Got the itch for a new QX70 so went to the dealership....

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So my wife and I lease our 2012 Limited Edition FX35. We have about 20 months left so I knew I would be upside-down a bit but Jesus was I wrong. Went in to see if we could lease either a loaded QX70 3.7 or a base QX70 5.0. The lease rates were pretty good on the 3.7. For a $59,400 car with premium, deluxe touring, and tech, they were at $527 per month with only taxes and fees down for 10k miles for 39 months. I thought it was pretty aggressive and that's not even with any negotiations whatsoever. the kicker is our buyout is $37,900 and they appraised our car at $29k. In other words we are $8k upside-down on the lease. Even through Infiniti's early termination program they wanted $6,300. Looks like more mods are coming to the LE! We really want to order a Malbec Black with Java. We are both obsessed with that interior! We aren't too serious about it but another option might be to throw it on Swapalease.com except that with Infiniti, we would still remain on the contract as a secondary account holder. That sucks. Oh well. maybe some nice 22" wheels for Christmas!!!
 
Yeah it's great! BMWs are the easiest to get out of so that's why! I've swapped out of four leases with them. No exaggeration, I initiated one transfer on a Tuesday morning and on that Friday afternoon, the new owner drove the car home! They don't mess around over there at BMWFS.
 
I guess this is still kind of on topic, but is there any incentive to take over a lease vs. starting new? Such as a lower rate than you might be able to get, or shorter lease period before buying the car outright?
 
A lot of times, the original leassee will be willing to eat a lot of their upfront costs like deposit and such. So you'd only be responsible for the monthly payments. Or often times, they will have not driven the car as much as they estimated. So if they got 12K a year on the lease, but only drove 5K, you'd get a lot more miles per month than the original lease stipulated. And of course the lease period will be shorter.
 
I say get the 50 and call it a day :)

By the way I saw you at the Riverhead Tanger outlets like 2 months ago on a Sunday lol. You drove right past me haha

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Yup that's exactly right. Plus some people's financial situations change and they realize they can't keep their car anymore so out of desperation, they offer some great incentives for you to take over their lease. Some people are willing to give a couple thousand to get out of their leases. that means you take over their car and don't even have to make any payments (since they gave you money) for some duration of time!

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Fire0nic3FX said:
I say get the 50 and call it a day :)

By the way I saw you at the Riverhead Tanger outlets like 2 months ago on a Sunday lol. You drove right past me haha

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Haha yeah except that the 5.0 without the sport tech package is $782 per month. And that's too funny that you saw me there! We've been out east every weekend since September trying to get things for the house. We were shopping for stupid light fixtures and faucets I bet! Next time you see me, stop me!
 
Nice, so if the deal goes through, this will be your 3rd FX? Wanna spot me one? :smile (2):
 
Chris , your FX is an awesome ride, why not keep it a bit longer and do a few more extras to it, and also put some of that money into your garage in your new summer home.
 
pmanliu said:
Nice, so if the deal goes through, this will be your 3rd FX? Wanna spot me one? :smile (2):
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Yes this would be our third FX, fourth Infiniti. My wife had an EX35, a 2010 FX35, and now the LE. And yeah sure! I'm sure I can lease a spare FX for you. Any color or option preferences? Haha.
 
GEE50FX said:
Chris , your FX is an awesome ride, why not keep it a bit longer and do a few more extras to it, and also put some of that money into your garage in your new summer home.
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Thanks for the kind words Wayne. I think I may do just that. I am thinking of painting the sideskirts Iridium Blue and maybe getting the Mrs. a set of 22" Falken RT7M's as seen in this guy's post in the Ford forums. I think they look great. What are your opinions? http://www.fordflex.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9009

And regarding the garage, I actually just purchased the white and black checkered garage floor. Should ship in one week. Very excited to share some pics with you guys once I install it!
Here is a picture of the look I'm trying to achieve.

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Those are dope wheels, will look good on the iridium blue
 
Sweet. Love those rims Chris, they will look killer on the FX.

Looking forward to garage pics.
 
If I had a choice I wouldn't get a QX70 again. I'm pretty sure people will kill me for this, but honestly I would go with a base V6 Range Rover Sport. Saw it at the LA Auto Show and it was nice.


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Can you give us a better reason than "it was nice"?

Fxmonkey said:
If I had a choice I wouldn't get a QX70 again. I'm pretty sure people will kill me for this, but honestly I would go with a base V6 Range Rover Sport. Saw it at the LA Auto Show and it was nice.


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