Dan203
Active Member
I would have leased had the terms been more reasonable. But they are pretty terrible, combined with the loss of (ineligibility for) the tax credit. But yeah, fast moving technology and market shift suggests leasing...
I got mine when the tax credit was down to just $1,875 so it wasn't a big deal. The terms aren't great if you're a typical "lease hacker" that's use to the obscene deals offered by some of the other luxury brands, but they weren't terrible when you compared to doing the 5 year finance and then trading in after just 3. (which I've done on most of my cars) The only thing that might make financing a better option is if the Model 3 holds it's value better than a normal car. At the moment that appears to be the case, but that could change drastically if Tesla releases a major hardware revision.