Any hot leases out there now ?

[lotust]

Hey guys and gals. My wife needs a car. We looked at the Sonata LX fully loaded for 249$ a month.

has anyone else came across a sweet deal on a lease?



thanks

 

[harobikes333]

go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

 

[radioouman]

VW Passat was $299 with $0 down for 39 months right before Christmas.

 

[vi edit]

Camry is $199 a month with $2500 down.

 

[lotust]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

can you explain why ? Im leaning towards an import. Though some new domestic cars are looking better.


she hates the camry

she likes the passat and the Sonata LX



Keep em comming please

 

[SampSon]

Depends on how much you want to put down.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: lotust

she likes the passat

I really liked the new Passat a lot more than the old one, and they finally got rid of that 1.8T engine. They replaced it with a 2.0T which I think is brand new though, so I'd be a little wary of that. Go sit in one, I think you'll be impressed by all the little things they've done that just make sense and make you wonder why no one else puts that much thought into the design.

But for the life of me I can't figure out why they haven't gotten rid of that stupid knob for reclining the passenger seat. :|

Here's a good article on how to get a good deal on a car, I suspect much of the advice could apply to a lease as well as a purchase.

May I ask why you decided to lease rather than buy?

 

[lotust]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: lotust

she likes the passat

But for the life of me I can't figure out why they haven't gotten rid of that stupid knob for reclining the passenger seat. :|



May I ask why you decided to lease rather than buy?

LOL i hate that knob on the seat.. it fell off on her 1998 gti we have now.. heheh

Why do we cant to lease? Beacuase its cheaper for one. We can turn it in after a few years when shes sick of it. I think a lease is right for us. She also only drives 5 miles each way to work.

 

[harobikes333]

Originally posted by: lotust

Originally posted by: harobikes333
go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

can you explain why ? Im leaning towards an import. Though some new domestic cars are looking better.
^
The economy need help. Buying Imports does not help at all. Have you not heard about ford and gmc closing plants? Also my dad has worked at both Honda and now a Chevy Garage for over 20 years and overall he thinks Fords or Chevys are better than say Honda/ Imports. They reasoning is that they last longer. Take more abuse. Though the Honda will run great for a long long time if you do the maintaining on it. But see that maintaining is expensive on those imports like honda, etc. They use belts when chevy uses chains, etc. So you have to replace the parts or else you may end up spending alot more than just a belt.

 

[lotust]

Originally posted by: harobikes333

Originally posted by: lotust

Originally posted by: harobikes333
go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

can you explain why ? Im leaning towards an import. Though some new domestic cars are looking better.
^
The economy need help. Buying Imports does not help at all. Have you not heard about ford and gmc closing plants? Also my dad has worked at both Honda and now a Chevy Garage for over 20 years and overall he thinks Fords or Chevys are better than say Honda/ Imports. They reasoning is that they last longer. Take more abuse. Though the Honda will run great for a long long time if you do the maintaining on it. But see that maintaining is expensive on those imports like honda, etc. They use belts when chevy uses chains, etc. So you have to replace the parts or else you may end up spending alot more than just a belt.

thats true.. but all the new chevys are butt ulgy.. Ill show her the ford fusion when she gets home. But I suspect she will not like it. I was a ford and chevy man. But once I saw my uncles toyota pickup with 260,000 on it still driving strong I was sold.. by by domestic. But i myself am willing to give them another try.

 

[harobikes333]

I'd suggest ya give um another try. park avenues will drive for just as long or longer.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: harobikes333

Originally posted by: lotust

Originally posted by: harobikes333
go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

can you explain why ? Im leaning towards an import. Though some new domestic cars are looking better.
^
The economy need help. Buying Imports does not help at all. Have you not heard about ford and gmc closing plants? Also my dad has worked at both Honda and now a Chevy Garage for over 20 years and overall he thinks Fords or Chevys are better than say Honda/ Imports. They reasoning is that they last longer. Take more abuse. Though the Honda will run great for a long long time if you do the maintaining on it. But see that maintaining is expensive on those imports like honda, etc. They use belts when chevy uses chains, etc. So you have to replace the parts or else you may end up spending alot more than just a belt.

The economy doesn't need help. It needs a clue. GM has overpaid workers and undesireable products. That's their problem. Not mine. Throwing money at them doesn't fix their issue when they are losing money on every car they put out.

There. I just opened the can of worms.

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: harobikes333

Originally posted by: lotust

Originally posted by: harobikes333
go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

can you explain why ? Im leaning towards an import. Though some new domestic cars are looking better.
^
The economy need help. Buying Imports does not help at all. Have you not heard about ford and gmc closing plants? Also my dad has worked at both Honda and now a Chevy Garage for over 20 years and overall he thinks Fords or Chevys are better than say Honda/ Imports. They reasoning is that they last longer. Take more abuse. Though the Honda will run great for a long long time if you do the maintaining on it. But see that maintaining is expensive on those imports like honda, etc. They use belts when chevy uses chains, etc. So you have to replace the parts or else you may end up spending alot more than just a belt.

