I would loose my $7200 down payment. I should buy it reducing my payments and owning it outright.
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Re: New to Leasing. [marc52] by robertw477
Jun 30, 2009 (7:38 am)
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Replying to: marc52 (Jun 30, 2009 7:14 am)

Now you get into the buy vs lease situation. I think that many in the media called leases (fleeces) is that many just dont understand a car lease. Some people just understand the monthly payment whether it is a buy or a lease. My way of looking at it, if you can basically pay for the actual depreciation of the car (per a lease)you are doing well. If you buy a car your loan should be for 5 years max. If you do the math-for example a car loan at 6%/30K car/5 years with 3000.00 down will get you an 821.00 car payment. The same car using a lease program may yield a cost of 400-450 a month (estimate). If you buy a car and drive it for many years probably near or after year 5 you will be ahead of the game. If you buy a car every 3-4 yrs and trade in, the lease is the way to go. This assumes you buy a car with good residual values like honda, lexus,bmw, infiniti etc.
 
Rob
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What is a fair price? by marc52
Jun 30, 2009 (9:09 am)
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Looking at a 2009 TSX base, What is a fair price with nothing down.
The current deal is 299/month, 2405/down and 3299/due at signing. How do you convert this to nothng down with a good buyout price. I do anticipate buying it at end of lease and keeping it for at least 7 years.
All help is appreciated.
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Re: What is a fair price? [marc52] by tbenson81
Jun 30, 2009 (11:04 am)
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Replying to: marc52 (Jun 30, 2009 9:09 am)

Just diviide the Money down over the term. So 299 a month with 3000 down for 36 months is 299 + (3000/36) = 83
 
383 with no money down
 
Just to give you a ballpark number
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Re: What is a fair price? [marc52] by robertw477
Jun 30, 2009 (12:28 pm)
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Replying to: marc52 (Jun 30, 2009 9:09 am)

In my earlier post a few up I mention how most people dont understand a lease. Your post is an example of this. I am blunt but I dont want a person like you new to leasing to get screwed.
 
#1 Buyout terms on a lease are generally not favorable. In faxt you can return the car to the dealer and basically buy it back at a lesser amount on the contract. Only one time did it make sense for me as I was way under mileage.
 
#2 If you are keeping a car for 7+ years buy it for get the lease. I think there are some special interest rate deals for Acura?
 
#3 You lease because you want the flexibility of the lease and you dont want to buy the car.
 
BTW that deal you have is terrible. You ask for a SIGN and drive lease. You need to do better on an 09 base model than that. You cannot negotiate buyout price with American Honda.
 
Rob

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