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#1 of 174 Toyota Prius: Lease Questions by kyfdx HOST Mar 12, 2006 (2:45 pm)
Ask your Toyota Prius lease questions here! Replies to this message: kewl2 (Apr 04, 2007 11:46 am)
#2 of 174 Prius residuals and MF for March by acm741 Mar 13, 2006 (7:18 am)
CarMan could you help with these? I'm in CT. Thanks!! Replies to this message: Car_man (Mar 25, 2006 9:32 am)
#3 of 174 Re: Prius residuals and MF for March [acm741] by Car_man HOST Mar 25, 2006 (9:32 am)
Replying to: acm741 (Mar 13, 2006 7:18 am) I'd be happy to help you out, acm741. As one might expect, Toyota is not currently providing any sort of lease support on the Prius in any of the regions that I have seen its program for. As a result, if you were to lease a 2006 Prius through Toyota Financial Services right now you would have to use its standard lease program. The last time that I saw it, TFS' buy rate standard lease money factor was .00265 for consumers who qualify for its Tier 1+ credit tier. Its residual values vary depending upon how long you lease it for and how many miles per year you are able to drive. TFS' 36 month, 15,000 mile per year residual value for this car is currently 55%. Let me know if you want to lease it for a different term or mileage allowance.   Car_man Host Smart Shopper / Prices Paid Forums
#4 of 174 prius lease? by dfrank1 Mar 29, 2006 (7:49 pm)
I was just wondering what Prius' are typically leasing for. I got a quote today that was $590 a month (for 36 months) with 0 down, $570 with $1000 down. this is for a new prius with package 7, with an MSRP of $28,221. That quote seems ridiculously high. Any input would be appreciated, thanks!
#5 of 174 PRIUS LEASE by bookiebob May 10, 2006 (4:16 am)
HELLO. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE ME LEASE FIGURES?? A '06 PRIUS WITH A $23,232 PRICE TAG, 48 MONTH LEASE AND WITH NO MONEY DOWN. I HAVE AN 800 CREDIT SCORE. WHAT WOULD THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS BE,ALSO, AND WHAT SHOULD THE RESIDUAL VALUE BE AT THE END OF THE LEASE? WHAT WOULD BE THE LEASE/MONEY FACTOR?   ALSO, WHAT IS THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE FINANCED DURING THE TERM OF THE LEASE? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT BASED ON THE ABOVE CAR INFO, THAT IF THE ABOVE CAR HAD A RESIDUAL OF $11,000 AFTER 48 MONTHS, MY ACTUAL FINANCING AMOUNT WOULD BE $12,232, PLUS INTEREST. IS THIS TRUE? OR IS THERE ANOTHER FORMULA THAT'S BEING USED??   IT'S APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE FIGURES I HAVE BEEN GETTING HAS ME PAYING MORE INTEREST ON A 4 YEAR LEASE THAN INTEREST ON A 4 YEAR PURCHASE. I'M STILL SCRATCHING MY HEAD ON THAT ONE!!!   AND IF I MAY, WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE CAR/LEASE?? THE LEASING COMPANY OR THE DEALERSHIP?? WHO GET'S TO KEEP THE MONTHLY CHECK?? IF THE LEASING COMPANY OWNS THE CAR, AT WHAT RATE COMPARED TO MSRP DO THEY PAY FOR THE CAR?   THANKS FOR YOUR HELP   BOOKIEBOB Replies to this message: theking (May 10, 2006 7:12 pm)
#6 of 174 Re: PRIUS LEASE [bookiebob] by theking May 10, 2006 (7:12 pm)
Replying to: bookiebob (May 10, 2006 4:16 am) Please do not use all capitals...it is the equal of you shouting !!!!
#7 of 174 2006 Prius Lease by echiu Jun 02, 2006 (7:50 am)
Hi Car Man,   I have a new Prius coming in tomorrow (6/3). I am wondering what sort of lease rate (money factor and residual) I can get from Toyota on this car. I am thinking of leasing it for 3 years/36,000 miles. Also, do you know the cost per additional mile beyond 36,000?   Thanks,   -Eric Replies to this message: Car_man (Jun 25, 2006 8:44 am)
#8 of 174 Re: 2006 Prius Lease [echiu] by Car_man HOST Jun 25, 2006 (8:44 am)
Replying to: echiu (Jun 02, 2006 7:50 am) Hi Eric. As one might imagine with a car that gets great gas mileage in an environment with very high gas prices, Toyota is not currently providing any sort of lease support on the Prius. As a result, if you were to lease one through Toyota Financial Services right now, you would have to use its standard lease program. Its current buy rate standard lease money factor by vary a little bit from area to area, but it should be around .00265 for any length lease for consumers who qualify for its Tier 1+ credit tier. TFS' 36 month, 12,000 mile per year residual value for the '06 Prius was 57% the last time that I saw it. I believe that TFS charges something like $0.15 per mile over one's allowed mileage. If you opt to lease with 15,000 miles per year, your Prius' residual value would be 2% lower. You can purchase additional miles, over 15,000 per year, at lease signing at the reduced rate of $0.10.   Car_man Host Prices Paid Forums
#9 of 174 Low Residual Value by ggibson1 Jul 06, 2006 (7:03 pm)
The residual value I have seen on a 36 month lease in my area on a 2006 Prius with Package #8 and 12k annual miles is $13,200...well below 50% of the $29,000 purchase price. This is from more than one dealer.   The low residual is probably why the monthly lease rates are high. On the other hand, with the low residual, you may actually build a small amount of equity in the car if you flip at lease end...but you are buying this equity with the higher monthly fee.
#10 of 174 Low Residual by brydge Jul 07, 2006 (5:52 am)
I've recently contacted about a dozen dealers in Virginia and am consistently seeing residual values for a 36-month, 12,000 mile lease on a 2006 Prius Package #8 around 48.5%. When I pressed the dealers about the large disconnect between this residual value and current 2-3 year old Prius's selling for 75%-85% of their original MSRP they didn't have an answer other than the canned, "Toyota sets the residual and market demand sets the resale price". To me, Toyota is saying their product isn't worth anything near current resale values. Assuming you have decent credit, the 48.5% residual puts the lease payments pretty close to financing an outright purchase; and if you purchase you can sell at anytime and get any equity out of the car, versus leasing and having to wait until the end of the lease term. I'm trying to find some leasing companies to talk to directly to see if they offer better terms than Toyota Motor Credit; does anyone have any suggestions?

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