Good if you want a new car every (lease term).

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On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
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