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#10 of 103 Made an error by casey350 Nov 13, 2005 (2:02 pm)
meant to type $38,355 as MSRP above Replies to this message: Car_man (Nov 14, 2005 3:49 am)
#11 of 103 Re: 2006 350Z Roadster [casey350] by Car_man HOST Nov 14, 2005 (3:45 am)
Replying to: casey350 (Nov 13, 2005 1:41 pm) Hi casey350. In your post you states that you can get a Nissan 350Z that has a full MSRP of $35,355 for $36,750. This means that you are paying more than full price for this car. This is not a car that demands such a premium, unless you are in an isolated part of the country like Hawaii or Alaska. You may want to consider shopping around a little bit or at least doing some more negotiation with the dealer that quoted you this price.   The lease money factor that you were quoted for this car is a little high as well. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.'s current buy rate lease money factor for a 2006 350Z is .00265 for consumers who pay a security deposit and qualify for its top credit tier.   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 insurance company pays off the bank that you were leasing it through and 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 350Z would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put say $5,000 down, or had made absolutely no down payment at all.   The bottom line here is that you need to see if you can negotiate a better deal on this car.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#12 of 103 Re: Made an error [casey350] by Car_man HOST Nov 14, 2005 (3:49 am)
Replying to: casey350 (Nov 13, 2005 2:02 pm) Ahhh, that makes more sense. I should have scrolled ahead to see if you had written anything else about this deal. Ignore what I said about this car's selling price in my previous post. You are actually being given a discount of around $1,600 on this car. This is a much more reasonable deal. You may want to stop by the following discussion to compare the price that you were quoted to the prices that other community members have paid for similar vehicles recently: "Nissan 350Z: Prices Paid & Buying Experience".   All of the statements that I made about the money factor and not making a down payment are still valid.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#13 of 103 Downsides to lease? by passanis Jan 04, 2006 (6:02 pm)
I was recently looking to purchase a 90s Z to replace my 84 Z. I've always shopped for used cars and have never considered a lease until just recently. I've decided that a 90s Z, while affordable up front, may cost quite a bit to keep up so that's why I'm now looking at the new model.   I've just started doing some research and it seems like I can get a 350Z Touring Roadster on a lease for less than $400. I think this would be a 5 year lease. I'm just out of grad school so I have loans to pay off and don't make enough to afford a car payment over $500 (and that's really pushing it). I just don't see how I can go wrong with lease payments less than $400/ month. My other option is to purchase a 2003 base model for something like $22K. I figure the payments would be higher than the lease. I do realize that after 5 years under a lease I won't have a car, but by then I should be making considerably more money and I can either finance the residual or trade it in for another model on lease.   Thanks in advance for any advice. Replies to this message: Car_man (Jan 11, 2006 3:25 am)
#14 of 103 leasing by dhamilton Jan 04, 2006 (8:39 pm)
Leasing can be a great way to drive a car that you really enjoy. There are some things to consider. Can your lifestyle fit in with the allowable miles written in to your lease. Anywhere from 10k-18k a year opproxomatly How stable is your current situation and how much will it change over the course of the lease. It's generally not a good idea to purchase at the end of the lease. Reason being is the residual value {lease end value of the vehicle} is often inflated by the manufacturer to make the lease more attractive. It's generally very expensive to get out of a lease early. Don't go in to this without doing your research and asking plenty of questions. Lucky for you, you came to the right place. Go to the 10 steps to leasing a car on this website, it's invaluable.                                              Good luck
#15 of 103 Re: Downsides to lease? [passanis] by Car_man HOST Jan 11, 2006 (3:25 am)
Replying to: passanis (Jan 04, 2006 6:02 pm) Hi passanis. Congratulations on your recent graduation from grad school. I see that you are considering entering into a five year lease. I usually advise consumers against leasing for so long. It is often very expensive to get out of leases early and five years is a long time to be committed to one vehicle. A lot can change in one's life over the course of a five year period that would make them need to get out of a sports car like the 350Z. Perhaps you decide that you need a bigger vehicle to haul stuff around, or perhaps your family will have a new arrival. Also, your daily commute could change causing you to drive way more than you had originally thought you would and go waaaaay over your allowed mileage. I usually try to steer consumers towards 36 to 39 month leases.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#16 of 103 350Z Lease by unclejbird Jan 19, 2006 (5:08 pm)
Car_man,   I'm smitten with the 350z, the roadster in particular. I drove one the other night and was impressed to say the least.   Like another writer above, I'd be interested in a lease somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 per month. Is there any way to make this happen with the Roadster? Are there questions I can ask or areas I can probe to push my dealer in that direction?   Similarly, is there a way to move up the option package food chain for that amount in the 350z coupe?   I have access to down payment funds, but I'm not sure if that's the best way to go about accomplishing what I want.   Thanks Replies to this message: Car_man (Feb 20, 2006 4:11 am) aprilnj (Sep 04, 2006 5:01 pm)
#17 of 103 Curious on lease buy rate and residuals on 350Z by glhboy Jan 24, 2006 (6:29 pm)
I'm looking to lease a 350Z coupe manual transmission for 3 years/39 months 18,000 miles/year. I am currently upside down $5-6000 on my current car and I want to lease something for 3 years and walk away without a car payment. I can't find any lease rates or residuals anywhere. Any idea what kind of payment I would be looking at with a cap cost of $35000? Replies to this message: Car_man (Feb 20, 2006 4:37 am)
#18 of 103 Current money factor for 350z by natehughes Jan 27, 2006 (12:44 pm)
Hey all, I just did some negotiating for a 350z and the money factor I was quoted was .0029 which is 6.96 percent. That seems a little too high to me, but the guys I talked to said Nissan isn't offering any support on the 350z leases right now. Does anyone know anything more about this? Has anyone leased a z through nissan recently and gotten a better or the same money factor?
#19 of 103 Residual for 350Z by dslam1 Feb 04, 2006 (4:49 am)
Hey guys, I have been looking at getting a new car in the past few months and looking to buy around april time. Currently i have gone through 25+ cars and have narrowed it down to the 350Z and Acura TL i already have a quote with acura for a lease payment but i was wondering if anyone knew the residual for the 350Z. Basically i am looking for a 2 year 15K lease and am going to put a down payment equal to the depreciation of the vehicle, or in other words i will only pay finance charges. I have quoted out an acura tl with nav msrp around $36k even though i will get at invoice and with putting 9100 down with a bad int rate (9._ %) my payment still stays in the 130 - 250 a mo price range. I can afford up to 1100 a month for a car but would rather keep it in this range so i can get a speedboat and SUV as well. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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