Wow it looks like the 07 Infiniti G35 Sedan lease rates are pretty poor right now!

Just look at these numbers for the new G35 as compared to the BMW 335i. That 6% residual difference is huge! Are they running any deals right now like a lower Money factor than the Base rate? What kind of deals are you all getting on leases? Has anyone leased an 07 G35 Sedan lately?

2007 Infiniti G35 Sedan
24 Month – Residual 67% of MSRP – .00161 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 57% of MSRP – .00195 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 46% of MSRP – .00238 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 38% of MSRP – .00259 Base Rate

2007 Infiniti G35 Sport Sedan
24 Month – Residual 65% of MSRP – .00191 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 55% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00238 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 36% of MSRP – .00257 Base Rate

Compare them to the BMW 335i Lease rates

2007 BMW 335i Sedan
24 Month – Residual 71% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
36 Month – Residual 61% of MSRP – .00175 Base Rate
48 Month – Residual 44% of MSRP – .00320 Base Rate
60 Month – Residual 35% of MSRP – .00320 Base Rate

 

How is a 6% diff poor?
I call it market reality. The residuals correctly reflect that after a 2 year lease, a 3 series will retain more of its value, relative to the G.

You don't have to like it, but it is true.

 

For the record, when I got my G35x last month, I got a 70% residual at
.00164 on 24 months / 12K miles

How many miles are your quoted rates for?

 

The thing is that you want the lease to be figured with a lower residual. Then when the lease is done, the car is worth more than what is owed on the lease and you come out to the advantage.

 

That is one way to look at it, of course.

I prefer to look at it as, the higher the residual, the less I will pay out to the finance company over the course of the lease.

However if you are in the market to buy a used car, picking a reliable car with a poor residual, is best.

 

ya but, easier said then done

 

Well the figures the OP put up are well within reason of being likely close to the value at that point. The thing is that if you have to trade or something of sort before the lease is done then you are screwed on value. www.leaseguide.com has a good calculator you can use and also explains the good and bad side of both good residuals and bad ones. Just depends on what you want to get out of it.

 

As a consumer who has zero interest in buying any car once my lease is up (and hoping that I will never find myself needing to end a lease early), I will take an 89% residual over a 22% residual, every time.

 

24 month lease. 4k down. 20k mi/year. 445/month. journey with prem pckg and tire n wheel pckg

 

I avoid this by just buying the car.

I paid off my car after 3 years, so now I just put my payment into a savings account towards my next car.

 

mpgxsvcd seems like the kinda guy who farts in the elevator then gets out right away... .

Get your best deal, drive your car, don't look back. Life is too short!

 

Agreed. Did I personally get the best deal last June when I ordered my car? Nope. Do I really regret it? Nope. Like you said, like is too short to worry about the small stuff.

 

Has anyone leased from Austin Infiniti? I'm about to settle in for a G35S with sport and navi packages, and they quoted me $680/mo for 36 mo's with $3K down. This seems really high? Thanks.

 

The x leases well, the S leases like crap. Regardless i had to go and get the S. Look at it this way, infiniti see's it as people who lease the X will probably be more conservitive drivers who arent as hard on their cars, so infiniti wants the X's back to resell. The S on the other hand they see it as the model people are going to drive hard, lots more redlining and hard turns, so they make the lease less attractive to make the people who want this car mostly buyers as opposed to lessee's.

They are deff rite too lol.

 

That seems crazy high! What are the other "terms"? Money factor, etc involved and for how many miles?