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Cadillac CTS Lease Questions

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2006 CTS 2.8L, How are they getting to 299/month by sandbox
Apr 03, 2006 (9:19 pm)
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I was offered:
CTS 2.8L
MSRP $31,190
Sale Price $28,500
$2000.00 Down
Lease Rate: 4.95% Residual 53%
10,000 Miles/36 month
Monthly Payment comes out to be $435 and change.
 
I know the lease rate's kind of high. Is the sale price high? How are people getting to $299/Month? Are my numbers really off?
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Re: 2006 CTS 2.8L, How are they getting to 299/month [sandbox] by Car_man HOST
Apr 06, 2006 (3:50 am)
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Replying to: sandbox (Apr 03, 2006 9:19 pm)

Hi sandbox. It is difficult for me to say exactly how much over invoice this car's selling price is, but making an educated guess I'd say that you are at around $1,000 over invoice or so once the $1,800 lease cash that GM is providing on this car right now is taken into account. If you are in an area where there is a decent level of competition for your business, you may be able to beat this price by a few hundred dollars.
 
Let's use GM's current lease program to estimate what this car's lease payment should be. According to my calculations, if you were to lease a 2006 Cadillac CTS 2.8 with an MSRP of $31,190 and a selling price of $28,500 through GMAC right now for 36 months with 10,000 miles per year, your zero down, pre-tax monthly payment should be around $360 or so. The payment that you were quoted looks a little high to me. Make sure that the dealer you are working with is taking the $1,800 lease cash into account and is using GMAC's current base lease rate of 3.95% to calculate your car's lease payment.
 
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Deal in works on 2006 CTS by yank_fan
Apr 11, 2006 (6:12 am)
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I am working on the following lease deal
2006 CTS, 3.6L, White Diamond, Sunroof
 
MSRP - $36,085
Invoice - $$34,052
Supplier Price $33,952
Rebate - $2,000
My Price - $31,952
I am looking at putting $3,000 down / Payments $386 per month plus tax. Car Man or any out there, what is your take on this deal? Thanks
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Re: Deal in works on 2006 CTS [yank_fan] by Car_man HOST
Apr 20, 2006 (3:55 am)
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Replying to: yank_fan (Apr 11, 2006 6:12 am)

Hi yank_fan. The fact that you are able to get this car through GM's Supplier Purchase Program means that you are getting a good deal on its selling price. The only thing that I would change about this deal is the down payment that you are considering making. I always advise consumers against making any sort of down payment when leasing. I do so for two main reasons. The first is if your vehicle is totaled in an accident or stolen during your lease, your down payment essentially disappears. The second main reason is that down payments on leased vehicles do nothing to reduce their lease-end purchase prices. So your lease-end purchase option price for your CTS would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put $3,000 down, or had made absolutely no down payment at all.
 
For a point of reference, I'll work up a zero down lease payment on this car for you. According to my calculations, if you were to lease a 2006 Cadillac CTS 3.6L with an MSRP of $36,085 and a selling price of $34,052 through GMAC right now for 36 months with 15,000 miles per year, your zero down, pre-tax monthly payment should be around $484.
 
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#25 of 295
Thank you for the info Car_Man by yank_fan
Apr 20, 2006 (5:13 am)
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Car_man - Thanks for the advice. yank_fan
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How is this lease? by waltkan
Apr 25, 2006 (8:56 am)
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Car_man(or anyone),
I would really appreciate your input on the following:
I'm working on a lease deal for a 2006 CTS.
Here are the 2 options they are giving me.
 
MSRP:33,890
Selling: 30,846 (including $2k rebate)
39 Mo 12k miles Resid: 53%
48 Mo 12k miles Resid: 45%
APR: 4.95%
Local Tax: 7%
 
39mo=$491
48mo=$474
 
I see from previous posts that 3.95% is the GMAC rate. I asked the dealers finance guy about this and he claimed "they get a point" on lease deals. These monthly payments look a little higher than I expected after using the GMAC calculator on their site.
 
Another question regarding these offers, would I better off going with the 39 or 48? Does it depend on if I plan on purchasing the car at the end of the lease period?
 
Thanks!
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Re: Deal in works on 2006 CTS [yank_fan] by jedjrcpa
Apr 27, 2006 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: yank_fan (Apr 11, 2006 6:12 am)

Don't know if you have pulled the trigger on this deal yet, however, I do agree with Car Man as far as the down payment. To put it another way, the rule of thumb is for every 1K you put down you will be reducing your lease payment by approximately $30. Based on what Car Man recalculated, your payment would go up $90. What I have done on my last few leases, is put the down payment amount in my checking account and draw against it each month for my car payment.
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Re: 2006 CTS 2.8L Money Factors and Residual [Car_man] by mgro
May 02, 2006 (8:51 pm)
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Replying to: Car_man (Apr 02, 2006 10:41 am)

Hello:
 
does anyone know if the 3.95% rate and 51% residual offer is still valid in May and if so when it is scheduled to expire. Also, is there any lease cash available on the 2.8L CTS. Thanks
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06 CTS-V Lease Rates? by mywave
May 04, 2006 (4:19 pm)
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Car_man et, all does anyone know the residuals and M.F.s for an 06 CTS-V? I would like to do a two year lease.
 
Thanks
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Re: Thank you for the info Car_Man [yank_fan] by Car_man HOST
May 18, 2006 (3:20 am)
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Replying to: yank_fan (Apr 20, 2006 5:13 am)

No problem, yank_fan.
 
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