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Originally Posted by jmg
Need some advice.
I love new cars, and l love getting them often, so I am a serial leaser. Both my previous and current F80 are leased. What I love so much about the F80 is the decent lease deals. I would love to move to Porsche but I'm honestly going to have a hard time swallowing a 7k mile/yr lease for more money on what is pretty much a slower car on the track unless I pony up for a GT3. I'm likely going to purchase if I get a Porsche just because I don't think they lease well. The problem is I know I will most likely tire of it in 3 years and I will want to sell. So that leaves me with a used 991.2 that has already depreciated so I can sell without losing too much money. Thoughts? Is there anything else I should be considering? Budget is about $1300/mo for a lease or $50k in depreciation in 3 years. Coupe is fine, manual or dual clutch, I will be tracking it.
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While Porsche leases are not as advantageous as BMW's, there are still advantages. First is the sales tax advantage. By leasing in CA you are avoiding ~8% in sales tax on 55-60% of the vehicle cost. Second is that Porsche has historically been very aggressive will pull aheads. During most years previously they have offered a 12 month pull ahead. Finally their leases are very strong at the 24 month point and not just 36. So if you are a serial leaser you could theoretically swap cars every 12-24 months with Porsche.
With that out of the way, there is not a great selection of performance cars out there at that price point that are really differentiated. My short list would be;
American ZL1-1LE Camaro, Vette, Mustang GT350
Japanese Supra, NSX, ??
European 911, 718 GT4, C63, RS6, R8, M3, M5, ??