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Leasing a car allows you to drive a new car for a period of time without buying the vehicle itself. This means you have the ability to drive the car for a duration of your choosing, after which you can return the vehicle and lease a brand new car. You aren’t tied down to one vehicle but rather have the freedom to lease and return cars as you please.
Start to finish, completing the lease agreement for a new vehicle will generally take less than an hour, during which time the Finance Manager will determine your payment. This is based on a number of factors including the value of the vehicle you’re looking to lease, the current rate of interest, the length of the term, and your credit score.
The term and the payment schedule are both determined by the customer and what works best for them. At most dealerships, the minimum term is 12 months and the maximum term length is typically around 96 months. Once the term is set, dealerships generally allow you to choose from four types of payment schedules: weekly, biweekly, monthly, or bimonthly. Regardless of the payment type you choose, you’ll end up paying the same amount for the vehicle.
Once you have made all of your payments, you either have the option of purchasing the vehicle by paying out the buy-out fee, which is the amount the dealership would sell the vehicle for, or you can return the car and look for a new vehicle.
In order to return a leased vehicle, the car must be in good condition. This means the car must be clean, and all required repairs must be fixed. If there excessive wear and tear, you have the option to either get the repair done yourself or have the dealership repair the vehicle and send you the bill for the parts and labour required to fix the damage.
The dealership’s staff will also check your mileage when you return a leased vehicle. In your lease there is a pre-defined number of kilometers you’re allowed to put on the vehicle each year, at the end of the term, they check to ensure your odometer is lower than the number of kilometers you were allowed for the term. So, for example, if you have a mileage limit of 20 000 km per year and a 48-month term, the dealership would check to make sure the vehicle has less than 80 000 km on it. If you do exceed your mileage limit, there’s a fee you must pay, which is usually 8 – 12 cents per kilometer. Generally, the customer can decide how many kilometers per year they believe is best for them, but the higher your mileage limit is, the higher your payment will be.
When discussing the option of leasing a vehicle with customers, a common response we get is that since they drive over 24 000 km per year, they can’t lease a vehicle. What they don’t know is that it’s actually less expensive to lease a vehicle than it is to finance one since you never actually own the vehicle, the dealership you leased the car from does. For example, let’s take a look at the 2019 Nissan Altima, which has an MSRP of $27 998. To finance this vehicle for 48 months at the current rate (2.9%), the payment would be $304 biweekly. On the other hand, to lease the exact same car for 48 months at the current rate (1.9%), the biweekly payment would be $197. This means leasing a vehicle not only allows you to lease and return cars as you please but also can be less expensive. You can take a look at our new vehicles and calculate your own payments here.
Choosing between leasing and financing a vehicle is an important decision. Usually, we tell our customers that if they plan on keeping their vehicle for seven or more years than financing is most likely the better option for them. On the other hand, leasing can be a great option if the customer plans on driving the car for less than seven years, or if the customer is interested in having the newest gadgets or features in their vehicle.
If you are interested in leasing a new vehicle, come by any one of our Drive Autogroup dealerships. We offer a wide selection of manufacturers including Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Nissan, Infiniti, Acura, and Genesis through our dealerships in Ajax, Pickering, Scarborough, Markham, and Whitby.
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