I am thinking about an 07 Enth. Are there any good lease deals out there? I saw one on the nissan website, but way too expensive for my taste. If I can get one for $400, I would do it.

 

Leasing payments have a lot to do with cash down. Unfortunately, cash down on a lease is a risky decision unless you are only concerned with monthly cash flow.

So, unless you can find a non-Nissan bank that will have a higher residual/lower rate on a close-ended lease, I don't think you have reasonable way to go at this time. 350Zs have never leased very well.

 

A lease is a good way to temporally drive a vehicle that you cannot afford to buy.

 

As the OP has found, the purchase/lease differential on a 350Z is basically non-existant.

In my state, certain other Nissan leases actually save you money when structured as balloon purchases. Leasing can actually be quite intelligent. Unfortunately, it takes a keen level of financial awareness coupled with a forthcoming dealership, or years in the car business to discern these occasional scenarios.

 

Depends on the customer.

You should never go for a lease unless your corporation gets to pay for it with pre-tax dollars.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.

There are times when leasing is the better way to go but it all depends on the residual value. It just so happens that almost all sports cars have poor residuals.

We have a lease right now on the Accord that is better than the purchase regardless of how you look at it. If you buy it out and finance it at the end, it actually costs less than if you just bought it the first time.

Usually the people that are 100% against leasing are the ones that don't understand it or have gotten screwed in the past because of lack of understanding.

 

How did the lease work out?

 

The dealer tried to sell me a car for more than what i am paying. I laughed and left. Plus I think there might be a 370Z next year