The receipt
The listed payment$439
- Fees at signing+ $91Money due at signing is spread over the months, here $91 a month.Fees due when you sign ($3,560), spread over 39 monthsSource: the Toyota offers page, read Nov 3. Where the ad gives no fees, we assume a $500 transfer fee, or the typical money due at signing.
- Tax (about)+ $27Tax is what your state adds to the payment, here about $27 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+ $0Your miles fit inside the lease, so nothing extra is added.Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 12,000The lease covers your miles, so extra miles cost nothing.Source: the Toyota offers page, read Nov 3. Where the ad gives no per-mile rate, we use $0.25 a mile.
- Insurance (about)+ $178Insurance: about $178 a month for this car at the U.S. average. Tap to type yours.Insurance about $178 for the U.S. average (range $140 to $215). Your own quote may differ. Type yours.Toyota Tacoma quotes run $140 to $215 a month (The Zebra, read Oct 19) → middle $178 × 1.00 (U.S. average) = $178 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)+ $203Gas: about $203 a month for the miles you drive. Tap to type your gas price.Gas (about)12,000 mi a year ÷ about 21 mpg (middle of the EPA figures for the 2026 Tacoma) = 571.4 gallons × $4.269 a gallon (EIA U.S. average regular, week of Oct 26) = $2,439 a year = $203 a month city 20 to highway 24Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Nov 3.
Real Lease Cost™ (everything you pay), each month$938
Sources and read dates
- The listed payment the Toyota offers page, read Nov 3.
- Fees at signing the Toyota offers page, 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 Toyota offers page, read Nov 3. 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 3.
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