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With gas prices remaining fairly high in this eco-minded economy, there is just not too much in the way of Truck Lease offers. The essential ingredient that goes into the financial success of a lease is residual value. Due to the fact that trucks (particularly 4x4s), get poorer fuel economy than cars, the demand has declined slightly vs. more fuel efficient cars. Lower demand means lower resale values, particularly with American cars and trucks. I was unable to find any Truck Leasing offers from GM, Ford or Dodge. How frustrating that you can't lease a popular Ford, Chevy or Dodge truck. Dodge has over a dozen incentives on their Dakota and Ram trucks but every single one of them are for cash allowances on purchases rather than a low monthly lease payment. Why can't they turn that cash rebate money into a lease? Fortunately, I was able to find a handful of reasonable Truck Leasing Offers for this spring: The Toyota Tundra 2x2 and 4x4; the Nissan Frontier and the Honda Ridgeline. Okay, maybe the Honday Ridgeline is not necessarily a truck, but when you have so few choices, you have to make do! Surprisingly, both the Toyota Tundra 2x2 and 4x4 make pretty good lease deals. Pay $2299 or $2699 down and lease them for just $329 or $359 a month. The lease value ratio is 1.24 and 1.26, respectively. The Nissan Frontier gives you a little bit less truck for your monthly payment than the Toyotas, but it's still not a bad deal. The Honda Ridgeline doesn't look nearly so good value-wise, but when you consider there is nothing to put down; $460 a month for a 3-year lease seems reasonable. Read the rest of this entry »
