Has anyone lease or purchased a honda civic hybrid or toyota prius in Everett or in Seattle? (Kirkland: leasing)

[rllngriver]

What dealer did you use?

What was your experience like?

What you recommend leasing over buying or vice versa?

I would like to avoid having to pay a lot of money up front and I would like low monthly payments(300 max).

[PNWGuy]

it has nothing to do with which dealership you go to, it has everything to do with your negotiation skills. Go do some research online, I like Edmunds site, research pros/cons of a lease, they have great negotiation tips. Good luck.

[Hemlock140]

Originally Posted by PNWGuy

it has nothing to do with which dealership you go to, it has everything to do with your negotiation skills. Go do some research online, I like Edmunds site, research pros/cons of a lease, they have great negotiation tips. Good luck.

Add to that your credit worthiness for a lower interest rate. Your choices are among the least likely vehicles to get a deal, however. Help maximize your success by avoiding times when gas is close to $4 (like now) because when it's lower people are not buying them as much. Hopefully you have test driven or will. We have a bunch of Civic Hybrids in our work fleet and I hate them. They may have improved since 2010, but there have been a lot of odd problems like windows falling out of the channel, plastic interior parts breaking, and when opened the door handle can barely be reached to close it after you get in. More importantly, the brake power regeneration system is awful. When parking and you try to inch forward, it jerks, same with starting off at a red light on a hill. Worse than driving a stick shift.

I do know someone that just bought a CRV at the dealer in Kirkland that really liked the way they were treated, despite their unwillingness to knock anything off of the sticker price.

[Count David]

I've had my 2005 HCH for 5+ years, almost 300,000 miles on it now, and I can honestly say it is the best vehicle I have ever owned.