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The listed payment$639
- Transfer fee (about)+ $19Money due at signing is spread over the months, here about $19 a month.Transfer fee about $500 (the listing does not say), spread over 27 monthsSource: the SwapALease listing, read Nov 3. Where the ad gives no fees, we assume a $500 transfer fee, or the typical money due at signing.
- Tax (about)+ $39Tax is what your state adds to the payment, here about $39 a month.Tax (about), because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)Source: State revenue department pages, 50 of 51 states sourced. Read Oct 30.
- Extra miles+ $30Driving more miles than the lease gives costs extra, here $30 a month.Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 10,544You drive 1,456 miles a year more than the lease allows. At $0.25 a mile (as the ad states) that is $30 a month.Source: the SwapALease listing, read Nov 3. Where the ad gives no per-mile rate, we use $0.25 a mile.
- Insurance (about)+ $182Insurance: about $182 a month for this car at the U.S. average. Tap to type yours.Insurance about $182 for the U.S. average (range $146 to $218). Your own quote may differ. Type yours.No quotes for this exact model, so we use AAA’s 2026 full-coverage average for a Compact SUV (gas) ($2,188 a year, five top-selling models, a driver under 65 with 6+ years and no accidents) → × 1.00 (U.S. average) = $182 a month. Range $146 to $218. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record.Source: AAA Your Driving Costs 2026 full-coverage class average and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Class average read Oct 31, state table read Oct 30.
- Gas (about)+ $240Gas: about $240 a month for the miles you drive. Tap to type your gas price.Gas (about)12,000 mi a year ÷ about 22 mpg (middle of the EPA figures for the 2025 XT6) = 545.5 gallons × $5.275 a gallon (EIA U.S. average premium, week of Oct 26) = $2,877 a year = $240 a month city 20 to highway 26Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Nov 3.
Real Lease Cost™ (everything you pay), each month$1,149
Sources and read dates
- The listed payment the SwapALease listing, read Nov 3.
- Transfer fee (about) the SwapALease listing, read Nov 3. Where the ad gives no fees, we assume a $500 transfer fee, or the typical money due at signing.
- Tax (about) State revenue department pages, 50 of 51 states sourced. Read Oct 30.
- Extra miles the SwapALease listing, read Nov 3. Where the ad gives no per-mile rate, we use $0.25 a mile.
- Insurance (about) AAA Your Driving Costs 2026 full-coverage class average and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Class average read Oct 31, state table read Oct 30.
- Gas (about) U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Nov 3.
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