I listed my buying experience in the MA/New England thread, as it mostly concerns the Drive Green program, but here I'll post the financial details.
I actually didn't take the best deal I was offered, but I'll plead mitigating circumstances later.
The whole process took from Thursday morning to Friday evening.
So, started with Drive Green and as expected, Quirk was the offer to beat right from the start.
I was looking for a 3 year, 45 k lease on a LT with no color up charge and only the DCFC and Comfort packages.
Quirk didn't have any without the Confidence package but offered me this:
For the artic blue Bolt I have 1 left with DCFC, Comfort and Convenience package and confidence package. The vehicle with those 3 packages leases out for $173/month +tax with 10k miles. To go up to 15k miles it’s an additional $36/month which brings you to $209/ month + tax. In addition to the 2500 down there is $469 charge for registering and our Doc fee. If we leave that out it’s $13/month so $222+tax/month. With the tax included it brings your payment to $235/month with only 2500 down (which you get back 75 days later). They will also want your first months payment at signing so the contract will only show 35 payments remaining. With what you qualify for I can also give you in addition to that deal a free $700 Level 2 charger. (installation not included). Is there any other information I can get for you?
I shopped that around to Mirik who was the only other player seriously responding (I only negotiate by email), but here they stopped. They had come down as far as $266/month, same $2500 and first pmt at signing, but on my original ask of a car without the Confidence package. It's not a common build I guess. Only snag was, their car was in transit, on a train somewhere between Michigan and MA and I'd be paying more for a car with one less package, and starting a lease on a car I wouldn't see for maybe a week or more. I was hoping they'd offer me that car even cheaper than Quirk since it lacked one package and they didn't have the free EVSE promotion. Maybe throw in some accessories to compensate me for waiting for it. But they stopped replying, not a peep all day Friday.
So, looked like I'd be going to Braintree from west of Worcester on Saturday, but then, Cargill, in Putnam CT, whom I had written off as they offered $330/month with the same terms at signing, decided they could match Quirk after all. Their "transparency policy" they call it. They had no free EVSE promotion either, but I already have one, and I'd much rather deal so much closer to home. Plus they give unlimited free car washes, and free pick up and delivery for service while they drop you off a loaner. Their charge stations are always available too. A good dealership. Not the closest to me at 20 miles, but the one 3 miles away, Diamond, doesn't stock Bolts.
The deal wasn't exactly the same as they wanted to tack on a $500 extra "docs and reg" fee at signing, and I caved a little and told them cut that in half and we'll call it a day. So, got an arctic blue LT with all three packages, 3 years, 45 k, for $3000 at signing ($2500 of it I'll get back from MOR EV rebate) and 35 pmts of $257. The later because I also caved on a $99 fee for VIN glass etching on every window that I really should have balked at, and I also sprung for a GM warranty extension to cover me to 45k. I hate being off warranty.
So not the best deal, but good enough, pretty close to the $250 month I was expecting before I started. Much better than the $400 offers dealers were quoting me in February. Not too far off what I've been paying for the Leafs.
First day driving it was a blast.
Then, Saturday morning, I finally get a reply from Mirak, they'll match Quirk's numbers, and packages, and throw in rubber winter floor mats! Might have taken that deal if only it came 24 hours earlier. C'est la vie.
