Does anyone find the lease prices of the Model 3 completely absurd?
My current lease is up in 3 months so it's about the right time to start looking at options. I really had my heart set on a Model 3 but the price they're asking for a 36 month lease without the option to buy at the end might completely price me out. Typically when leasing you want to aim for the 1% rule, as in a car with an MSRP of $48,000 should be around $480 per month, but the Model 3 isn't even close to this.
I know Teslas have historically leased horribly, but has there been any word or rumors of this changing? I've talked to other people who have also been turned off to Tesla because they can't see spending that much to lease a compact car especially one where the monthly payment doesn't correlate even close to the MSRP. For example, if you went to a BMW dealer you can probably get a significantly more expensive vehicle for less per month than a Model 3.
My current lease is up in 3 months so it's about the right time to start looking at options. I really had my heart set on a Model 3 but the price they're asking for a 36 month lease without the option to buy at the end might completely price me out. Typically when leasing you want to aim for the 1% rule, as in a car with an MSRP of $48,000 should be around $480 per month, but the Model 3 isn't even close to this.
I know Teslas have historically leased horribly, but has there been any word or rumors of this changing? I've talked to other people who have also been turned off to Tesla because they can't see spending that much to lease a compact car especially one where the monthly payment doesn't correlate even close to the MSRP. For example, if you went to a BMW dealer you can probably get a significantly more expensive vehicle for less per month than a Model 3.