One thing to keep in mind is the residual value. My payments are around $550 for 39 months, but my residual value will be about 16K. My car will be worth as much even after 5 years, so I am planning to buy it out after the lease is up...

G35 Coupe. Diamond Graphite, Graphite, Premium and wheel and Tire package. Zaino Baby.

 

leasing 101
negotiate your best price.
then find out money factor (equiv to interest) and mult by 2400. that gives int equiv.

is 12000k realistic?

put as little down as possible. if you dont' put the $2000 down, you will pay it over the lease + interest. however. if anything happens to car and it is totaled, gap insurance makes up diff.
if you put money down and car is totaled, you lose cap cost reduction.

i've leased twice in past, kept under mileage, was fine.
i think typical break even point on mileage is.... if you keep it under 13200 per year, take the 12k lease. over 13200 go for 15k

04 6mtC, DG - possibly most babied G on the board.

 

Don't waste your money leasing the car for $420 a month. At the end of the lease what do you have to show? You have nothing. The only way leasing pays off is if you have your own business and write the car off. Otherwise leasing is just wasting your money. You're renting the car. I pay $500 a month right now for my G and I financed it. If I want to get a new car later on I can just sell it and get something new. The G is said to hold 49% of it's value after 5 years. Again, don't make the mistake of leasing.

 

http://www.leaseguide.com/calc.htm

Here's a leasing calculator. Anyone know what the residual value and money factor are?