I've Got My Lease Options: What's the verdict?

[alvaro]

So it's not clear to me if the $7500 credit is a thing on not. Can anyone verify?

 

[Ajes]

Just sharing some lease prices on Leasehacker (So-Cal) that are posted by a broker....

 

[tmrqs]

So it's not clear to me if the $7500 credit is a thing on not. Can anyone verify?

If you lease the car, you’ll get the $7.5k credit.
And get hammered with a lease cost that will more than offset this credit.

 

[krissrock]

Just sharing some lease prices on Leasehacker (So-Cal) that are posted by a broker....

these are wild... So the macans, even though they are cheaper, the least costs are higher because the terms are longer?

 

[ExVolt]

I just had an informative conversation with the US finance people at my dealer. Here’s the scoop.

- there is no prepayment penalty on a 24 month lease

- however, if you pay it off before 6 months, Porsche will not have received the $7,500 EV credit from the government, so you’d have to pay this back. If you payoff after Porsche has the $7,500, then this amount is credited to you. I’m quoting the finance person verbatim.

- the numbers are very blunt: if I take the car with a 24 month lease and then pay it off after 6 months, I will have $4,500 more in my bank account as compared to buying outright. The finance person showed me everything including the payoff amount after 6 months so it was pretty easy to do the math. The reason for $3,000 difference are lease fees and 6 months of interest.

I’m all for an extra $4,500.

 

[krissrock]

I just had an informative conversation with the US finance people at my dealer. Here’s the scoop.

- there is no prepayment penalty on a 24 month lease

- however, if you pay it off before 6 months, Porsche will not have received the $7,500 EV credit from the government, so you’d have to pay this back. If you payoff after Porsche has the $7,500, then this amount is credited to you. I’m quoting the finance person verbatim.

- the numbers are very blunt: if I take the car with a 24 month lease and then pay it off after 6 months, I will have $4,500 more in my bank account as compared to buying outright. The finance person showed me everything including the payoff amount after 6 months so it was pretty easy to do the math. The reason for $3,000 difference are lease fees and 6 months of interest.

I’m all for an extra $4,500.

hmmm this is interesting cuz this is not how it was explained to me. If you turn in the lease in early, purchase or not, you have to pay the remaining payments due (minus the rental fees)...and that's what will you put you in the hole iirc

 

[ExVolt]

hmmm this is interesting cuz this is not how it was explained to me. If you turn in the lease in early, purchase or not, you have to pay the remaining payments due (minus the rental fees)...and that's what will you put you in the whole iirc

I have an email with the 6 month payoff amount and it’s consistent with what they said. I’ll let you know what happens in real life as it seems too fair and simple to be true.

 

[tmrqs]

I have an email with the 6 month payoff amount and it’s consistent with what they said. I’ll let you know what happens in real life as it seems too fair and simple to be true.

Do let us know, would be great news!