Just posted the exact same thoughts.

So which is worse?

Very difficult to support that load at those speeds and not have issues. Will have to be a special one-off tire like the Veyron has.

No, an F1 car’s (or LMP1/2) braking will be massively superior to this car. Carbon/carbon vs silicon carbide isn’t even close in performance. The friction coefficient is approximately doubled on C/C brakes (0.8-0.9 vs. 0.4).

At what speed though? I doubt it makes that much in a roadgoing configuration - there are no road tires that can withstand those forces.

Tires moreso than brakes, but both are critical. F1 cars brake at 6G+. That’s because of both the carbon/carbon brakes AND the extreme grip of the tires.

Zero chance. Brakes will be silicon carbide, not carbon/carbon and the tires will be road legal, so will generate significantly less grip.

Yep, it was one of several proposed changes to vehicle taxes during this legislative session (thankfully, the only one that passed, as the others were pretty bad for used car dealers). It’s about time - the law has been totally wacky for 4.5 years now. The original intent was for leasing companies/captive finance arms…

Right, but if you own the car, you aren’t subject to mileage restrictions, and you should keep the car for longer than 2 years.

Because (as I stated in the post you replied to) Georgia charges a 7% “title” tax based on the MSRP or sales price of the car. Then, if you buy at the end of the lease, you get hit with the 7% again. Currently, I don’t know of a state with a tax scheme that is worse for lease customers.

I actually own a used car dealership, but I definitely didn’t make a lot of friends with sales people or F&I guys when I was a “normal” customer.

It does indeed have that effect. Leases are almost never worth it here. A 2 year lease on a $35k car incurs an additional $100/month cost from that tax alone.

My post was referring to Georgia, which charges a 7% title tax based on the MSRP of the car, regardless of whether the car is leased or purchased.

Your purchase of a Mustang has nothing to do with this being a bad lease deal, which it is.

I remember a few years ago, Mercedes was advertising the base GLK for $349/month with $8699 due at signing. For a 30 month lease! Just ridiculous.

The vehicle tax laws in Georgia are probably the worst in the country. 7% of the vehicle value when you lease, then 7% of the assessed value again if you purchase at the end of the lease. Furthermore, it’s a one time tax and can’t be deducted from income taxes, unlike ad valorem taxes in most states.

Yes, you should never put money down on a lease, unless it is in the form of a refundable MSD (like BMW uses).

Only if you’re paying 11.5% interest.

They’ll depreciate to under half of the current MSRP within 3 years. Bet on it.

All of the luxury Euro brands (Audi, MB, BMW, now Alfa) are the worst with residuals. They are all artificially high to keep the lease cost down, so buying the car out afterwards is almost universally a terrible idea.