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#64 of 76 Re: Dealer trying to scam me? [daveguy71] by scoutll

May 29, 2008 (4:17 pm)

Replying to: daveguy71 (May 29, 2008 3:32 pm)
Did you already sign a contract for the original payment? If so, I would refuse to sign a new one. If you didn't sign yet, tell them they can have their used van back, then take the Malibu and look somewhere else.

#65 of 76 Negotiating a lease by sarah3232

Jun 08, 2008 (7:26 pm)

Can you negotiate the price of a new car for lease? Or is the price they give me (including incentives) the bottom line?
Thanks

#66 of 76 Re: Negotiating a lease [sarah3232] by jen_b

Jun 09, 2008 (9:29 pm)

Replying to: sarah3232 (Jun 08, 2008 7:26 pm)
Most certainly, yes, you can negotiate the price of the vehicle on a lease just the same as if you were purchasing it! I am currently negotating on a jeep liberty lease and they have agreed to $400 UNDER dealer invoice price.
 
I would take the time to build the exact vehicle you are buying on edmunds.com and it will tell you the dealer invoice price vs. the MSRP and it will also tell you an average of what others are paying for that vehicle. It also depends on what type of vehicle you are looking to buy, obviously with my deal, SUV's aka "gas hogs" are currently not too popular with the current gas prices, and dealers are quite desperate to sell, so they are negotiating heavily to move them off the lots.
 
I would not go into buying a new vehicle until you know the dealer cost, that is your best tool to negotiate, and once they know you have that information, it really is quite easy to negotiate. Good Luck to you.

#67 of 76 Re: Negotiating a lease [sarah3232] by jen_b

Jun 09, 2008 (9:33 pm)

Replying to: sarah3232 (Jun 08, 2008 7:26 pm)
I should also mention that the $400 under invoice price is before any of the incentives are deducted, so after all the incentives, I am getting it for $4400 under invoice. The incentives do not come off the dealerships bottom line, so they should not be considered when negotiating, Chrysler is offering the incentives, not the dealership!

#68 of 76 Lease End Options - Grand Caravan 2007 SXT by 00sport

Sep 24, 2008 (10:35 am)

I note a lack of activity in this forum since Chrysler Financial quit leasing.
 
Does anyone have experiences to share about what Chrysler/Dodge is offering to customers whose lease is ending?
 
I am leasing the above mentioned vehicle and its lease ends in June 2009. My lease is for 27 months 12K per year, $199 a month, and my end of lease buyout is $14K plus tax.
 
I would LOVE to extend this lease, but I'm sure that's not going to be an option I'm seriously thinking the buyout is a valid option even though all of the previous advice seemed to be against doing that.

#69 of 76 Scammed by a lease by mike71_ca

Oct 22, 2008 (10:01 am)

I had an incident with Dodge in Canada that I hope is okay to share here with the readers of this topic. Very educational and hopefully will help others when they try to close their old lease.
 
I leased a Dodge Grand Caravan in 2001 and paid ~$500/month for 48 months. I returned it 40 months later without any penalties because I got a new 2005 Dodge Caravan and leased it again for 48 months at $370/month. I got tired of Vans so I recently purchased a Dodge Journey which was an excellent decision, I feel. I have it for about 2 months now and it is great for the price.
 
When I made the deal with the sales person at the dealership I told him that I have 5 months remaining on my lease, will you take over that lease if I bought a new car from you ? He said yes, without a problem. He even calculated this price of ~$1900 into the deal and said that it won't be an issue.
 
I spoke with others who have leased cars in the past and returned the cars early to get new cars. They confirmed that they never had to sign anything for the old card when they picked up the new car.
 
I received a letter from Chrysler Financial last week to advise me that I owe them ~$1500 on my lease. I called my sales person and found out that he was only going to pay for 1 month of the lease and I will have to pay for the reaming 4 months. I went down to the dealer and spoke with him and the manager. Neither of them was helpful and all I heard was "I understand but...". I explained to them that it would make no sense to me to carry 2 car payments for the next 4 months had I known this was the deal. I reminded them that my wife was there when I mentioned the 5 months to him. He didn't care, sale was done and he wants nothing to do with me.
 
Very unfortunate situation for which I hope others will learn from. I am taking the dealer to court because I cannot afford to pay this $ figure to Chrysler Financial. Also, I got the media involved to make sure this scam does not happen again to anyone else, a complete waste of time.
 
Any suggestions ? Has anyone else gone through this before ?

#70 of 76 2011 Grand Caravan Lease Rates by phred84044

Jan 28, 2011 (6:57 am)

Can anyone provide current lease rates and incentives for a both the 2011 Grand Caravan Mainstreet and Crew models, 12k miles per year, 36 month lease.
 
Thanks in advance.

#71 of 76 Re: 2011 Grand Caravan Lease Rates [phred84044] by a98gsxr

Feb 01, 2011 (1:04 pm)

Replying to: phred84044 (Jan 28, 2011 6:57 am)
Dodge Credit doesn't lease vehicles anymore. Their value didn't hold up enough for them to return a profit on the off leased vehicles.

#72 of 76 Re: 2011 Grand Caravan Lease Rates [a98gsxr] by shipo

Feb 02, 2011 (12:55 pm)

Replying to: a98gsxr (Feb 01, 2011 1:04 pm)
The fact that "Dodge Credit" doesn't lease Caravans has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Caravans don't hold their value (any car can be lease at a profit regardless of its expected resale value), and more because there is no such an entity as "Dodge Credit".

#73 of 76 Re: 2011 Grand Caravan Lease Rates [phred84044] by Car_man HOST

Feb 08, 2011 (5:37 pm)

Replying to: phred84044 (Jan 28, 2011 6:57 am)
Hi phred84044. While it is true that Chryselr Financial is not Chrysler's captive finance company any longer, one can indeed still lease a Dodge Caravan if they want to. One of the banks that Chrysler has an affiliation with is Ally (the former GMAC).
 
Ally's current base lease rate and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Mainstreet with 12,000 miles per year are 2.0% and 49%, respectively.
 
The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of an '11 Grand Caravan Crew are 0.5% and 48%.
 
There's also cash incentives on leases of this van, but they vary by region. I would be happy to try to give you an idea of what they're like in your area if you let me know what state you're in.
 
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