Slagwag Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Not sure what the best forum would be for this but wanted to get some feedback. I was dead set on a Legacy 14 and was looking to lease it. I spoke with a rep and kinda went back and forth a bit until we came up with a down payment and monthly fee I was happy with. After doing paperwork and credit information, they suddenly said oh we forgot to add fees and other items to the order in order to get down to the monthly fee. This caused the down payment to jump up $800. Now to be honest I would have paid this down payment and monthly fee since I found it reasonable. I was just happy at first that it was lower than I thought. Unfortunately, making this change after I provided all my credit information and my annual salary left me nervous over the entire situation. Since this is something done on a daily basis, I felt that this was a pretty major oversight that really should not have occurred. I ended up not taking the deal and leaving. Right move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Taxes and fees are not normally included in the monthly payments for a lease, they're calculated paid at the time of the down payment. But that info should be disclosed up front, before they decide to run a credit app. That's why any TV commercial you see for a lease deal has the little disclosure at the end saying "taxes, registration, and fees not included". Kinda sounds like they would have hit you with a few other "oh, we forgot"s before it was all said and done. I think you made the right call. Be sure to ask more questions next time. Get a buyers order with the total of all down payments (including trade-in value),monthly payments, taxes, fees, registration, etc. If they add even a penny to the final figure when it comes down to check writing time, they did something wrong, and that's plenty of reason to walk away. With all of the calculators sales people have at their disposal, they had better be able to give you an accurate figure up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Word to the wise on any one buying (or leasing) a new car go in tell them what u want for how much you want it for and to put it in writing give them a time limit (30 minets) is fair tell them that is all the time they have to put the offer in writing then leave take it to the competitor ask if they can beat it and they have ..... time to put it in writing if they do not comply leave and dont go back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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