Hello everyone,
currently looking for a Bolt.
The offer I received today for a LT here in Connecticut seemed so expensive to me:
$359+tax/mo
36 month lease
15k mi/yr
$0 down
for credit tier 1 (which is now the right tier 1)
And this is already including the $3,000 CHEAPR Connecticut rebate!
For comparison, in July 2016, for my 2016 Nissan Leaf SV, I got
$160 incl tax
36 month lease
15k mi/yr
$2,000 down
for credit tier 4 (which added $40/mo to it)
Including $3,000 CHEAPR rebate
(I also could have done $225/mo with $0 down instead.)
So why is the Bolt so much more expensive than the Leaf?
My impression: the $7,500 is or is not forwarded to the consumer.
With the Leaf, there was $10,000 of NMAC lease cash. Plus $3,000 CHEAPR, plus dealer contribution, which brought the price down.
With today's offer with the Bolt, there was $1,500 lease cash from GM Financial, plus $500 competitive lease cash. So GM Financial gets $7,500 from the Federal Government, and then pockets $6,000 of that? Seems like a great lease deal for them, but not for the consumer. In case this is accurate, then buying would be the better financial proposition - but I am really looking to lease.
Does anybody know if this is accurate, that GM Financial just provides so little in lease cash?
Does anyone know, where to get cheap Bolt lease deals in Connecticut?
I know in Massachusetts, Quirk Chevrolet in Quincy often have amazing offers, but it seems like they do not have any 2017 left on the lot. And 2018s they ordered 48 of, but they did no arrive yet.
I found a Connecticut dealer that has LT Bolts that, according to Cargurus.com, are already on the lot for 210+ days. Might such a dealer provide a better deal, to move the unit?
Or maybe this really is not the time for $200/mo lease deals anymore, like they existed last year? Maybe should I wait a year, until the 200 mile Leaf or other 200 mile cars are out, and the additional competition brings down prices?
