Lease The Very Sensible Acura TLX For $254/Month, $0 Down (Expired)

2016 Acura TLX (source: acura.com)

Thanks to Leasehackr reader senwia for sharing this deal; he managed to lease a TLX sedan for $199 per month with $1,343 total drive-off, including taxes and fees.

Fancy a luxury car but can't stomach the flash of a BMW, Mercedes, or Audi? Consider Acura's TLX, which, wonky transmission choices aside, offers the familial Honda virtues of rationality and user friendliness in a slightly posh wrapper.

Lease Program - Valid Through September 6, 2016

The cost of leasing a particular car is determined by its lease program, which is set by the manufacturer, and the selling price, which is set by the dealer. Here is Acura Financial Services's current lease program for 2016 TLX assuming top tier credit:

36 months, 10,000 miles/year
	TLX Base (I4 or V6)	TLX Tech or Advance
Residual Value	58%	56%
Money Factor	.00070	.00070

Subtract 1% from the residual value for 12,000 miles per year. Subtract 3% from the residual value for 15,000 miles per year. Here are the incentives currently available:

Incentives
Edmunds Inside Deal	$1,750
Acura Lease Loyalty	$1,000
Acura Military Appreciation	$1,000
Acura Recent College Graduate Bonus	$500

Readers report getting an Edmunds Inside Deal by selecting a BMW 3-series from the Edmunds.com homepage. It shows up on the following page as a banner; click on it to have the offer code emailed to you. The code expires September 6, 2016.

Selling Price

A 2016 TLX has an MSRP of $32,635. Here in Southern California, the average selling price of that model is $29,200 (inclusive of $2,000 in dealer cash). The lowest selling price we see currently offered by a dealer on a car shopping site is $28,080. On Leasehackr Forum, a handful of readers report around $5,000 to $6,000 off MSRP. Your selling price will vary depending on location and available inventory. 

Putting It Together

Use the lease calculator below to customize your own inputs, such as annual mileage and selling price. Here's a sample deal of a 2016 TLX ($32,635 MSRP) assuming a selling price of $28,080, excellent credit, and use of the $1,750 Edmunds Inside Deal offer.

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Enroll in Mercedes-Benz Autopay to lower the MF by 0.00010

GM One-pay Lease: I want to lower the MF by 0.00073 by paying everything upfront.
GM Acquisition Waiver: waive the acquisition fee by raising the MF by 0.00055.

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