I think that is complete bvllshit. The post reeks of rudimentary fanboism.

 

[harobikes333]

Right you would know that its bull how? Can you even change your own oil?

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
Right you would know that its bull how? Can you even change your own oil?

Yes I can change my oil. As well as the entire maintence list in my manual.
I can also do *gasp* brake jobs, radiator replacement, clutch replacement and a small list of other repairs. Any monkey with a full set of tools and a manual can do it. Probably why they call mechanics "grease monkeys".

One who claims that domestics last longer and take more abuse is full of it. Given the fact that the parts domestic manufacturers use (namely GM) are cheaply made crap, I don't see how maintenence schedules on domestics greatly varies from imports.
Also, maintenence costs on an import do not run much higher than a domestic. Sure parts may be nominally more expensive, but in my experience they always outlast their domestic counterparts. I've seen countless posts in forums about imports costing more to repair and the primary point they use is the timing belt. Is there another long laudry list of parts like that, or is that the only one you can come up with?

Sure large domestics are much easier to work on, but I've never had one last as long as my imports.

 

[harobikes333]

mmmk well do you have a couple grand tester to modify computer chips in cars? I mean its not just wrenchs you need you cocky thing.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
mmmk well do you have a couple grand tester to modify computer chips in cars? I mean its not just wrenchs you need you cocky thing.

Shut up already. You type and sound like a 12 year old trying to show off to a computer forum.

Why should everyone even need an expensive computer tester to reprogram their ecu's just to get their cars to run longer, anyway.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: harobikes333
mmmk well do you have a couple grand tester to modify computer chips in cars? I mean its not just wrenchs you need you cocky thing.

Why would he need that?

 

[harobikes333]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: harobikes333
mmmk well do you have a couple grand tester to modify computer chips in cars? I mean its not just wrenchs you need you cocky thing.

Shut up already. You type and sound like a 12 year old trying to show off to a computer forum.

Why should everyone even need an expensive computer tester to reprogram their ecu's just to get their cars to run longer, anyway.

He makes it sound like anyone with half a brain can fix anything on a car. He is wrong.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Buy American cars! Mexico and Canada need those jobs!

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: harobikes333

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: harobikes333
mmmk well do you have a couple grand tester to modify computer chips in cars? I mean its not just wrenchs you need you cocky thing.

Shut up already. You type and sound like a 12 year old trying to show off to a computer forum.

Why should everyone even need an expensive computer tester to reprogram their ecu's just to get their cars to run longer, anyway.

He makes it sound like anyone with half a brain can fix anything on a car. He is wrong.

With a good manual for that car, what exactly can he not fix? Other than something drastic like rebuilding an engine or transmition, with enough determination, is physically possible.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: harobikes333

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: harobikes333
mmmk well do you have a couple grand tester to modify computer chips in cars? I mean its not just wrenchs you need you cocky thing.

Shut up already. You type and sound like a 12 year old trying to show off to a computer forum.

Why should everyone even need an expensive computer tester to reprogram their ecu's just to get their cars to run longer, anyway.

He makes it sound like anyone with half a brain can fix anything on a car. He is wrong.

With a good manual for that car, what exactly can he not fix? Other than something drastic like rebuilding an engine or transmition, with enough determination, is physically possible.

Who cares? If the OP leases their new car, it is doubtful that he will do any of the maintenance himself.

 

[Pepsi90919]

leases are not 'hot'

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: harobikes333

Originally posted by: lotust

Originally posted by: harobikes333
go for a Chevy or Ford or GMC

can you explain why ? Im leaning towards an import. Though some new domestic cars are looking better.
^
The economy need help. Buying Imports does not help at all. Have you not heard about ford and gmc closing plants? Also my dad has worked at both Honda and now a Chevy Garage for over 20 years and overall he thinks Fords or Chevys are better than say Honda/ Imports. They reasoning is that they last longer. Take more abuse. Though the Honda will run great for a long long time if you do the maintaining on it. But see that maintaining is expensive on those imports like honda, etc. They use belts when chevy uses chains, etc. So you have to replace the parts or else you may end up spending alot more than just a belt.

1. i will buy whoever makes the best product. right now, if that means not buying a GM, then so be it.
2. if they're closing plants, they're doing something wrong. i don't want to be a part of that.
3a. honda is starting to move away from timing chains.
3b. not that that matters, if you had half a brain you'd change it in the mileage required anyway. the thing about doing maintenance is false, and/or just somebody's dumb luck. all cars require maintenance. i have heard anecdotal evidence of japanese cars lasting longer with less maintenance though (excluding timing belts).

 

[lotust]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser
Buy American cars! Mexico and Canada need those jobs!

My toyota tacoma is made in mexico too ...lol