Keep the truck or buy/lease an Accord,Mazda 6,Optima etc.That would help get your finances down and then get a expensive vehicle in the future.
Right now it seems you have champagne taste and a soda pop pocket..

 

You regret buying the truck? If you buy the GS you will be making the same mistake. Wait a year or two, maybe the GS350 Gen 3.5 will have even better features and you won't be $13K under water anymore.

 

Right...when you are admittedly in a bad financial position leasing a $60,000 car is not a solution. Like Joe said, get into something much cheaper that will be cheap to fuel and hold its value better than the Truck if you must get out of the truck.

As you own the truck depreciation will slow down and your payments will catch up with the value.

In your situation what happens if you loose your job or source of income? In the lease you have no flexibility where you do in the finance situation...

 

That is actually a great deal (better than mine and I got a regular GS350). Wish I had walked the lot some more after test driving the GS (although, I didn't notice an F-sport on the lot).

 

The lease rates on the GS is great this month and next month. Just picked mine up yesterday.

 

ok ive finished reading this thread
my advise is the same as Joeb's

keep the truck or lease a Mazda 6
Mazda 6 is a great car, beautifully designed, good ride quality, good skyactive engine and excellent MPG for the power, roomy, decently equipped for the money
very good bang for the buck car

no one will ever look down at you for driving a Mazda 6
the only one you have to convince yourself that it is the right decision is yourself
if you can look past your own needs (whether it is ego or pride or the need to be seen in an expensive car to upkeep an image or whatever other reasons), you will be doing yourself a big favor by making a smarter financial decision

i know this all sounds harsh and this decision is none of my business but i just hate to see your "want" for a GS turn your financials upside down and dig a deeper hole.

definitely dont want to have years of regret for a short moment of satisfaction

 

+1 to what is said above.

 

I appreciate all of your inputs. I know leasing isn't an aswer to any kind of situation and financially keeping the truck is about as bad as getting the GS. Since my monthly spending will remain the same it is a question of my future financial situation and I think leasing could still become a good thing later down the road. It seems to be a shorter long term investment than continuing to finance the truck. That feels right to me but, if I'm wrong it will only hurt me in the future like the truck is now. I don't think it will really matter as my situation will not be too different...we'll see.

 

My GS finally arrived.

I paid $1500 drive off which included the first months payment.

12k miles per year, 27 month lease, monthly payment $547.

I got the 2013 GS 350 F Sport with Mark Levinson, navigation, park assist, blind spot monitor and the 5k, 10k, 15k and 20k maintenance/oil changes free of charge.

Nebula gray with black interior. Had to wait 2 weeks for vehicle to arrive from Japan.

I feel I got a pretty good deal on a really nice car. Most of the dealers seemed to be eager to match the deal I got so if you're in Southern California shop around.

 

Thats a great deal.. can u please pm me c787 the name of ur contact?

 

If you are not buying his and hers gs350fsports, you are getting hammered. Even if you were, it wouldn't be a good deal.

 

Just FYI, this thread is 18 months old...

 

Lol and $520 is a good deal, but could be a little better.