Who is leasing vehicles in 2015? Wasn't this a proven bad idea mathematically as soon as vehicle leasing became "a thing"?
On March 21, 2015 7:54:38 AM AKDT, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, > >Here is a question... if Tesla has such a great car and company >(winning >Consumer Reports car of the year, two years in a row), why is their >lease rate so bad? Can they not find a leasing company that is >confident >in their cars? > >36 month lease on a $115,420 car requires $7,141 down and is still >$1,446 per month. That's puts the residual close to 50% after 36 >months, which is extremely low. Chevy trucks are around 58%, and some >cars like the Honda Accord are closer to 65%. I have done a BMW lease >on >a 535d (MSRP of $70,000) for 36 months with $0 down that was >$670/month. >That's close to 65% residual after 3 years. > >It would seem people are not confident in the Tesla vehicles, which are > >"software upgradeable". I wonder what the issue is? > >Travis -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
