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This was a car which I really wanted to lease, given the uncertainty of the technology. Given that I've NEVER leased, I'm thinking that most people buying in this segment feel the same way. I think 0 guilt has a good point in that Toyota's apparent decision to not pass on some portion of the tax credit in a lease is hurting 'sales'. That said, prior to the December incentives, Toyota was basically passing on $5k of that Federal incentive to the Lessee as the only cash back offered was if you leased the car. In November, I considered the Leaf lease partly because Nissan was passing on the full tax credit. Now that an equal amount of Toyota cash is on the table for both a lease and a purchase, I feel (like Tony) that the pendulum swings heavily toward purchasing the car.
This was a car which I really wanted to lease, given the uncertainty of the technology. Given that I've NEVER leased, I'm thinking that most people buying in this segment feel the same way.
I think 0 guilt has a good point in that Toyota's apparent decision to not pass on some portion of the tax credit in a lease is hurting 'sales'. That said, prior to the December incentives, Toyota was basically passing on $5k of that Federal incentive to the Lessee as the only cash back offered was if you leased the car. In November, I considered the Leaf lease partly because Nissan was passing on the full tax credit. Now that an equal amount of Toyota cash is on the table for both a lease and a purchase, I feel (like Tony) that the pendulum swings heavily toward purchasing the car.
