On 08/22/2014 10:25 AM, Rick Beebe via EV wrote:
> Lease Purchase > Year 1-3 Downpayment $2400 $2400 > 36 payments @ $ 199 $ 300 > Year 4-5 downpayment $2400 $ 0 > 24 payments @ $ 199 $ 0 > Total: $16740 $13200 > > $3500 more to lease and this fictitious example includes $15,000 federal > tax credits! But if you bought a 3 year old used Leaf (a 2011 model...) after 5 years that is 8 years total on the battery pack, so you may need to replace the pack as well. With multiple leases you get a new pack every 3 years. Plus with multiple leases you get a new 2014 model now, and a new 2017 model after that lease is up, with possible feature benefits and longer range, etc... In general I favor purchasing used over leasing for long term value, but you can't just ignore the possible maintenance costs an 8 year old car will have over a 0-3 year old car. Jay _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
