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Infiniti M35 / M45 Lease Questions

1830 messages,  Last post on Nov 16, 2009 at 7:02 PM

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What is this discussion about? Infiniti M35, Infiniti M45, Car Leasing, Sedan


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Leasing an M35x on order now by scrider
Sep 06, 2005 (5:41 am)
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Car Man - Getting the M35x that I ordered may take 8 to 10 weeks. Do you have a feel for the stability / longevity of the current Infninti lease offer on a 39 month lease with 12K miles:
    Money Factor = .00202
    RV = 60%
THX
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Re: m45 lease [kyfdx] by dave328
Sep 06, 2005 (9:11 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 06, 2005 2:47 am)

Thanks kyfdx.
 
Security deposit is waived for those with tier II credit through Infiniti finance. So the discepency must be from the money factor? Can I assume that they used the 0.00210 MF as opposed to the promised .00202? It's not the few hundred bucks that bugs me. It is the deception that galls me.
 
This is a wonderful forum, by the way. You and Car man are truely helpful to all of us swimming through the muck. I was told by my dealer that 90% of their sales are leases. There are so many ways to stick it to you by unscrupulous dealers on a lease transaction. Keep up the good work and fight the good fight!
 
Dave
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Re: m45 lease [dave328] by kyfdx HOST
Sep 06, 2005 (12:58 pm)
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Replying to: dave328 (Sep 06, 2005 9:11 am)

It is hard to say.. I was just giving you a good guess (well, maybe not so good)..
 
Congratulations on the car!!
 
regards,
kyfdx
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Re: m45 lease [kyfdx] by dave328
Sep 06, 2005 (2:32 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 06, 2005 12:58 pm)

Thanks! The car is awesome. If I can get through the NAV tome and learn to use it it will be even better!
 
D
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Re: Leasing an M35x on order now by Car_man HOST
Sep 08, 2005 (1:56 am)
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Hi scrider. Infiniti Financial Services' residual values for the 2006 M35x have already dropped for the month of September. If you were to lease one through IFS right now for 39 months with 12,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00194 and 59%, respectively. As you can see, Infiniti dropped this car's money factor slightly to at make up for at least part of the lower residual value. The aforementioned lease program is scheduled to run through September 30th. It is difficult to say what Infiniti's October lease program for this car will be like, but if I had to make an educated guess I would say that it will either be about the same or have a slightly lower money factors to make up for another one point drop in residual values.
 
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Re: m45 lease [dave328] by dave328
Sep 08, 2005 (10:22 pm)
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Replying to: dave328 (Sep 06, 2005 9:11 am)

I pointed out the discrepency to the dealer and they rectified it to my satisfaction.
 
Here is the rewritten final deal:
 
MSRP 52,510
CAP COST 49660 (1K over invoice plus 550 acquisition fee minus 33.54 cap reduction[long story])
42mos
610.06 + 47.28tax = 657.34/mo
MF 0.00205 (I was shown their finance sheet to confirm that this is the base MF for 42 mos)
Residual 59% (This is according to my calculations)
 
I'm happy with the deal. Aside from a couple of attempts at padding the MF, it was pretty straight forward. This was in Orange County, so. Cal.
 
For those who are newbies venturing into the dark and foggy lease-land, I have a couple of pointers.
 
Hammer out the cap cost. This is one of two key negotiation points. For me felt I would be happy with 1k over invoice and so I made that offer and it was accepted without haggling. Don't negotiate on the monthly amount, the dealer with throw out an irrelevant number and do all sorts of crazy stuff.
 
Find out the base money factor for the term of the lease. It seems to vary slightly depending on the length. Have the dealer commit to the rate, in writing if possible.
 
Find out the residual for the term of the lease. This is set and non-negotiable. This does vary slightly among different banks but if you ar going through the manufacturer's lease program, it is set.
 
There is a sweet spot for the monthly payment. For the M45 it is 42 mos. The monthly payment is approx $50 less for the 42 mos compared with 36 mos. I don't think I'll have any problems keeping the car for another 6 mos, so I was happy to do it.
 
Have the dealer e-mail you the exact terms for the lease, including the MF and cap cost, before you go in to sign the papers and cross check with your own calculation using the edmunds calc. Or you can use this site:
 
http://www.leaseguide.com/calc.htm
 
It is a little simpler to use than the edmunds site.
 
If you find a discepency, point it out nicely. I think most high end dealer will play nice but they might need a bit of nudging.
 
Pretty simple, you just have to keep your eyes open and know your numbers.
 
Dave
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Re: Re: m45 lease by Car_man HOST
Sep 13, 2005 (2:33 am)
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Thanks for taking the time to share the details of your deal and sound advice with everyone Dave.
 
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Re: Re: m45 lease [Car_man] by dave328
Sep 14, 2005 (12:30 pm)
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Replying to: Car_man (Sep 13, 2005 2:33 am)

My pleasure! And thank you for all your help.
 
Dave
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Residual Value Percentage Question by gdukes1
Sep 18, 2005 (7:40 am)
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I have always purchased cars, but because of mileage usage and how often I like to change vehicles, I have decided to lease for the first time ever. I am definitely going for the new M35, as I have always been a fan and owner of Infiniti vehicles since 1993. However I have one question that I can't seem to find a definitive answer to, and with the only Infiniti dealership in MS being my only option I want to go in with all the information.
 
If anyone wouldn't mind helping, I wanted to know if the residual value percentage is calculated using the MSRP or the adjusted capitalized cost negotiated??? Also I will be using the VPP program so I know I won't be paying MSRP before I even enter the door. I would really appreciate any help.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
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Re: Residual Value Percentage Question [gdukes1] by cluedweasel
Sep 18, 2005 (10:14 am)
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Replying to: gdukes1 (Sep 18, 2005 7:40 am)

The residual is calculated on the list price of the vehicle, not the negotiate price. A couple of years ago I leased the old version of the M45. I got $10,000 off the sticker price so the amount I was "financing" was only around $12000 on a $47000 car.

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