LR3 for me? got a couple questions.....

[astro]

hey guys, first post. well, im looking at leasing an 08' lr3 HSE. i drove an 07 se and loved it.
but i have a few questions.

i noticed the dreaded VIBRATION at about 60mph. i did a couple of searches and realized this is a problem. is this something i really need to worry about? being a lease vehicle and all?

what is the "true" gas mileage? city driving, highway. normal conditions.

how is LR with their leases when turning them back in? i dont abuse my vehicles in any way but some of the stuff i have heard about reliability issues kind of scares me. especially with the tires. i dont want to get stuck paying for tires on a 2 year lease with 20k miles total...

thanks for any help.

 

[toddjb122]

don't know what vibration you're talking about. highway trips for me are usually 70+ and I don't get any vibration. if you do, they should fix it for you (mine drives smooth at speed).

highway trips, i get around 20.
around town, i get around 14.

-todd
2005 LR3 HSE, 46K

 

[schafari]

I wouldn't worry about vibration, as that is likely a vehicle specific problem. Look at balance, etc. Gas milage for severe city driving is about 13.2mpg for me. Total stop/go. I will say however, in decades of car ownership, this is the first one that often beats the MPG rating on the sticker. Depending on the conditions, I can easily exceed the mfg MPG rating.

You will likely be looking at tires around 20k.

Never leased, but usually it is not a good financial decision for an individual that does not have a business related deduction.

 

[astro]

yeah, i forgot to add, im in detroit. i forget sometimes that leasing isnt always as attractive of an option in other states...

in MI "usually" you can lease a lot more for your money than purchasing one.

 

[roverman]

I'm in Detroit too. My lease is coming up and they just inspected it - everything ok. We'll see about the tires as I told them I was putting the crappy HPs back on to turn it in. I'll keep my michelins for the next one.
LR Farmington Hills has a lot of '07 demos that you can get a GREAT lease on. Like the low $500's I believe. I'm also thinking about buying a demo, but will go out of state to do so b/c the market here is too high.
Also, if you only want it for two or three years, I'm positive that this demo lease thing is cheaper than buying one.
Regards.

 

[astro]

hands down cheaper. i was quoted on an 07' hse loaded $599 24mo. 10.5k

that was A plan, nothing down except ttr. and no haggling ! that was my "getting my feet wet price" lol

im not in a real hurry because my gm lease isnt up until jan. i talked to farmington hills and birmingham. i really liked their aproach. they both told me to hold off a month or 2 to get the best deal on an 08' ! usually dealers want you to buy "right now" i like my dealings with both dealers so far.

the funny thing is. try comparing the lease price to a yukon denali or tahoe ltz! what a joke that was.....

 

[Drew888]

Noob to leasing...why is that?

Several years ago (which is the last time I looked), leasing a Yukon was $400 more/mo over my Mercedes ML. This was using their each companies website to get an estimate (zero down, same terms, & no trade).

Never looked at anything GM since.