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The listed payment$625
- Fees at signing+ $120Money due at signing is spread over the months, here $120 a month.Fees due when you sign ($2,875), spread over 24 monthsSource: the Leasehackr Marketplace listing, read Nov 2. Where the ad gives no fees, we assume a $500 transfer fee, or the typical money due at signing.
- Tax (about)+ $38Tax is what your state adds to the payment, here about $38 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+ $38Driving more miles than the lease gives costs extra, here $38 a month.Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 7,500You drive 4,500 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 2 steps of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $38 a month.Source: the Leasehackr Marketplace listing, read Nov 2. Where the ad gives no per-mile rate, we use $0.25 a mile.
- Insurance (about)+ $200Insurance: about $200 a month for this car at the U.S. average. Tap to type yours.Insurance about $200 for the U.S. average (range $160 to $240). Your own quote may differ. Type yours.Lexus NX quotes run $160 to $240 a month (The Zebra, read Oct 19) → middle $200 × 1.00 (U.S. average) = $200 a month. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record.Source: The Zebra model quotes and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Quotes read Oct 19, state table read Oct 30.
- Gas (about)+ $220Gas: about $220 a month for the miles you drive. Tap to type your gas price.Gas (about)12,000 mi a year ÷ 24 mpg (EPA combined, 2026 NX) = 500.0 gallons × $5.275 a gallon (EIA U.S. average premium, week of Oct 26) = $2,638 a year = $220 a month city 21 to highway 28Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Nov 2.
Real Lease Cost™ (everything you pay), each month$1,241
Sources and read dates
- The listed payment the Leasehackr Marketplace listing, read Nov 2.
- Fees at signing the Leasehackr Marketplace listing, read Nov 2. 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 Leasehackr Marketplace listing, read Nov 2. Where the ad gives no per-mile rate, we use $0.25 a mile.
- Insurance (about) The Zebra model quotes and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Quotes read Oct 19, state table read Oct 30.
- Gas (about) U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Nov 2.
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