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This was in the news. I haven't contacted the dealer yet but it looks like $2210 pay down and $125 a month. My simple math says about $185 a month.
This excludes any dealer discounts. But may exclude some other fees. I have never leased so no clue.
Great as a third car. Note that this model didn't get very good reviews - hence it being priced accordingly.
https://www.toyota.com/midwest/de...icles=bz4x
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Toyota built this as a compliance car to fill a gap in the lineup and has zero focus on it or care. If anything, it is the 'look we built an EV, it sucks!'. The first production run had WHEELS FALLING OFF. They recalled every single one! The car is slow and just utterly wild in it's idiocy.
We test drove the badge engineered Subaru version - the Solterra. Same car, different logo.
The list of infuriating choices piled fast. Want to move the driver's seat? BEEPS. CONSTANT BEEPS.
Want to back up? It beeps on the inside and inside only. Who are they warning?! Me? I"M DRIVING THE CAR.
The performance is just bad. It has a quick little bit of torque and then falls on it's face.
Did I mention the range sucks and that the car does not support fast charging so you literally cannot roadtrip it without hour-long-stops?
All in all, it just felt like Toyota was completely uninterested in building it as it is lower margin than gas/hybrid.
Then you have the ioniq 5. Hyundai's focus is straight up on on beating the Tesla Model Y. They are serious and in it. The car is shockingly better looking in person than the BZ4X. The interior feels like tomorrow and has innovative ideas, way more range, way better software, etc.
Korea is currently having the same moment that Japan had in the 90s, Hyundai should be taken seriously, esp in the EV space.
TX offer is $4k down $219 a month plus TTL
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Where do you see the evgo promotion?
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Because you get the option to buy it outright after 3 years, essentially rent it at a bargain beforehand while getting free charging and other ev rebate perks like charger installation. Money saved on lease opposed to purchase or down payment can sit in investments. It gives you opportunity to not commit after 3 years if vehicle market value tanks or you find better vehicle or if ev technology has breakthrough.
To all the clowns that bash this car, not every one has the same use case. This would be a third car for us for daycare drop off/pickups and commuting. I don't need super fast charging. I only need 50 miles a day max and I don't need 0-60 in 4 seconds to get my daughter to daycare. We have a gas truck for roadtrips and family outings. My wife has a RAV4 Prime and that thing has been rock solid. I trust Toyota for quality and reliability. And that's not blindly trusting the brand, that's 22 years of driving experience driving different car brands and personally buying 8 new vehicles from dealerships.
To all the folks interested in this car please don't trust random people on a forum pushing different agendas. Take the time to do your homework and test drive the vehicles that you are interested in. Make sure you are comfortable in the vehicle first and then make sure the numbers work for you. The lease can be advantageous to buying depending on your needs and you have the option to buy it at the end of the lease for about $21k residual. That's the price of a used Corolla in my area.
not bad, how much did the dealer charge for other fees.
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