Recent content by kierrica

I think I pretty much got the same deal as Roger. I paid $2000 for taxes and fees, with monthly payments of $250 including all taxes and fees. Now that seems a little high after looking back at ecomom's deal, but driving home I was SO happy with the car and that's pretty much all that matters...

Tomorrow I am going to attempt to lease a Soul EV in the SoCal area, first stop is Kia Downtown. I have never leased before, so I did my research thanks to the wonderful tools and websites posted in this forum (THANK YOU!!!) and have created a glorious spreadsheet (I LOVE SPREADSHEETS!!!) to do...

Thank you so much for your input, Jeju and Terry! I do not plan on keeping it for 10 years, only probably about 6 years max. The used car wins out in that scenario, depending on the deal I get, but of course the lease is absolutely the best on a 3-4 year plan. My husband and I are going out...

After much research and waffling, I have decided on a Kia Soul EV :) I would certainly lease a new 2016 in lieu of buying, of course, but in my area I also have the option of purchasing a used 2015 with list prices in the neighborhood of $20,000. Assuming I can work them down to about $18,000...