Leasing a 370z

zae757

I wouldn't recommend leasing. If anything, buy used if you really want a Z because once you start seeing other modded Z's you'll get the itch...you can find a reasonable one for about 25k...leasing is just like borrowing your friends car because you have to give it back at the end of the day. You'll also be paying to drive this vehicle that's not yours at the end of the day.

Don't know your financial situation, but at the end of the day it's your decision. So just my opinion

synolimit

All wrong. It is yours, you can mod how you want, you can turn it into a purchase whenever, etc etc. With my lease I'll end up paying about 2k after it's all paid off in a lease/buy vs just a buy. It sucks to blow an extra 2k but its over years so it's not a huge deal. Beats having to pay over $600 a month when my lease is only $409.

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MacCool

Advantage to leasing us that you're only paying for the part of the car you're using rather than the whole car up front and hoping you get it out later when you sell it. Disadvantage is that it's not your car to modify. Me, leasing is great as I have exactly zero interest in mods and I do like the option of walking away at the end of the lease. I leased my last Z (2011 Sport/Touring). Residual value was $21,000 at the end of 39 months, KBB was $28,000. Buy it, resell it, pocket $7000.

synolimit

But you can mod. I'd never turn in a lease where someone will go over it with a comb. You just trade it in like any normal trade-in on a new car. They will give you whatever they think its worth parts added or not. Normal people always remove the parts though and sell them for cash.

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MacCool

Sure. Either way is possible. I've just never cared to bother.

You can also sell it to the dealership, or they'll buy you out of the lease early and pocket that profit, pass it on to you. Some dealers even find the mods valuable depending on their market and the quality if the mods.