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Bwahhh. Can someone pass me the ketchup as I eat some crow :oops: . Looks like the lease includes the $7500 tax credit going to Ford finance. Must be a hell of a high residual to have the current low lease rates.

I'd suggest a trip over to http://www.carbuyingtips.com, www,fightingchance.com, or the like to learn about dealers. They do not have the customers best interest in mind when they give "impressions".

Perfect example, illustrates ford to dealer incentive ($12250) and federal tax credit ($7500) are separate and both fully applicable. Personally I would be worried about a 2012, for fear the dealer has not properly maintained the battery while sitting on lot (then again its only a two year...

My guess is the leasing company is not including the $7500 federal tax credit as downpayment capital cost reduction: http://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/the-ins-and-outs-of-electric-vehicle-tax-credits.html

Ford can't include the federal tax credit in their dealer cash lease incentive, as they are not the purchaser of the vehicle (remember only a purchaser can claim the credit). Everytime I fire up a lease calculator, there is no way to get into a 0 down/200'ish mnth lease in either a Leaf or...

I may be interpreting incorrectly, but this almost makes it sound as if the Volt does not have liquified active thermal management (which it most certainly does). Is Ford's that much better than Chevy's or something...

They are separate. The $10750 from Ford goes to the purchaser (i.e. the lease company). The $7500 federal tax credit goes to the purchaser (i.e. the lease company). After you negotiate your best price, both get applied as a CCR (capital cost reduction) to get your final lease numbers. The...