Finding Old Lease Offers

[tacobellcow]

Back in August/September, Ford offered Mach E lease deals for the first time. I locked in my pricing and ordered one, but here we are 5 months later and I can't find the offer. The dealership is playing games.

Is there a way to find historic lease deals? I have searched high and low on this forum and can't find it. Help please!

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[Earplug]

Posted August 2023
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[tacobellcow]

Thank you! This gives me something to work with. Dealer is now asking for a screenshot. Of course they have no record of what the deals were because it doesn’t incentivize them because this price is so low.

 

[4sallypat]

Are you referring to the Smart VINcent system where the dealer can see the rates/incentives at time of order versus delivery ?

 

[hybrid2bev]

Dealer is now asking for a screenshot. Of course they have no record of what the deals were because it doesn’t incentivize them because this price is so low.

This is absolutely BS. The dealer can 100% see what the incentives were at the time of order by looking in SMARTVINCENT. Talk to the sales manager and ask them to show you the SmartVincent report with the date of order lock selected.

I would also mention that you intend on filling out the after sale survey from Ford detailing your experience with the dealer. That survey is very important to the dealer.

 

[AliRafiee]

Have you talked to the fleet guy at your dealership? They know more about this stuff and usually don’t play games.
Mine did a compare between when I ordered and when I picked up to find the best deal between the two. Took him 30 minutes to gather both info.

 

[tacobellcow]

I was able to get the SmartVincent report which includes the RCL (money factor?) based on monthly lease, total customer cash, etc. But I need some help figuring out the payment based on this. Has anyone done this before? I also have the MSRP for the vehicle.

Ultimately, I'm trying to prove out that the monthly price they should be providing is $439 - not some $599 bullshit. Additionally, the money down should be $439 and not $4k like they want.

Its my fault for not saving the advertisement from August and the provided rate.

 

[generaltso]

I was able to get the SmartVincent report which includes the RCL (money factor?) based on monthly lease, total customer cash, etc. But I need some help figuring out the payment based on this. Has anyone done this before? I also have the MSRP for the vehicle.

Ultimately, I'm trying to prove out that the monthly price they should be providing is $439 - not some $599 bullshit. Additionally, the money down should be $439 and not $4k like they want.

Its my fault for not saving the advertisement from August and the provided rate.

Advertisements are notorious for glossing over the fine print. But I assume you know that since your occupation is Advertising Sales.

 

[tacobellcow]

Yes but truth in advertising laws state that the fine print must be there. I have some other avenues to find it such as Facebook’s ad library but it can be kind of a needle in a haystack situation.

 

[hybrid2bev]

I was able to get the SmartVincent report which includes the RCL (money factor?) based on monthly lease, total customer cash, etc. But I need some help figuring out the payment based on this. Has anyone done this before? I also have the MSRP for the vehicle.

Ultimately, I'm trying to prove out that the monthly price they should be providing is $439 - not some $599 bullshit. Additionally, the money down should be $439 and not $4k like they want.

Its my fault for not saving the advertisement from August and the provided rate.

Sounds like you have almost everything you need. You need the residual value too. It’s a pretty easy calculation.

https://www.calculator.net/auto-lease-calculator.html

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