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Honda Fit Lease Questions

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What is this discussion about? Honda Fit, Car Leasing, Car Buying, Hatchback


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Re: Honda fit lease [pcat1] by makabe
May 11, 2006 (9:05 am)
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Replying to: pcat1 (May 11, 2006 4:17 am)

His price is MSRP + $550 delivery = $15200. Delivery is a totally standard charge. Documentation fees however are not standard and range from $50 to $500. Go for it. My gut tells me they are going to try and stick it to you on the interest rate--I've not seen lower than 5.5% on loans lately.
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Anyone Leased Yet? by rjw1
May 15, 2006 (11:21 am)
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I am hoping to do a 36 mo lease on a FIT sport AT for 15k miles/year.
 
Does anyone know what the top tier money factor should be for the FIT?
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Lease? DON'T. by frayadjacent
May 17, 2006 (3:58 pm)
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Lease a car? Best advice: DON'T.
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Re: Lease? DON'T. [frayadjacent] by jimmy5150
May 18, 2006 (9:27 am)
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Replying to: frayadjacent (May 17, 2006 3:58 pm)

Why?
 
Cars are tools. Use them and lose them.
 
If you purchase cars every few years, only to trade them in and "break even" or lose a grand here or there, a lease payment that's $100 a month lower than the purchase payment, wil save you $3600 over 3 years.
 
Will you have $3600 of equity in a car after 3 years....probably not.
 
Don't go over the miles. Don't have an unusual amount of wear and tear. Don't have any thoughts of bailing on the lease before its termination date.
 
Leasing works very well for some people...it can make a lot of sense if you're looking to minimize cash flow to have a desired vehcile.
 
Cars are a depreciating asset, unless its a Shelby Cobra.
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Residuals by amrie
May 19, 2006 (5:49 am)
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One dealer I'm negotiating with said that the 12K residual values for the Fit Sport AT are 36=$9749, 48=$8095. These are through Honda Finance, I think.
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Honda Finance by flightnurse
May 23, 2006 (10:21 pm)
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I stopped by one of the local Honda Dealers to look at the Fit, liked what I saw... Spoke to the Finance Manager (that is what I was told) about leasing a Fit Sport not too sure if i want to the Auto or Manuel. My average Credit score is 622, I'm rebuilding, haven't been late on any payments for 2+ yrs, all but student loans are paid off, and they are $150/m, I was wondering if Honda would finance me in a lease?? I'm looking for the lowest payment for 3 yrs in a car tht wont cost me much to use. What do you people think ??
 
Tony
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Re: Honda Fit: Lease Questions [pcat1] by Car_man HOST
May 24, 2006 (4:31 am)
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Replying to: pcat1 (May 08, 2006 4:27 am)

Hi pcat1. Sixty months is way too long to lease a vehicle for. A lot can happen during the course of five years to make you need to get out of your vehicle and it is often very expensive to get out of leases early. Let's say that your family expands and you need a larger vehicle, or perhaps you just don't find the Fit comfortable after driving it for a while, or your commute changes causing you to go way over your mileage allowance, etc... You would be much better off leasing this car for 36 to 39 months. You absolutely cannot get out of a Honda Finance lease after three years for free. While it is possible that you would be able to get out of a lease early if your vehicle is worth significantly more than it would cost to purchase on the open market, this scenario is unlikely.
 
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Re: Anyone Leased Yet? [rjw1] by Car_man HOST
May 24, 2006 (4:36 am)
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Replying to: rjw1 (May 15, 2006 11:21 am)

Greetings rjw1. As one would expect with a brand new model, Honda is not currently providing any sort of lease support on the Fit. As a result, if you were to lease one through Honda Finance right now, you would have to use its standard lease program. Its current buy rate standard lease money factor for 36 month leases is .00270 for consumers who qualify for its "Super Preferred" credit tier and pay a security deposit at lease signing. I believe that Honda Finance's current 36 month, 15,000 mile per year residual value for a base 2007 Fit is 57%.
 
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Re: Honda Finance [flightnurse] by Car_man HOST
May 25, 2006 (1:41 am)
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Replying to: flightnurse (May 23, 2006 10:21 pm)

Hi Tony. Even though your credit score is a little low, you probably will still be able to lease a new vehicle through Honda Finance. You won't qualify for its top credit tier, but a score of 622 would put you in its "Standard" aka third tier.
 
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Why not judge a lease on $/month? by psharpe
May 28, 2006 (1:47 am)
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Why not judge a Fit lease on the basis of $/month? All else equal, such as no money down, 12,000 miles per year, and 36 month term, same model Fit etc.
 
If that is the case; $0 down, 36 months, 12,000 miles per year; what are you paying for a Sport Auto?
 
Thanks,
PWS

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