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Car Leases....Months getting out of hand

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Car Leases....Months getting out of hand

Remember only a couple of years ago when maximum lease was '60 months'

Now there are leases for 96 months.....I mean would you really want to be paying for a car this long????????
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Feb 17, 2022
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Why is it getting out of hand? I don't think the dealership is forcing you to take a 96 mths lease.
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It happens when people only care about what their monthly (now bi-weekly) payment is, and disregard all other variables.
Deal with it.
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Jan 15, 2017
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What manufacturer is offering 96 month lease terms?
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Who the hell leases for 60 months, never mind 96 LOL
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Any cars where the residual value is comparatively higher (so, there is a low lease amount) for short leases (24-36 months) in the current market?
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skeet50 wrote: What manufacturer is offering 96 month lease terms?
Does not exist.
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EP32k2 wrote: Who the hell leases for 60 months, never mind 96 LOL
Did a 60 month lease on a truck once. Worked out great, had no intention of actually keeping it that long, sold after about 3 years. In meantime payments were lower, this was pre covid when rates were reasonable on longer leases.
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aleks wrote: Did a 60 month lease on a truck once. Worked out great, had no intention of actually keeping it that long, sold after about 3 years. In meantime payments were lower, this was pre covid when rates were reasonable on longer leases.
Issue with going on a longer lease is the vehicle going out of warranty. Which to me doesn't make much sense to have to pay for unexpected out of warranty repairs on something you don't own.
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EP32k2 wrote: Issue with going on a longer lease is the vehicle going out of warranty. Which to me doesn't make much sense to have to pay for unexpected out of warranty repairs on something you don't own.
Yeah I recommend the same to family and friends, stick to 3-4 year leases. Most vehicles have the 5 year powertrain warranty which would be the very expensive stuff. Rest have 3-5 years on everything else, depending on make. Either way I don't think the 96 month lease exists, I think OP saw the 96 finance that Ram/Hyundai offer currently for example. I can't see a manufacturer wanting an 8 year old car back on a lease.
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Dec 4, 2017
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Dealers can probably gain from longer term leases. After 4 years, consumer would most likely need to replace consumables like brakes, tires, spark plugs and etc. Then they want a new ride around 6 years mark, make them roll current remaining payments into a new lease. It's just math game for financing company and dealer.
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Lol... people getting triggered because their luxury car is no longer exclusive with low lease payment.....
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sffpcgtx wrote: Remember only a couple of years ago when maximum lease was '60 months'

Now there are leases for 96 months.....I mean would you really want to be paying for a car this long????????
Welcome to the world of negative equity. I have not leased a vehicle since 1993 and only did that when I just started a job out of College and didn't want to spend lots of money on a new car. At the time, it was a $320 tax in lease with 0 down for 30 months. I didn't drive the car and ended up purchasing it and selling it at a profit.

These days, I just buy a vehicle that I have cash in the bank for, or am willing to spend on a car. If I finance, 48 months would be the MAX I would take to fully pay a vehicle off. If you can't do that, you basically are driving something outside of your means and want to keep up with the Jones.

Even the scam about 0% financing is not 0% when you look at the APR which will include the cash bonuses they offer.

The only time I can see leasing being helpful is if you are using a good chunk of the car for business and want to put it as a business expense. You would still have higher insurance costs as a business vs. personal.
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Mar 1, 2011
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My 213 and 2016 F150s were 3 year leases. Both returned before the 3 year was up when I received significant money for them. My last 2 F150s were 2 year leases and same thungnon the last one,
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BigBacala wrote: My 213 and 2016 F150s were 3 year leases. Both returned before the 3 year was up when I received significant money for them. My last 2 F150s were 2 year leases and same thungnon the last one,
How did you receive significant money for returning them before the lease was over? Like you got incentives to upgrade?
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Too many people want vehicles they cannot really afford.
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DRC wrote: Too many people want vehicles they cannot really afford.
It's what people do to uphold the perception of wealth...
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Because it appears to be lower, or it adds up to x amount of coffee cups a day, making it "affordable" for the dual income household.

When I look at lease busters, I find it to be pretty crazy how much people pay for their cars alone, with the car payment, insurance, gas and maintenance alone.

I'm going to give my almost paid off Civic a hug. Never going to let you go. I'm glad I did my splurge on my dream car as early as I could in my life, because as I get older, Im becoming more indifferent to cars.
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Thorkell wrote: Because it appears to be lower, or it adds up to x amount of coffee cups a day, making it "affordable" for the dual income household.

When I look at lease busters, I find it to be pretty crazy how much people pay for their cars alone, with the car payment, insurance, gas and maintenance alone.

I'm going to give my almost paid off Civic a hug. Never going to let you go. I'm glad I did my splurge on my dream car as early as I could in my life, because as I get older, Im becoming more indifferent to cars.
Everyone’s financial situation is different. Some might find it crazy that you even own a civic…
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sffpcgtx wrote: Remember only a couple of years ago when maximum lease was '60 months'

Now there are leases for 96 months.....I mean would you really want to be paying for a car this long????????
Let’s not crap on the guy who did balloon payment t for 96 months on the other thread.

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