Not entirely new info, but may be helpful to some.
GM is NOT putting your $7500 tax credit toward your lease, not even the $6k+ like with the current Volt offer. You get $2500 off the Bolt lease, and GMAC is keeping the other $5k if you're leasing. Sorry!
F'ers.... They don't feel like they need to offer the whole carrot on the Bolt, is what I've been told.
On a 39 month lease (the "sweet spot" financially) with 15k miles/year, it's a 55% residual. 1.2% financing rate. The offer isn't likely to change much if at all through the first quarter of '17 because it's a '17 model, and depreciation won't change until after the first quarter of the year.
I put this out there, because if you want the full $7500, and you want it soon, ink that deal in the next couple of days if you can (i.e., the dealer has your car's invoice and it's on its way), and get it back on your '16 taxes. The extra $5k in your pocket, or paid down toward the financing, might make it worth it. I'll have a buy vs. lease cost comparison $ on my Bolt shortly. If the extra $5k makes it even close, not worrying about mileage might change some purchase decisions. Granted, the market might not be super hot for used EVs in 3 years, but then again, as adoption picks up, it might well be decent, and the battery is likely to be just fine in 3 years.
Not happy that GM would decide to screw the early adopters / Bolt enthusiasts, but not surprised either.
GM is NOT putting your $7500 tax credit toward your lease, not even the $6k+ like with the current Volt offer. You get $2500 off the Bolt lease, and GMAC is keeping the other $5k if you're leasing. Sorry!
F'ers.... They don't feel like they need to offer the whole carrot on the Bolt, is what I've been told.
On a 39 month lease (the "sweet spot" financially) with 15k miles/year, it's a 55% residual. 1.2% financing rate. The offer isn't likely to change much if at all through the first quarter of '17 because it's a '17 model, and depreciation won't change until after the first quarter of the year.
I put this out there, because if you want the full $7500, and you want it soon, ink that deal in the next couple of days if you can (i.e., the dealer has your car's invoice and it's on its way), and get it back on your '16 taxes. The extra $5k in your pocket, or paid down toward the financing, might make it worth it. I'll have a buy vs. lease cost comparison $ on my Bolt shortly. If the extra $5k makes it even close, not worrying about mileage might change some purchase decisions. Granted, the market might not be super hot for used EVs in 3 years, but then again, as adoption picks up, it might well be decent, and the battery is likely to be just fine in 3 years.
Not happy that GM would decide to screw the early adopters / Bolt enthusiasts, but not surprised either.