2008 Accord Sedan vs Coupe residual?

I was told by a Honda dealer that the residual value on a 2008 Accord Coupe
is 65% after 3 years as opposed to 53% for the Sedan of the same model, the
EX-L I4 therefor making the lease much higher on the coupe vs the sedan. Is
this true?? I was considering the sedan more so anyway, because of a softer
ride I am told and auto dimming mirror on the exl. The only thing the coupe
has is projection headlights, but thats no biggie. Any help on this would be
appreciated.

Al

 

I believe this is a personal choice. Whatever makes YOU happy.
I i.e. decided to buy V6 next year summer.

 

Shouldn't a higher residual make the Coupe cheaper? A major portion
of the lease payment covers depreciation. If the depreciation is less
(residual value higher), the lease should be less assuming they have
similar MSRP.

I recommend buying a reasonably priced car you really like and keeping
it longer than three years. You will save a ton of money over the
long run.

 

Hi all,

Well I went ahead and leased the 2008 EX-L sedan accord.

Actually I already researched leasing vs buying and leasing is better for
what I want in a car. I do not want a civic or comparable. I want a
comfortable luxury type car. Lets say I went with a civic ex auto for 5
years on a buy. The payments would be the same as they would be about 315.00
per month which is less than what I am paying on my accord ex-l, but I'd be
making payments for 2 additional years, and in that time the car would not
be under warrenty. During the 3-5 year old time frame I would replace the
tires, altenator, starter, exhaust, battery and all 4 brakes, plus coolant,
trans fluid, etc. The total in out of pocket expenses would be $2790.00. So
now for the 3-5 year time frame still has the monthly payment of $315.00
plus the breakdown of the repairs and maint which would be $116.00 totalling
$431.00 per month for that 2 year period. Who knows what would happen at the
five year mark? At five years, I would be quite bored with the car and want
a new car anway.

Buying is good for someone that has alot of expenses like kids, college,
loans, credit cards etc. I don't, so leasing is sensible for me so i can
enjoy a new car every three years. Plus I live in New England and the cars
go through hell here with the bad roads, salt, snow and ice.

Al

 

Alternator? Starter? Exhaust? In a 5 years old car?
Who told you that?

I hope hondas are as good as toyotas, but I have 1995
camry model and 240 thousand miles on it - it has
ORIGINAL alternator, ORIGINAL starter, ORIGINAL exhaust.

Tires, battery, brakes - that is using up... normal thing.
The same with fluids... but not as often.

Lease is calculated as a loan, except you pay principal
only on the depreciation not the whole car value...
You pay interest on the whole car value - bank has to
freeze their money to pay for your car to the factory.

How is it calculated?

How about buying a 3 years old car going off the lease?

So how much was it exactly?
What is your out of pocket lease, monthly payments and residual value?
What are your mileage limits?

 

ah, in other words you make your decision based on "monthly payment".

You were a sucker asking to be fleeced.

 

I had a 4 year old Nissan Sentra (which I bought new) and thats what went on
it at the 4 year 45k mi mark.

Battery=80.00, tires=1000, altenator=300, starter=300, exhaust=600 etc etc.
Things are expensive where I live, I don't know, but maybe where you live
things are alot less.

That would mean financing the car for an additional 5 years after the lease
in order to keep similar or slightly lower payments, all without a warrenty
and more repairs. By the time you owned it in 7-8 years, you'd want to throw
the car off a cliff even though it would be paid for. You'd be bored out of
your mind with it.

The car retailed for $27,000.00 and is $385.00 per month which includes
paying off my existing lease of $14,000.00 which had 5 payments left and
$650.00 in over the mileage fees. That price also includes the mudguards and
wheel locks and the road hazard package. Out of pocket cash down was
$1500.00, residual is around 16k and its 3yr / 36k miles. I thought it was a
good deal since my car is an ex and its a 2005 and the payments are 326.00.
This is 59.00 more per month but its 3 years newer and has the leather
package.

 

Sentra is not the same car reliability category as accord or camry.

Yes, much less expensive...
Bttery you can get for ~$30 at Walmart and replace yourself in 5 minutes.
Tires - depending on the fancy kind you want would run you probably
as little as $400-500 at Sears, alternator, ehaust or starter
- as I said, I did not need for 12 years and 240k miles on camry
and I bet you would NOT need them on 3 yrs old accord as well...

When you are ready to throw your 7 years accord off the cliff
please meet me with the title in your hand - I will take
this burden off your hands ) I Promise!

You are unreal - check the prices of 7 years accords...
These cars are still quite pricey even at 7 years old.
Nobody is throwing them off the cliff at that age.
This is very reliable car which will last much longer
than your average escort or cavalier.

Why would you want to pay for wheel locks on a car which belongs to the bank?
If somebody will steal the wheels it is not your problem - car is insured, right?

