$867 a month all-in (payment, tax, miles, insurance and gas, added up) at 12,000 miles a year at U.S. average prices. The ad says $249. The receipt adds every step between the two.
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 10,000You drive 2,000 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month.+ $19
Insurance, our estimate ($140 to $215)national estimate, per model; band $140 to $215 a month, not a quote. We use a figure in the upper part of the band on purpose, so the total is less likely to come in under what you will pay.+ $215
Gas, our estimate26 mpg at $4.269/gal; EIA U.S. average, week of 2026-10-26 (read 2026-10-30)+ $164
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The cheapest live car in the table is the 2026 Toyota Corolla at $562 all-in. This car is $305 a month more than that.
The full math, line by line
This table is priced at 12,000 miles a year and U.S. average prices.
The math for 2027 Chevrolet Equinox 2WD LT
Monthly payment in the ad
$249 plus tax
Months on the lease
36
Due when you sign
$7,630. It includes your first payment of $249. The other $7,381 is fees and any money down, and we count all of it.
That $7,381, spread over 36 months
$205 a month
Sticker price
$30,995 (as stated by the source)
Tax rate used
6.00% (our estimate, the source stated none)
Monthly cost before tax, money due at signing spread out
$454
Tax, each month
$15
Monthly cost after tax
$469
Lease cost over all the months, before tax
$16,345
Transfer fee
none stated by the source
Cash the seller says they will pay you
$0
Miles a year the lease allows
10,000
Extra miles to reach your 12,000 a year
You drive 2,000 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month. Not in the total: if you pay for extra miles when the lease ends, the rate is $0.25 a mile (as the ad states).
Insurance, our estimate
$215 a month, band $140 to $215. We use a figure in the upper part of the band on purpose, so the total is less likely to come in under what you will pay.
Gas, our estimate
$164 a month (26 mpg at $4.269/gal, EIA U.S. average, week of 2026-10-26 (read 2026-10-30))
All in, each month
$867
All in, over all the months, our estimate
$31,212
Listing status
live
Source read
2026-10-30
For the experts: the exact lease terms
Lease terms for experts
MSRP
$30,995
Cap reduction
inside the money due at signing, not split out
Effective monthly, before tax
$454
Effective monthly, after tax
$469
Effective as a share of MSRP, monthly
1.51%
Leasehackr score, estimate
5.5
All-in cost as a share of MSRP
100.7%
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