Car Buying Tips Guide 1

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from $525-$795 base cost on mainstream cars. Dealers often try to markthem up $100-$300.


fees that start at around $800.TIP: High-end manufacturers’ leases often have acquisition^
You shouldn’t have to pay for a marked up “ac fee,” so if necessary, phonemore than one dealer ahead of time to ask what it is for the brand of car
you’re shopping for.


TIP: Lease near the middle or end of the month.

Lease residual values drop either every 30 or every 60 days, which willdrive up the payment $10-$20 per month, unless the manufacturer steps in (^)
with other subsidies. If you wait till just after the beginning of the month,you’ve probably just paid more for the same car from the same leasing
company.
LEASE TERM

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