If residual is "around 16000" than it is 59% of 27000
Lets see how much your really payed for the lease: 36 x 385 = 13860
13860 + 1500 = 15360 -> this is what you'll pay for the lease over 3 years.
Assuming nothing happens to this vehicle, like you will not make more
than 12k miles per year, that you will not spill coffee on your sits
or not burn them with cigarete butt etc... Otherwise you pay big money

I bet that for $15360 you could buy to own a used certified accord sedan...
They are much more popular and less expensive as used than coupes.
And buying a certified you would get 12k or 1 year bumper to bumber
warranty plus many years powertrain warranty which you could upgrade
to full bumper-to-bumper warranty as Honda Care for something like $550.

In May '07 I got to own a 3 years old w/38k miles accord EX-L '04 silver
coupe registered for the first time in Apr'04. It looks and rides as new.
No dents or scratches, black leather, XM satelite radio, automatic a/c.
I payed 16700 (+ 550 for Honda Care on it - I make a lot of miles >20k/yr)
I am sure I overpayed couple of hundred since I was in a big hurry
- my old car went to the junkyard and I was shoping for a replacement
driving a rental car

And the purchased car is now mine to keep or sell when I get bored of it...
With the reliability of accords I am not worried about replacing
starter, exhaust or alternators every three years... that is unreal.

BTW - acording to Kelly Blue Book (www.kbb.com) resale value
of the 6 years old accord coupe with 80k miles on the odometer
is around $9200-$9800 depending on its condition, so when I get
bored with mine accord after 3 years I will be able to recover
more than half of what I have payed for the car...

 

When you lease a car they don't give you a figure based on price of the car,
and if they do it will come out the same as if you base it on monthly
payments. Either way you'r going to pay the same thing for a leased car. I'm
happy with my leased 2008 accord ex-l. I can afford the car without a doubt.
On the other hand purchasing it for 3 years and paying 700.00 might be a
different story.

 

When you lease a car they don't give you a figure based on price of the car,[/QUOTE]

that's because it's to their best interests not to. They certainly
could--but you wouldn't like it.

If you can't afford to buy it, you have no business acquiring it under
ANY circumstances.

 

Why is that, Elmo?

Lease is just paying for the usage of a car which belongs to the bank.

 

Plus ALL the interest on that loan that's out on the car while you have
it in your hands.

Either you can afford the car, or you can't.

Leasing is for "monthly payment" suckers who don't understand what
they're doing and who are easily fooled into paying HUGE amounts of
money for the car. The car salesman loves it.

Remember, the car salesman doesn't lease you a car. He sells a car. He
sells it to the leasing company. Then he acts as an agent for the
leasing company, earning a commission for THAT deal. So that's TWO
deals he's earning commission on. And he's a pro, so he gets you into
that "monthly payment" mode and in the end you have NO idea what you
paid for the car.

 

I still do not quite get why are you so against leasing...
Yes, you pay the usage fee and the interest but you
do not have to pay off the principle on this debt.
So you can use the car for less (short time) than when you own it.

For people not making a lot of miles and generally do not abuse
cars it sounds like a good idea and more afordable for people
who cannot shell out a full payment for a car...

For people who think short term it does not matter how much he
paid for that car - what he knows is that in his budget a payment
of $300 monthly is acceptable but a payment of $400 is not.

Of course he is paying more in the long term, but why not?
As long he wants to pay more - I do not see your point about
of not being able to afford the car.

 

Circumstances vary of course, but you are paying for the miles you are
allowed to use whether you use them or not. If you allowed 15K per
year and you use only 7K, you will turn in a car with much lower
mileage then what was assumed when they worked the numbers and, of
course, they will not be giving a refund. On the other hand, if you
use more than the allowed mileage, they will charge you out the wazoo.

Same goes for abuse. They assume you will abuse it to X degree and
charge you accordingly. If you use it gently and take good care of
it, you will be turning in a cream puff and someone else will get the
benefit of your care. If somebody dings you in the parking lot, you
will pay to repair a minor flaw that you might just live with if you
were keeping the car.

You touch on a point here that the real cost of the lease is in the
rapid turn over of cars. This is expensive whether you buy or lease,
but with a lease you have no choice but to flip a barely used car
after three years. If you buy, you have the choice of selling,
trading in or keeping the car at that point.

Everyone is aware that the depreciation really hits you in the first
three years of ownership, but there are other costs as well, notably
sales tax. With the quality and cost of today's cars, it is pretty
extravagant to trade or lease every three years. If you buy it and
keep it for a year after the loan is paid off, you will have built up
considerable equity, and maybe have saved some money as well. Do this
for a couple cycles and you can start paying cash for your cars.

 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote

That is probably why most newspaper car ads show the prices only in terms of
leasing -- that ever attractive low monthly payment! "What'll it take to get
you into this beauty-ful Accawd heah?"