What a special, and this is drawing in the crowds. Also Courtesy Chevrolet is gald to announce our Dare to Compare site where you can test drive not only the Chevy Cruze, but the Toyota Corolla, the Honda Civic and the Ford Focus. Visit our new site and take in the challenge, drive all the cars, if you still are not convinced and want to buy the compition - you get $100. We arer putting our money where our mouth is.

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There is some great content from Buzz Doering. I loved the quote “Buy what appreciates, lease what depreciates!”
A famous quote by J. Paul Getty about the oil rigs in Texas in 1927. Thanks for sharing this Buzz.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GREAT 10 PAGE LEASING DOCUMENT -

Have a read at the article from Edmunds, great insight. There are the best lease deals ever out there. But what slated view of the leases that they show - only 11 leases and not one from a domestic company, No Ford, no Chevrolet, no Jeep, no Chrysler. Good advise Edmunds but I hope they open there eyes that there are great leases from Chevrolet.

$159 for the Cruze, $189 for the Malibu, $289 for the Equniox, $299 for the Traverse..... Not a mention.

Here is the Blog, let's hope we see more domestics in future from these "third party" sites:

The Edmunds.com data department has scanned the car-buying landscape and come up with a host of special lease deals that have payments that are less than $200 per month -- some as low as $149 per month. To see all the details go to our Incentives and Rebates page and look for the links that say "leases." Each of these links will take you to that car's lease-deal monthly payment, the term (number of months in the lease), down payment, security deposit (if any), the amount of miles allowed and any other restrictions. In the "Comments" section, you can see how much money is needed to start the lease.

The cost of starting a lease can usually be comfortably absorbed into most people's budgets because there isn't a high down payment or steep monthly payments. But in some cases, a lease will require a large down payment to make the monthly payments look more affordable. So when deciding which lease to take, look at total costs over the period of the lease. For details on the specific lease specials, please see the next page.

The following cars all have lease payments under $200. The deals on some of them, such as the New Beetle and the MINI Cooper, end Monday, August 2, so if you're really interested, it's time to get moving:

1.       Nissan Cube $179 a month for 39 months
2.       Honda Accord  $199 a month for 36 months
3.       Honda Fit $149 a month for 36 months
4.       Honda Civic $169 a month for 36 months
5.       Honda Insight $179 a month for 36 months
6.       Subaru Impreza $199 a month for 36 months
7.       Subaru Legacy $199 a month for 36 months
8.       New Beetle $199 a month for 36 months
9.       VW Jetta $199 a month for 36 months
10.     VW Golf $199 a month for 36 months
11.     MINI Cooper $199 a month for 39 months
 
Leasing makes it easier to get more car for less money with no trade-in hassles at the end of the term. But over a life time of car ownership, leasing will eventually be more expensive because you will always have a car payment but never own your car. For more information, see 10 Steps to Leasing a Car.

This is a great example of what you should get from your sales person if you are shopping on line. It gives you all the details,and the visibility that you need to make an informed decision.

We recently had Buzz Doering at our store training our sales and management about the lease. Buzz is a world famous trainer on leasing. he works for banks, and for manufacturers, with the key aim of lifting the myths that exist on the lease and allowing an educated sales team to present the choices that a modern consumer wants to see. It was great training and the team took a lot out of it. So next time you visit Courtesy Chevrolet, be prepared, our sales team will present you a purchase and leasing option. Thanks in part to the great training from Buzz Doering. Thanks again Buzz. Here are some details on Buzz,

Automobile Lease Consultant A graduate of Babson College with majors in finance and accounting, Buzz started a leasing company named Doering Leasing Company in 1966. The company was later dissolved and is not the same corporation as the current-day Doering Leasing Co. Buzz was also president of his father's dealership, Doering Motor Company, from 1969 to 1986. Buzz started his own leasing consulting business in 1982, and has been a speaker at many NADA-sponsored seminars on automobile leasing and at workshops at seven NADA National Conventions.


Buzz conducted over 100 workshops for G.M.A.C. and other manufacturers, including Cadillac, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Honda, Volkswagen, Lincoln-Mercury, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Oldsmobile, BMW, Acura, Audi, SAAB and Subaru. He has also held workshops and in-house consultations for thousands of dealerships, advertising associations, dealer organizations, captive finance companies and banks.


Buzz is very active in the industry and is a past treasurer of the American Automotive Leasing Association, a past chairman of the National Dodge Dealers Advisory Council and the Dodge "20" Group, a former member of the IRC of NADA and the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Auto and the Truck Dealers Association, a past president of the New Car Dealers of Greater Milwaukee, and a former member of the Board of Directors of West Allis State Bank.