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#8 of 202 Re: Some Questions by Car_man HOST

Sep 20, 2005 (3:34 am)

Hi Jeff. I can give you an idea of what the lease program is like on this car right now, but Ford's current program is only scheduled to run through October 3rd. It will be different when you take delivery of your car. If you were to lease a 2006 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Coupe through Ford Credit right now for 24 months with 15,000 miles per year, its base lease rate and residual value should be 7.75% and 56%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical 36 month lease should be 7.75% and 46%. If you were to lease with only 12,000 miles per year, its residual values would be 2% higher. If you are able to purchase this car through Ford's X-Plan your lease payment will be based upon an attractive set price.
 
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#9 of 202 Mustang problems by huddy32

Jan 05, 2006 (5:43 pm)

I just recently got a quote for a lease. my father is buying me a car for graduating college, and his brother works for ford so we get them on A-plan. but the point of all this is we looked at a v6 convertable we can get for 26,300 and the GT hardtop for 26600, ($300) difference right.. the lease quotes we got for both a 26 and 24 month lease 15,000 miles.. the were over 100 dollars difference. why is the GT's lease so much more. over 100 dollars on the 36 month and about 120 on the 24 month. the gt 24 month was about 460. i mean for 300 dollars more i can lease 5 series BMW. is this an error or do you think im getting screwed? the reason i am asking is my father wants a convertible because we are going to share this car and if i want to pay this diffence to get a gt convertible i could but i can't imagine the price difference between the gt and the convetible if the v6 convertible and the GT are that same price, would the lease payment be like $600. for the some reason the dealer would not give me a lease quote for all 3 of these cars just the v6 and the GT hardtop.. please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#10 of 202 Re: Mustang problems [huddy32] by Car_man HOST

Jan 22, 2006 (8:18 am)

Replying to: huddy32 (Jan 05, 2006 5:43 pm)
Hello huddy32. The reason why there is such a big difference between these cars' lease payments is that Ford is providing a lot more lease support on Mustang V6 models than it is providing on GTs right now. I guess that there is a more ample supply of the base Mustangs or that the demand for them is not up to the level of demand for the GTs. Ford Credit's 24 month lease rate is only 1.0% for the base Mustang Convertible versus 7.75% for the Mustang GT Coupe. Similarly, the 36 month rates are 1.25% versus 8.0%. The residual values for the base Convertible are 1% higher than the GT Coupe's residual values as well. The exact difference this makes in lease payments will depend upon the MSRP and selling price of the cars that you are interested in, but it's safe to say that the GTs are a lot more expensive to lease than base Mustangs are right now.
 
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#11 of 202 Leasing versus buying a mustang convertible by durability05

Feb 19, 2006 (10:27 pm)

Carman
I was reading your jan.22 response to Huddy32 about the better deal Ford has on V6 convertibles. Is it advisable for me to lease a V6 convertible on the 1.25% 36 month then purchasing later, or should I just buy it at 60 months and 7.9% interest thru Ford Credit. What does 1.25% mean, does it mean 1.25 percent interest on the entire principal annually during the 36 months. Is it worth the extra $50 I will shell out a month in increase insurance?

#12 of 202 I chose leasing by durability05

Feb 20, 2006 (8:19 pm)

I leased a 2006 V6 Premium convertible with the pony package. List price of 28,260, agreed lease price of 26,100. Total money down of $3,600 got me the 1.25%/36 month with a residual of $14995. Monthly payment of $279 plus CA. tax of 7.75% = payment of $300.22 / month.
The capitalization of $24,500 , means that I will only pay
$700 in interest over 3 years, amazing. I traded in a 2005 Focus which I bought for $12K a year ago and got $10,000 for it. Total loss on the Focus is $3500 in payments and $1,200 in sales tax over a 14 month period.
I only owed $6400 on the Focus

#13 of 202 Re: Leasing versus buying a mustang convertible [durability05] by Car_man HOST

Mar 02, 2006 (5:28 am)

Replying to: durability05 (Feb 19, 2006 10:27 pm)
Hi durability05. When leasing, unfortunately you are not just paying interest on the selling price of your vehicle. Its MSRP is taken into account as well. This is because the bank that you are leasing through has to lay out all of the cash to purchase your vehicle from the dealer. Furthermore, consumers who lease have to pay an acquisition fee that you wouldn't have to pay if you were financing. I believe that Ford Credit's current acquisition fee is $595. Still, given the substantial difference between the two interest rates that you mentioned, you still might come out ahead by leasing. This assumes though... and this is a very big assumption... that your car's lease-end purchase price is reasonable. If its residual values are unrealistically high, this is a good thing because it keeps your lease payment down, but you wouldn't want to buy your vehicle at the end of your lease. Of course, there is the insurance aspect as well. Companies that lease vehicles require consumers to have a certain level of coverage that might be more than you normally would spend. If I was personally in this situation, I think that I would take advantage of the special lease program, drive the car for a couple of years and then decide if I want to keep it. If its lease-end purchase price is unreasonable high and Ford Credit won't negotiate it with you, you can just turn your car in and take solace that you came out ahead by not paying as much depreciation as you should have. As an added bonus, if your car is in an accident during your lease you don't take the hit on resale value like you would have had you owned it.
 
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#14 of 202 Re: Leasing versus buying a mustang convertible [Car_man] by pony_pirate

Mar 02, 2006 (3:42 pm)

Replying to: Car_man (Mar 02, 2006 5:28 am)
I just don't see leasing as a way to get ahead under any circumstances. First, I find it hard to believe that depreciation is more than the cost of leasing, say ~$4000 dollars a year to lease a Mustang GT.
 
Second, at the end of the lease period you have nothing, you own nothing, all the money you've spent hasn't gone toward the purchase of the car.
 
The only reason to lease, as I see it, is if you're a business and plan to take it as a tax deduction, in which case deducting the cost of the lease is greater than deducting depreciation.

#15 of 202 Mustang return at end of lease by cc72

Mar 03, 2006 (5:13 pm)

I'm returning my Mustang in 2 months. The other day, my tire blew out, so I need 1 new tire -- 225/55-16. I'd rather not spend upwards of the $150 I've been quoted. Any suggestions?
 
Also, would it be a problem to drive with the spare until I return it on May 26th? I purchased a warranty upfront that should cover me for up to $2500 in damage -- WearCare. The spare isn't as large as the other three, but it isn't a donut either. The manual says not to drive more than 2000 miles total on the spare.

#16 of 202 Re: Leasing versus buying a mustang convertible [Car_man] by durability05

Mar 03, 2006 (7:41 pm)

Replying to: Car_man (Mar 02, 2006 5:28 am)
Carman
More good news, my residual after 36 months is 53% of the MSRP. Its $14900 only (actually neither too high nor too low) the 1.25% is what kept my payments low. I use no cash out, just my trade, and they originally offered me $2,000 over payoff, and ended up with $3500 over payoff and $100 over invoice as agreed price. Ford Red Carpet is very lax on insurance and included gap insurance. They also paid my first payment. I do intend to buy the car later, by then I will have to face 7 to 8 percent interest rates??

#17 of 202 Re: I chose leasing [durability05] by redc0ugar

Mar 05, 2006 (7:24 pm)

Replying to: durability05 (Feb 20, 2006 8:19 pm)
After the Detroit Auto-Show, newspapers started showing the v6 ponies leasing 24 months $139 a month...ZERO DOWN.

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