Saturday, December 6, 2008

Car Lease Calculators

Most people who are interested in leasing a car end up searching the Internet for help. What they find varies from sites trying to sell your name to sites that will calculate your lease payment for you. While all look good on the surface, you need to watch out and make sure that the information given to you is not misleading.

Look for a site that is reputable and that has a contact info so that you could easily make an inquiry. As with the real world, when you are going to depend on information, especially information that you rely on for your next car lease, you want to make sure the person giving it to you has your best interest in mind.

The second thing to look for is a calculator where you can enter your figures directly, and you don't rely on estimates of a car value. Most calculators now a days will allow you to select the make and model of the car, but not actually put the MSRP as given to you by the dealer. They usually use a value of the car based on popular configurations. You need to make sure you have total control over the calculations from start to finish.

The third thing to look out for is a lease calculator that is located on a manufacturer or dealer website. Although they're not totally there to rip you off, they never allow you to enter the real MSRP or Cap Cost on your car, and will always lean on the high side, so that they can get as much from you as possible.

Using these tips can save you money every month you have your car lease. You can get a lot of information online so that you can get the best out of your car lease.

2 comments:

car leasing said...

Most people like to lease for a term that coincides with the length of the manufacturer's warranty coverage so that if something goes wrong with the car, the repairs are always covered.

Maureen Grace said...
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