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With leasing, you'll have to make a payment around the time you receive your new vehicle. This is known as the initial payment or initial rental payment. It's essentially the first payment you make towards your lease agreement before your monthly payments begin.

A down payment on cars refers to the initial sum of money applied to a purchase being financed by the purchaser. When making a large purchase, many buyers will pay some of that cost upfront in the form of a down payment in order to reduce the amount of money to be financed.

Finance Fee = ( Net Cap Cost + Residual ) × Money Factor This is the method used by all lease companies and dealers. Also be aware that you're paying finance charges on both the depreciation and residual (the total of which is the negotiated selling price of the car).

Yes, you can modify a lease car, but first you'll need to get permission from the funder that owns the vehicle. If you don't, there's a risk that you'll invalidate the warranty on the car and you could even be fined when it comes to handing your lease car back at the end.

Lower monthly payments Instead of paying for the entire value of the car, your monthly payments cover the vehicle's depreciation (plus rent and taxes) over the lease term. Since you're only financing the depreciation instead of the purchase price, your payment will usually be much lower.

Most leases limit the number of miles you may drive (often 12,000 or 15,000 miles per year). You can negotiate a higher mileage limit and pay a higher monthly payment. You will likely have to pay charges for exceeding the limit, if you return the vehicle.

The so-called “one-percent” method of sizing up a lease offer is based on the concept of dividing the monthly payment (not including sales tax, if any) by the MSRP sticker price of the car. If the result is very close to 1%, or less, the better the deal.

A car's residual value is the value of the car at the end of the lease term. The residual value is also the amount you can buy a car at the end of the lease.