Can you update your location info via your user name in the upper right > User Control Panel > Profile tab? That way, we don't need to ask in future posts/threads or do sleuthing to deduce it.
What are your daily driving needs in terms of miles? How much city vs. highway? Will you have the ability to charge at your work/destinations?
johnlocke said:
tinacap77 said:
Hello: I have been quoted $687/month with $2K -$3,000 down with excellent credit, 36 month for a Nissan Plus Leaf SV. I told a dealer today that was too high. She told me she sold one today with a monthly lease payment of $1200 at 36 months. Does that seem possible? I’m new to EV’s and need one that has at least a 200+ mile range because of the work I do, but I can’t see an almost $700 a month payment. Look forward to hearing from others.
$1200 X 36 months = $43200 and then you give the car back? How do you tell when a car salesman is lying? Whenever his lips are moving! If they ever got a customer to agree to that, I'd be amazed!
Even at $687 a month that's $24732 + $2000 down + $7500 Federal Tax Credit (which the Manufacturer keeps) plus any state rebate = at least $34232. List is $38510. And you're still giving the car back after 36 months. Don't walk, Run away from that dealer as fast as you can.
I agree. Crazy.
If paying $687/month * 35 payments + $2000 down == $26,045. And yes, you gotta turn the car in at the end unless you pay the residual or residual minus some discount to buy it out at the end. If you're asking for too many miles/year, you'll pay a lot or it might not be enough. I've not generally heard of leases above 15K miles/year.
Although Bolt deals aren't as good as before (you should've bought before April 1, 2019 for $7500 Federal tax credit on GM EVs/PHEVs), at https://www.chevroletoffremont.com/VehicleSearchResults?model=Bolt%20EV&year=2019&sort=salePrice%7Casc (I bought from them), I see some Bolt LT's w/DC fast charge inlet starting openly advertised at $34,127 but you may be able to do better w/the conquest cash offer (click on Offer Disclosure) minus $3,750 Federal tax credit. This assumes that you have at least $3,750 in Federal tax liability for 2019. And, you own the car in this case. It'll have some value significantly greater than 0 after 3 years.
EPA range rating on Bolt is 238 miles vs. 215 for Leaf Plus SV/SL (https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=40520&id=40812&id=41276&id=41277).
http://ev-vin.blogspot.com/ lists lease deals but they're all probably too low in allowed mileage/year for you. http://ev-vin.blogspot.com/2017/02/current-discounts-on-selected-evs.html points to https://electrek.co/best-electric-vehicle-prices/ for purchase deals, but you may want to wait until they update it for April 2019. Listings from March 2019 aren't necessarily going to be right.
I wouldn't pay more than $499 a month for any car lease - and it had better be $0 down. Tell them to raise the residual a bit and offer that - same terms otherwise. And only if the car isn't an S, or an SV without the Winter package.