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Originally Posted by Pablothegreat
Would you consider looking at the used market, and specifically a lease takeover from someone with a relatively newer vehicle (2013+).
You can take advantage of the depreciated price (10-25% less), still get into a payment stream to manage your monthly cash flow and if you wanted to pay it off, your overall cost may be reduced as you wont need to pay the unearned interest that is remaining on the lease. In addition, most people understand that the current lessee may have to throw in some cash to you to balance what the vehicle is worth versus the remaining balance.
To add.
If you plan on holding the vehicle for long term, this may be a great way to lower your cost outlay for a vehicle.
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Take your car to get inspected by someone else other than the dealership! Their bazillion point inspections mean nothing. They can stare at an issue and ignore it if they deem it "reasonable". I've been told to get it checked at another dealership (ie: Honda to Honda etc.) as they will quote in OEM parts and pick apart the car for you (because if they think you own the vehicle, they'll love to get you in on whatever bull#### repair that doesn't need repair). Use the list to haggle stating you might want a different car as the repairs are too high.
Another thing, inspection is somewhat subjective. "Tread at 40% is acceptable for us" is one I heard on my car as front and back were 80% vs 40%. Same as brakes. I'm not 100% but the cut off is like 30%?
Good luck.